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localroger

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9. Which is which is arbitrary, just fucking pick one and go with it

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Thu Mar 24, 2022, 11:58 PM

Mar 2022

It's the switch that is the cause of all the health problems. Both systems have other problems that can be mitigated by -- bear with me here -- individual institutions changing their hours if appropriate. HOW RADICAL IS THAT? If your school kids are going to school in the dark in the winter, CHANGE THE FUCKING HOURS. Not for everyone, but for the school. How hard is that? Different industries and occupations have different requirements. Somethings really need to be done in daylight. Reality check, daylight hours change over the course of a year. So HEY, YOU INDUSTRIES and stuff, YOU change YOUR HOURS. Don't fuck with the rest of us who can do our work whenever. HOW HARD IS THAT?

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Why Permanent Daylight-Saving Time Is Bad for Your Health, Sleep Scientists Say [View all] question everything Mar 2022 OP

I hope they keep it samplegirl Mar 2022 #1

I do to jimfields33 Mar 2022 #2

News flash. No daylight is actually created by spinning the hands around on the clock. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #18

I like the extra hour at the end of the day. Don't mind winter darkness in the AM. SharonAnn Mar 2022 #21

Never understood any whining about changing the clocks. It's just an hour. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #3

thank you Skittles Mar 2022 #6

I can really sympathize. I worked 12 hour night shifts for years. argyl Mar 2022 #13

But sunrise at 9:00 am in the winter for northern states is dangerous. question everything Mar 2022 #7

Alaska? ZZenith Mar 2022 #8

Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Michigan Upper Peninsula question everything Mar 2022 #10

What percentage of the U.S. population do you suppose lives in those states? ZZenith Mar 2022 #12

Why does it matter? You are willing to sacrifice the safety of school kids and workers so others question everything Mar 2022 #22

It matters because FAR more people in the country will be out and about in the dark ZZenith Mar 2022 #23

These may help you understand the "whining": lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #19

This study was the time swich is bad for your health. nycbos Mar 2022 #4

pick the one that makes people whine the least Skittles Mar 2022 #5

I have seen someplace that most prefer Standard question everything Mar 2022 #11

Standard time aligns with our circadian rhythm MyMission Mar 2022 #16

Of course. Standard time was meant to align with our internal clocks as closely as practical. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #20

Which is which is arbitrary, just fucking pick one and go with it localroger Mar 2022 #9

Love your thought process... slightlv Mar 2022 #14

A great topic to argue about. twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #15

Obviously. The correct move is permanent Standard Time. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #17