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In reply to the discussion: Holy shit. The Senate just unanimously passed a bill making daylight savings time permanent. [View all]AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)66. Right, this didn't work last time they tried it...too many parents freaked out n/t
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Holy shit. The Senate just unanimously passed a bill making daylight savings time permanent. [View all]
Yorkie Mom
Mar 2022
OP
I'm guessing you've never had to set up business meetings with anyone anywhere outside of the US.
Ms. Toad
Mar 2022
#21
Ha ha ha - I've Seen THAT (looking at the world clock on my tablet) I was like WTH?! 😄
electric_blue68
Mar 2022
#217
Great! I was out hiking yesterday, and I appreciated the extra hour of daylight.
NBachers
Mar 2022
#13
I'm a morning person as well. I count on the sun waking me up. Guess I'll buy one of those
chowder66
Mar 2022
#127
Yes. And it means many of us will be driving to work in the dark. And our kids will be
onenote
Mar 2022
#180
Why not use the geographical time, rather than pretending noon is at 1pm?
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2022
#30
I find it difficult to believe that our congress would waive the power to give us jet lag
Chainfire
Mar 2022
#33
I remembered that. Sunrise at 915. Fucking dark into the third period of school. Egregious!
madinmaryland
Mar 2022
#112
Schools can just open an hour later. Regardless, it's dark at 7am even with Standard time
Quixote1818
Mar 2022
#224
The party's have come together, it's a new world, optimism and hope are restored.
OverBurn
Mar 2022
#47
For the few complaining, Dark and light change around 5.5 hours from longest to shortest day.
OverBurn
Mar 2022
#50
Why does it make a rat's ass difference where you live? One hour is not useful anywhere. Seriously
OverBurn
Mar 2022
#274
Right, this didn't work last time they tried it...too many parents freaked out n/t
AntiFascist
Mar 2022
#66
Waiting in long gas lines and black market gas or a friend that worked at a gas station hooking you
Pepsidog
Mar 2022
#149
I see these station wagon popping up at car shows. Brings about lots of memories.
Pepsidog
Mar 2022
#201
Unless people change their schedule, they'll be getting up when it's colder in the winter
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2022
#171
It just seems it would be smarter to have sunlight in the mornings during winter
SheltieLover
Mar 2022
#189
For people on the westernmost part of their zone, winter sunrise will be really late
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2022
#179
This saves energy in the northern states and doesn't hurt southern states...I think it is a great
Demsrule86
Mar 2022
#80
Hawai'i always refused to go along. The seasonal swing, irrc, was under an hour...
Hekate
Mar 2022
#81
Originally passed to save energy by Nixon, so yeah, today's GOP would be against that
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2022
#100
Huh? Why wouldn't we permanently set it to the real time instead of the artificial time?
Beartracks
Mar 2022
#107
I almost used "standard." But if standard time is based on the Prime Meridian. ..
Beartracks
Mar 2022
#210
Let's see how long this lasts. I hate the time changes but it's complicated and people
JoanofArgh
Mar 2022
#134
No. People who can sleep in until The Price is Right comes on will now want the sunset even later.
alphafemale
Mar 2022
#159
Your post implies that the time that work or study starts is fixed by the clock in the universe
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2022
#183
Are you saying it would be better for people to go to work fully asleep in winter
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2022
#202
Farmers are about 1.3% of the population, and as you say, they don't care. nt.
Mariana
Mar 2022
#212
In Norrbotten (the farthest north part of Sweden) it is dark or near dark for close to a month ⚫
Celerity
Mar 2022
#237
Lovely video - I'll watch the rest after late 😄 dinner. I also have a long time...
electric_blue68
Mar 2022
#238
Republicans begin to cooperate to pass legislation because they don't want to go to the polls naked
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2022
#221
Frankly I can live with any system. I used to travel from Japan to the US and back with a 13-hour
Martin68
Mar 2022
#225
In these challenging times, it's nice to see the Senate doing the difficult work...
dlk
Mar 2022
#252
I think we should keep Daylight savings time, but do it correctly for once.
iscooterliberally
Mar 2022
#253