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Time change!

greamy — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:50:18 GMT

Regarding the time change, two different TV stations had segments this evening about the dangers of driving after this occurs. I love the longer daylight in the evening, but wish they would just choose one time and leave it for the entire time. Studies show, no energy savings, farmers don’t need it and all of the other propaganda they claim are benefits.

What are your thoughts?

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151949 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:53:27 GMT

There is a bill in the Florida state legislature right now to leave DST in all year round.It is good for the tourist business for it to be light out later,however the PTA assoc. is fighting it because the poor little kids will be going to school in the dark if it passes. So who will win - the kids or the tourists?

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greamy — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:57:45 GMT

If they just leave it on Standard time, the mornings are getting light about 6:00 and the day before the time changed it was after 6:30 before it got to be dusk. This would progress as the days pass. Maybe not get to 9:00, but that would be fine with me.

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:00:15 GMT

I live in Florida and am a senior. Keep it on daylight savings time. I don't know about tourists;but, my senior community votes for daylight savings time.

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cherry — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:01:05 GMT

When we stayed on DST all year my kids when to school in total darkness. It wasn't even daylight here until 11 AM, during the shortest part of winter . No child should ever be put in danger ,over something ,that offers no savings at all ,to anyone

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:01:28 GMT

Change school hours to coordinate with the time.

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:02:28 GMT

I am talking Florida, we have longer daylight hours.

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cherry — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:04:07 GMT

Some people have jobs, that work around their childs school day.. Are we just going to change everything, so people can have an extra hr of daylight? Talk about the tail wagging the dog

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greamy — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:08:17 GMT

The darkness in the morning really concerns me, my Grandchildren are out there around 6:00 am, in the dark, not a good situation. I don’t like the dark mornings either.

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Cakers3 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:10:40 GMT

@Fiero Womanwrote:
Change school hours to coordinate with the time.

@Fiero Woman Parents/caregivers have jobs. The employers would have to change shift schedules/opening times/etc.

Not doable.

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ccassaday — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:11:25 GMT

Here where I live in NE In in the late spring and summer it gets dark about 945. I love it. We could probably be on central time but I like being on eastern. I love the longer days when it’s warm. Gives you so much more daylight to do things outside. And it helps tremendously when you have a disability. It really helps your entire mood and energy.

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Junebug54 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:17:42 GMT

@cherry Wow where do you live Cherry that it doesn't get light until almost noon?

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cherry — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:20:23 GMT

@Junebug54 Michigan. In the northern tier of states ,the way the sun is postioned during the winter months, cuts down on our daylight. Dec was a month ,when we really had a lot of darkness and little kids had to walk to school ,and bus stops in total blackness

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BornToShop — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:20:39 GMT

I really don’t care one way or the other; please just keep it without changing it. I personally am one of those who has sleep deprivation as it is much less going forward or backwards...for what???

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Kachina624 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:23:30 GMT

Several times our state legislature has had bills introduced extending DST to all year, but something more important has over-shadowed it. I'd love to be on it all year.

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patbz — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:25:43 GMT

I live in Arizona and almost the entire state (minus Navajo nation) is always on standard mountain time. Our only problem are adjoining states .CA is an hour earlier during daylight savings and NM is an hr later during daylight savings time but both states are on same time as we are for part of the year. Everyone should stick to standard time all of the time!

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:26:52 GMT

Florida is going to pass Daylight Savings Time. Put it on one time and leave it. A lot of states have permanent DST. Hawaii being one of them.

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Fiero Woman — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:28:17 GMT

I have great-grandchildren. It is a no win situation.

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:31:19 GMT

I love it. I am looking forward to more daylight. It does take a little time for me to adjust but it's worth it for me.

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SurferWife — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:50:23 GMT

In my state we don’t spring forward or fall back. We stay on standard time year-round. The gradual change is nice and doesn’t shock the body clock!