Opinions on the time change... should we still be doing it ? Also some facts on it...

[digging440yrs]

I wish it would be left alone---makes my wife grumpy losing beauty sleep

 

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[GA_Boy]

Boys and Girls, You miss the point entirely. Without DST, how would we know to change the batteries in our Smoke alarms.
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Marvin

 

[kcm]

I think it serves no useful purpose in my opinion. It doesn't really affect me any but it's just kind of stupid. Also, how come Arizona and Hawaii can get away without it? Seems unfair to the rest of the nation.

The original post covered that quite well - much better than I could put into words.

 

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[wpsgta1000]

I lived in Kanab Utah which is 5 minutes from Arizona. Drove me and everyone else nuts trying to keep up with the time difference between the two towns. People late for work,or an hour early for an appointment.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I lived in Kanab Utah which is 5 minutes from Arizona. Drove me and everyone else nuts trying to keep up with the time difference between the two towns. People late for work,or an hour early for an appointment.

I have a friend that lives in Bullhead City Az, no DST, his wife works 5 mins away in Laughlin Nv which observes DST. She gets off work at 5pm drives homes 5 minutes away and gets home at 6:05pm...

I think it serves no useful purpose in my opinion. It doesn't really affect me any but it's just kind of stupid. Also, how come Arizona and Hawaii can get away without it? Seems unfair to the rest of the nation.

States can choose to not take part in DST...

 

[Gold Maven]

I have a friend that lives in Bullhead City Az, no DST, his wife works 5 mins away in Laughlin Nv which observes DST. She gets off work at 5pm drives homes 5 minutes away and gets home at 6:05pm...

States can choose to not take part in DST...

In the morning, she can leave a half hour late, and get there 25 min. early.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Maybe it's because I don't like change, and this screws up my life (somewhat) twice a year. I have to re-sync my internal clock to the light out side and what time the clock says, and takes a while.

 

[OldJerseyGirl]

I like it just fine. Instead of falling asleep in my chair at 8:30, I now fall asleep in my chair at 9:30. Makes me feel better that I stayed up late. Oh and I get up at 7;30 now instead of 6;30. Whoa, for me that is sleeping in. Hell being old. In bed when we used to be just getting ready to go out.

 

[Anduril]

I think we should go back to the old days, when each city and town had its own local time, often only a few minutes apart.
For instance, if I walked fast enough to the nearest town, and in the right direction, I might even be able to arrive "before" I left.

It's completely impractical of course, but wouldn't it be fun just to see how screwed up things would get?

 

[tamrock]

Don't like time change. I'm not a farmer, besides they have very bright lights on they're tractors now days. I see them out harvesting wheat past 10:PM during harvest season with they're lights on. They don't need an extra hour of sunlight anymore.

 

[kcm]

Don't like time change. I'm not a farmer, besides they have very bright lights on they're tractors now days. I see them out harvesting wheat past 10:PM during harvest season with they're lights on. They don't need an extra hour of sunlight anymore.

A quote from the Opening Post:
"5. Daylight saving time in the United States was not intended to benefit farmers, as many people think.
Contrary to popular belief, American farmers did not lobby for daylight saving to have more time to work in the fields; in fact, the agriculture industry was deeply opposed to the time switch when it was first implemented on March 31, 1918, as a wartime measure."