This is Time speaking. It is the time change? You cannot change time. Time changes YOU
I'm on vacation in Arizona. I gotta say it was really nice waking up today and not having to deal with the time change nonsense. And I mean really nice.
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March 10, 2024, 07:39 PM
wrightd
Why won't congress fix this shit ? They say to follow the money to found out where corruption and stupidity reside, but I can't figure HOW refusing to fix this shit benefits anyone in power to ignore this wholly outdated and completely disruptive foolish practice.
Wait a minute... I think I just figured it out:
Because fixing it would make sense and be greatly appreciated by every living citizen in the United States.
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March 10, 2024, 08:39 PM
Rey HRH
quote:
Originally posted by wrightd: Why won't congress fix this shit ? They say to follow the money to found out where corruption and stupidity reside, but I can't figure HOW refusing to fix this shit benefits anyone in power to ignore this wholly outdated and completely disruptive foolish practice.
Wait a minute... I think I just figured it out:
Because fixing it would make sense and be greatly appreciated by every living citizen in the United States.
One year in recent time, the Senate passed a bill to set DST permanently. It died. I would rather they keep standard time permanently.
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March 10, 2024, 08:47 PM
amals
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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Lol! Good one.
March 10, 2024, 09:16 PM
abnmacv
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Great drumming on this tune.
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March 11, 2024, 06:18 AM
vthoky
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Originally posted by Gustofer: It's an hour. One HOUR.
Ever get up at 0500 instead of 0600? Holy cow!
I'm with this guy. Think you're going to "lose an hour of sleep?" Go to bed an hour earlier. Big, fat, hairy deal.
I do wonder about people who work third shift -- do they get shorted an hour's work (pay) in the spring and get it back in the fall?
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Originally posted by ridewv: Personally I wish they'd just leave DST all year for the extra hour of daylight after 6pm, rather than before 6am.
And this guy. I do like the additional daylight following my own work shift.
God bless America.
March 11, 2024, 07:02 AM
fritz
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Originally posted by Gustofer: It's an hour. One HOUR. That people make such a big deal out of this cracks me up.
Yep. Those who gripe about the semi-annual time change hopefully never need to travel. Time zones -- those must really suck. Just consider flying overseas.
March 11, 2024, 08:03 AM
billpocz
Surly, yeah, surly...
Very fitting word!
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March 11, 2024, 08:11 AM
PASig
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Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by wcb6092: Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain
It's an hour. One HOUR.
Ever get up at 0500 instead of 0600? Holy cow! That'll fuck your life up serious-like! Same as sleeping in until 0700. The horror!
That people make such a big deal out of this cracks me up.
That one hour is enough to throw my kids off for a week or two. Did you not have children?
March 11, 2024, 08:23 AM
Edmond
This is like taking money out of your left pocket, putting that same in your right pocket, and thinking you have more money.
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March 11, 2024, 09:35 AM
ensigmatic
Personally, I'm of the opinion DST has been one of the most brain-dead ideas ever conceived of by man (or woman).
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March 11, 2024, 09:46 AM
trapper189
Everything you see happened in the past because it took time for the light to reach your eyes.
March 11, 2024, 09:49 AM
erj_pilot
To add: I prefer the "longer days" as well.
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March 11, 2024, 10:30 AM
chellim1
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Originally posted by Rey HRH: One year in recent time, the Senate passed a bill to set DST permanently. It died. I would rather they keep standard time permanently.
I have to disagree. I love an extra hour of light in the evening. It's usually when I'm doing yard work or gardening or other outdoor activities. I'm not a fan of standard time and always hate "falling back" after Halloween.
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March 11, 2024, 11:17 AM
BurtonRW
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Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by wcb6092: Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain
It's an hour. One HOUR.
Ever get up at 0500 instead of 0600? Holy cow! That'll fuck your life up serious-like! Same as sleeping in until 0700. The horror!
That people make such a big deal out of this cracks me up.
I will state, however, that I hate DST. In my portion of the time zone it stays light until nearly 2300 in the summer. Fuck that.
I agree with the sentiment. Except for the last bit. DST means I can actually do stuff outdoors after the workday ends, so I like it. But the sun still goes down around quarter after 8 at the latest around here, so I sympathize.
Maybe what we need is twice as many time zones. Half hour blocks. That would at least mitigate some of the East/West same time zone disparities.
-Rob
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March 11, 2024, 11:21 AM
old rugged cross
Wished they would leave at standard time. Who needs daylight at bed time for crissakes. The closer we get to summer, the more pissed off I get
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March 11, 2024, 11:52 AM
straightshooter1
I love DST, love the extra light in the evenings, and, if I want to go to bed early, say 8PM, I just make sure the drapes are closed.
DST-one of the many good things about summer.
Bob
March 11, 2024, 12:05 PM
ridewv
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Originally posted by Edmond: This is like taking money out of your left pocket, putting that same in your right pocket, and thinking you have more money.
Umm I think it's more like taking money out of your safe and putting it in your wallet where it is available to buy something. You have the same amount of money but now it's where you can use it.
No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride.
March 11, 2024, 12:55 PM
Rey HRH
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Originally posted by chellim1:
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Originally posted by Rey HRH: One year in recent time, the Senate passed a bill to set DST permanently. It died. I would rather they keep standard time permanently.
I have to disagree. I love an extra hour of light in the evening. It's usually when I'm doing yard work or gardening or other outdoor activities. I'm not a fan of standard time and always hate "falling back" after Halloween.
I’m not saying you’re wrong with your perspective. But that would leave AZ where I now live, the odd man out. I’m sure they thought it through before deciding not to jump on the DST train as the wanted to get more things done in the morning before it gets really hot in the day.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
