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TheKentuckian

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27. Hell with that, standard is the one that needs to go.

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Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:39 PM

Mar 2015

Take operation sleepy bummer time and kick it into the deepest nearby hole you can find.

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The Atlantic: Time to Kill Daylight Saving [View all] LiberalElite Mar 2015 OP

Personally, I enjoy the extra daylight in the evening. liberal N proud Mar 2015 #1

I like it too but losing that hour LiberalElite Mar 2015 #3

Losing an hour is a myth liberal N proud Mar 2015 #23

There is a difference between traveling kcr Mar 2015 #72

Bunk, the effect is a personal one and not regional either way. liberal N proud Mar 2015 #75

Bunk! What, because you disagree? kcr Mar 2015 #82

So start it at 5:30 am an workk until 3:30pm itsrobert Mar 2015 #29

Can anyone say fart in a spacesuit? liberal N proud Mar 2015 #74

I like the extra darkness in the morning. :) C Moon Mar 2015 #59

I think DST should remain on all year. I hate the gloom. we can do it Mar 2015 #2

There will be gloom anyway in the winter nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #4

That's a given, but it would be nice to have a little more light late in the day. we can do it Mar 2015 #9

But there's a huge difference in getting dark here at 4:15 pm pnwmom Mar 2015 #22

That's what I'd vote for. C Moon Mar 2015 #60

Yes! I love DST! Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #62

+1 RiverLover Mar 2015 #84

I want more light in the evening. So what ever that takes to do it I am in favor of it. Logical Mar 2015 #5

love the yearly whining about "losing an hour of sleep" Skittles Mar 2015 #6

My thoughts exactly. Owl Mar 2015 #8

I know, right. One hour. One day of the year. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #63

lol! So true. HappyMe Mar 2015 #77

Well, kind of, actually. alarimer Mar 2015 #78

Bunk! Science, schmience! kcr Mar 2015 #83

Well, you know, science, remember SCIENCE, instead of feelings and opinions, but SCIENTISTS CBGLuthier Mar 2015 #80

I am guessing they are seriously out of shape Skittles Mar 2015 #89

It Seems RobinA Mar 2015 #85

No, stupid, it's time to kill "standard" time that only lasts 4 months a year Warpy Mar 2015 #7

Warpy, enlightenment Mar 2015 #12

+1 FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #15

You speak as someone who lives just to the West of a time zone jimlup Mar 2015 #24

Return Indiana to CENTRAL time, penndragon69 Mar 2015 #32

+1 jimlup Mar 2015 #48

Thank you. As if humans didn't invent the assignment of the hours. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #64

I wish they'd just pick a frigging time and stick to it kcr Mar 2015 #73

Please kill it killbotfactory Mar 2015 #10

I'd rather have Daylight Saving year-round. Terra Alta Mar 2015 #11

Try living in Europe SoCalNative Mar 2015 #65

Not a fan of DST at all rurallib Mar 2015 #13

You dont seriously believe that is what got it started do you? Egnever Mar 2015 #17

no - that is its latest iteration rurallib Mar 2015 #68

I like sleep shenmue Mar 2015 #14

word CatWoman Mar 2015 #19

There is lots of evidence lordsummerisle Mar 2015 #16

My vote is to set all clocks to UTC Major Nikon Mar 2015 #18

k and r niyad Mar 2015 #20

Extra hour of daylight? Global warming, people! tclambert Mar 2015 #45

The "extra hour of daylight"... thesquanderer Mar 2015 #55

Time to kill "Standard Time." I much prefer DST. pnwmom Mar 2015 #21

But with DST, penndragon69 Mar 2015 #34

Not here. The elementary schools don't start till 9, pnwmom Mar 2015 #42

They still do on EST. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #47

I hear tell that if you set your clocks to DMT Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #70

John Oliver Went After This Hard Yesterday colsohlibgal Mar 2015 #25

lack of morning daylight is not a problem for me... chillfactor Mar 2015 #26

Tell that to the children penndragon69 Mar 2015 #35

If all you have left is a "Lovejoy", your cause is lost NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #49

Hell with that, standard is the one that needs to go. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #27

People say that today, sure Matariki Mar 2015 #28

Irrelevant Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #30

I bet this really comes down to Morning People vs Night Owls Matariki Mar 2015 #31

dayshift sucks Skittles Mar 2015 #43

I don't know laundry_queen Mar 2015 #57

Here in New Mexico there's this sudden SheilaT Mar 2015 #33

No: time to make DST permanent... brooklynite Mar 2015 #36

Hear, hear! n/t Mugu Mar 2015 #67

Didn't even know it happened.... giftedgirl77 Mar 2015 #37

To those that dance in the night, the day dances without you seveneyes Mar 2015 #38

so much nicer not dancing with the herd Skittles Mar 2015 #41

I kick my own butt for not learning it sooner seveneyes Mar 2015 #44

Standard time yr round would be healthiest ErikJ Mar 2015 #39

Nonsense RobinA Mar 2015 #86

10 pm to 6 am IS based on daylight. ErikJ Mar 2015 #88

I don't care... tavernier Mar 2015 #40

Here! Here! (or Hear! Hear!) Retrograde Mar 2015 #50

+1 bazzilion! SoapBox Mar 2015 #51

Don't blame the farmers. According to John Oliver, Kaiser Wilhelm first put DST into effect. tclambert Mar 2015 #46

It's time to kill clocks. hunter Mar 2015 #52

get rid of standard time, keep daylight time. oldandhappy Mar 2015 #53

Us Arizonans have been saying this since the beginning. Mosby Mar 2015 #54

I don't get the people complaining about standard time. svpadgham Mar 2015 #56

DST is pure folly. trackfan Mar 2015 #58

Let's just keep the time the same one way or the other. eom Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #61

It is time to end this. MissMarple Mar 2015 #66

I think it's pointless. romanic Mar 2015 #69

I enjoy it! Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #71

So much whining about DST! Deal with it. nt Romulox Mar 2015 #76

Seriously, Next DST change, I'll be sure to post: Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Whinning! FSogol Mar 2015 #79

Native American point of view... pnwest Mar 2015 #81

Hawai'i does just fine without it KamaAina Mar 2015 #87