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Daylight Saving

bargainsgirl — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:16:28 GMT

What do you think of Daylight Saving? We turn clocks ahead one hour this weekend. I will miss it being light out at 6:30 a.m. Just read in morning paper how this is not so good for one's health...been doing it for years but who knows? Wonder if it will ever change and stay on Standard Time like Arizona and Hawaii.

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SharkE — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:22:38 GMT

I wish !

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Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:23:40 GMT

@bargainsgirl Many states, including mine, are trying to change to DST all year, plus there's a bill in Congress to do the same thing nationally.

I think it's a fine idea and am all for it.

Re: Daylight Saving

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:24:27 GMT

Huh .... I thought the United States was ending daylight savings. No idea where I read that, but I was sure I did.

It made sense a hundred years ago or so when there was more of an agricultural industry here. DS benefitted the farmers.

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:26:18 GMT

Doesn't affect me because I live in Arizona. I do like DST though because my shows are on an hour earlier.

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Desertdi — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:27:58 GMT

Good grief...somebody has to turn the HEAT OFF an hour early in Arizona, so most of the State is on Standard Time...

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BlueFinch — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:29:57 GMT

I hate DST. There have been countless reports regarding all the negatives, but if we do have a fixed time, it will probably be 'DST,' because it's business supported. It keeps people out later dining, golfing, and sporting, as well as shopping. That extra hour of light in the evening keeps people moving. Meanwhile, kids are standing in the dark waiting for a bus.

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geezerette — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:36:05 GMT

I prefer permanent standard time. But I'm in the minority.

Permanent daylight time was tried and quickly repealed, but it appears people think it will be different this time. I suppose it will depend on where you live.

I don't mind changing the clocks twice a year, but I wish it would go back to what it was years ago with more standard months. Daylight time starts too early and ends too late right now for me.

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geezerette — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:37:11 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
Huh .... I thought the United States was ending daylight savings. No idea where I read that, but I was sure I did.

It made sense a hundred years ago or so when there was more of an agricultural industry here. DS benefitted the farmers.

@Tinkrbl44

It passed in the Senate only. It never passed in the House.

Re: Daylight Saving

LindaSal — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:45:36 GMT

Wow, it's this weekend already? Guess I haven't been paying attention. It is always talked about but I wonder if they will ever truly stop with it. I'm not one who minds the darkness early in winter, makes it more cozy by the fire but it is nice to have more daylight and sunshine in our lives. Who knows? I would be for it though as being thrown off that one little hour does make a big difference!

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Pook — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:45:49 GMT

Just can't wait! I love DST and wish it was permanent!

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:45:51 GMT

Spring forward ... Fall back.

The only good thing is that in Spring you only have to turn watches and clocks forward one hour.

In Fall, sometimes you can go back one hour .... but often it's forward 23 hours! More of a nuisance for clocks in the cars, IMO.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:56:13 GMT

i prefer standard time year round and hate changing the clocks.

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shoptilyadropagain — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:01:51 GMT

I was at a meeting last night and everyone was saying there hadn't been any notices on Facebook and other places like you normally see. I wish our state would pick one time and stick with it.

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jpie — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:09:39 GMT

I would love it if DST were the final decision. More time to do yard work, gardening, and walking, all of which put me in my happy place! I am a night owl, and this works best for my mood and lifestyle.

I don't like the constant spring forward.......fall backwards nonsense. Pick one and stick with it please!

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hckynutjohn — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:37:21 GMT

@bargainsgirl

When I worked years on Graveyard Shift, DST effected me both ways. My Sunday night going to work was my Monday. My Thursday night going to work was my Friday.

My 8 hour shift turning into 9 hours, but I only got paid for 8 only hours. My 8 hour shift turning into a 7 hour shift? I got paid for 7 hours, not 8. The Day Shift came in and took over.

They did not allow me to work another hour because my job was filled by the Day Shift operator. And if the let me work it would(clock wise)be a 9 hour shift, and anything over 8 hours is time and a half pay.

1 hour more work and an unpaid hour. Then when we worked 1 hour less we did not get paid for 8 hours of work. So in that 12 months I worked 2 hours for free.

Now since I am retired? One BIG Pain in the A**, and I see not 1 single benefit. My days are 24 hours long no matter what any clock time(digital or analog)shows me.

hckynut 🇺🇸

Re: Daylight Saving

Illinoisborn — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:23:50 GMT

From Wikipedia:

It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented for the benefit of farmers. In reality, farmers have been one of the strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented. The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and dairy cattle's readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the sun, so the time change introduces unnecessary challenges.

DST was first implemented in the US with the Standard Time Act of 1918, a wartime measure for seven months during World War I in the interest of adding more daylight hours to conserve energy resources. Year-round DST, or "War Time", was implemented again during World War II. After the war, local jurisdictions were free to choose if and when to observe DST until the Uniform Time Act which standardized DST in 1966.

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bargainsgirl — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:03:44 GMT

@Illinoisborn wrote:
From Wikipedia:

It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented for the benefit of farmers. In reality, farmers have been one of the strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented. The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and dairy cattle's readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the sun, so the time change introduces unnecessary challenges.

DST was first implemented in the US with the Standard Time Act of 1918, a wartime measure for seven months during World War I in the interest of adding more daylight hours to conserve energy resources. Year-round DST, or "War Time", was implemented again during World War II. After the war, local jurisdictions were free to choose if and when to observe DST until the Uniform Time Act which standardized DST in 1966.

Yes you are correct. I just read the same info this morning. It had nothing to do with farmers.

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Sapphiregal — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:07:03 GMT

I don't know anyone who likes DST. I live in Texas and thought I had heard they were ending it. Guess not.

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Kalli — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:08:43 GMT

I prefer DST. Looking forward to it.