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35. I don't recall that "little experiment" but I DO recall living in AZ,

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 05:00 PM

Mar 2016

which does not use daylight savings time, and I believe I was much healthier for it.

The issue is the disruption of the body's circadian rhythms twice a year. It has shown to have negative health effects.

Personally I hate switching the clocks twice a year. My body gets adjusted to the time and I can roll with it however. Except for the lurch of an hour change twice a year.

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Some New England lawmakers propose leaving Eastern Time [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2016 OP

I agree with this. Schools are starting an hour or more later in many places. MADem Mar 2016 #1

You're trying to take the good parts of both time zones muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #28

I truly hate not having light when I get up. I feel like I'm getting up in the middle of the night. CTyankee Mar 2016 #33

I agree - and DST is an attempt to allow people to get up depending on sunrise muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #34

ho ho ho Go New England! oldandhappy Mar 2016 #2

A lot depends on where you are in a time zone Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #3

You mean early/early, late/late, don't you? subterranean Mar 2016 #9

"early sunsets and late sunrises"? Thor_MN Mar 2016 #10

That's what i get for posting at 11:18PM Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #24

We have a 24 hour day. -none Mar 2016 #4

But, but.... then our iPhones would be out of sync Tab Mar 2016 #18

Actually they wouldn't. -none Mar 2016 #21

I know how it works Tab Mar 2016 #27

I don't think anyone is unaware that we change clock settings LanternWaste Mar 2016 #25

What latitude do you live at, for interest? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #29

Used to be North Dakota. -none Mar 2016 #31

The problem in the USA is they use daylight savings for too long for those latitudes muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #32

I lived in many US regions. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #5

ugh Indiana LittleGirl Mar 2016 #15

Yeah...it's just wrong. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #16

California! SoapBox Mar 2016 #6

The main problem with staying on DST year round would be that SheilaT Mar 2016 #7

What do they do in Alaska, Canada, N. Europe, Russia? Quixote1818 Mar 2016 #8

There's a large difference between those places, which have always had SheilaT Mar 2016 #23

Northern Europe uses daylight savings and normal, except Russia; most of Canada does too muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #30

I don't recall that "little experiment" but I DO recall living in AZ, MH1 Mar 2016 #35

Two days a year. SheilaT Mar 2016 #36

I'd like to abolish it. zentrum Mar 2016 #11

Eliminate Daylight Savings Time Yallow Mar 2016 #12

+1,000 n/t LarryNM Mar 2016 #19

Yes! Leave it at Spring Foward! nt C Moon Mar 2016 #13

Here's John Oliver's take on it... camelfan Mar 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author FreedomRain Mar 2016 #17

So who is lobbying Congress in favor of keeping daylight savings time? Follow the money... n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #20

Reminds me of: FSogol Mar 2016 #22

Marking. I love these type threads on DU underpants Mar 2016 #26