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Jim Beard

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110. I don't understand why people want more daylight in the summer when

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:51 PM

Mar 2016

the daylength increases normally.

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Should America Stop Changing Its Clocks? [View all] erpowers Mar 2016 OP

Yes!! Chan790 Mar 2016 #1

This is already in use in weather forecasting Blues Heron Mar 2016 #4

that would be interesting treestar Mar 2016 #11

We would all celebrate the New Years at the same moment FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #14

The OP is talking about the spring forward, fall back thing, not time zones. n/t djean111 Mar 2016 #53

FLPanhandle was responding to me...and I said I also favored a switch to a UTC. n/t Chan790 Mar 2016 #86

Not a fan of UST (time IS relative after all!) but would love to see DST disappear. At least erase Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #31

Having the entire planet on one time zone is the dumbest idea I've heard in a long time. SheilaT Mar 2016 #77

Well, technically no. Chan790 Mar 2016 #84

In which case, why bother to make all the clocks read differently? SheilaT Mar 2016 #88

I am against the Universal Standard Time, Delphinus Mar 2016 #95

Note that when many people say they want to end "DST" they also mean to permanently stay on it. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #2

I don't care whether we keep daylight or standard time. MH1 Mar 2016 #27

Why? pangaia Mar 2016 #33

For me it's a pain in the Azz and truebluegreen Mar 2016 #56

One freaking hour? And it upsets your sleep cycle? SheilaT Mar 2016 #78

It disturbs lots of people's sleep cycles. Chan790 Mar 2016 #85

You're right, and an increase in strokes, too. phylny Mar 2016 #100

Why yes, yes it does. truebluegreen Mar 2016 #87

To pile on: it leaves me "hungover" for a month twice a year Nevernose Mar 2016 #102

Its fucks up my sleep too. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #109

Same as truebluegreen, squared, plus MH1 Mar 2016 #59

I agree about not changing the clocks. No good reason. pangaia Mar 2016 #74

Yeah, I've noticed that too (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #97

What about winter mornings? Blues Heron Mar 2016 #3

I can't see how 1 hour LiberalElite Mar 2016 #47

How about when you get that hour back in the fall? SheilaT Mar 2016 #79

Yeah but pokerfan Mar 2016 #96

I'm down with it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #5

Agree. We're more of a 24/7 society now - with LiberalElite Mar 2016 #48

Stop changing the clocks twice a year. -none Mar 2016 #6

Standard time puts a lot of kids out in the dark TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #61

Why not change the time school starts and ends? MH1 Mar 2016 #65

Bus routes, after-school activities and work TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #67

Yes. DST sucks. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #7

That makes no sense. pangaia Mar 2016 #35

Studies have proven a correlation between DST and strokes. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #38

BUT I am not talking about TIME CHANGE !! pangaia Mar 2016 #41

You are making no sense. We are discussing the two times a year phenomenon CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #42

The clocks have to be changed to have LiberalElite Mar 2016 #50

I have, for what it's worth. nt bemildred Mar 2016 #8

I hate DST Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2016 #9

Really? You don't adjust over 7 months? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #12

The ill effects of time changes have been well studied and documented etherealtruth Mar 2016 #18

But it makes no sense that the body feels worse for the 7 months, not the 5 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #26

Studies appear to to back up the notion that the body does not fully adjust etherealtruth Mar 2016 #30

As I said, that's a bogus study muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #60

There are many, many studies (I did not cite the scholarly ones) that back this up etherealtruth Mar 2016 #69

Those are all about what happens *at the time of a change*; I'm talking about months after it muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #70

I would be inclined to believe that we all adapt on a continuum .... etherealtruth Mar 2016 #72

That would imply that people likewise never fully adjust SheilaT Mar 2016 #80

I am not sure what you mean ....???? etherealtruth Mar 2016 #83

But the effects of the switch between standard and daylight time SheilaT Mar 2016 #89

for you ... and generally for me etherealtruth Mar 2016 #91

First of all, the increase in heart attacks and such SheilaT Mar 2016 #92

That (Not you) is just stupid. pangaia Mar 2016 #36

Unfortunately it hs everything to do with reality in a highly ..... etherealtruth Mar 2016 #46

yes charlespercydemocrat Mar 2016 #108

Up until the Bush/Cheney regime, we were on Standard Time most of the year. raging moderate Mar 2016 #34

No, up until then, the USA was on DST for almost 7 months; now it's nearly 8 months muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #63

It may have something to do Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2016 #44

But the natural change in sunrise and sunset doesn't affect you muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #68

How do you travel? FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #17

I know.. I'm in stitches. pangaia Mar 2016 #37

I don't travel much Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2016 #45

There are numerous studies that document exactly what you say ..... etherealtruth Mar 2016 #21

If people never adjust, how does one move to Europe? TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #64

Moving to a different time zone is difficult .... etherealtruth Mar 2016 #71

I get terrible, terrible jet lag TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #73

As long as we get to stay on DST FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #10

YES!!!!!! etherealtruth Mar 2016 #13

Adjust the clocks MORE often, not less Califonz Mar 2016 #15

how do you handle that? Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #22

The only really smart statement here. good work... pangaia Mar 2016 #40

That logic doesn't apply to all of us. noamnety Mar 2016 #49

Going to school in the dark "is" dangerous TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2016 #62

Im ok with the idea only if it was year round DST. Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #16

24 percent increase in heart attacks on monday after forward change restorefreedom Mar 2016 #19

yes Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #23

probably true for many, but hey, why save lives restorefreedom Mar 2016 #24

it could be argued that extra daylight allows people to be more active Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #55

i am not overly invested in which time frame we go with restorefreedom Mar 2016 #58

Get rid of clocks The2ndWheel Mar 2016 #20

Yes. onyourleft Mar 2016 #25

Yes. dchill Mar 2016 #28

YES Absolutely There's still only 24 hours in a day - plus LiberalElite Mar 2016 #29

I think we should consider having no time. pangaia Mar 2016 #32

Good debate question. Would you pledge to end DST? Hoyt Mar 2016 #39

YES! edhopper Mar 2016 #43

time change occurs before the end of winter MrsKirkley Mar 2016 #51

Here are some neat maps about that. sofa king Mar 2016 #52

Definitely. It takes me about a week to adjust when the clocks change. Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #54

Permanent Daylight Savings Time. earthside Mar 2016 #57

YES!!! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #66

Yes, please pokerfan Mar 2016 #75

I didn't think there were any companies left SheilaT Mar 2016 #82

People work all kinds of hours these days pokerfan Mar 2016 #94

Yes, pick a clock and stick with it, quit trying to reset me. braddy Mar 2016 #76

Yes! radical noodle Mar 2016 #81

Actually, it was chaotic when IN had standard time AwakeAtLast Mar 2016 #99

If the change doesn't happen, where I live in NJ, this would happen: no_hypocrisy Mar 2016 #90

Yes... Stuart G Mar 2016 #93

Memes.... pokerfan Mar 2016 #98

Yes. eom Purveyor Mar 2016 #101

Hell Yes libodem Mar 2016 #103

No Kingofalldems Mar 2016 #104

It tis stupid liberal N proud Mar 2016 #105

Yes itsrobert Mar 2016 #106

Only if it makes DST permanent. Warpy Mar 2016 #107

I don't understand why people want more daylight in the summer when Jim Beard Mar 2016 #110

Time rsneha Mar 2019 #111