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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]Stargleamer
(1,989 posts)123. This seems bad for our health
I believe the American Academy of Sleep Medicine argues that it will adversely affect our sleep: https://theworld.org/stories/2020-10-30/why-sleep-experts-say-it-s-time-ditch-daylight-saving-time. I believe the National Sleep Foundation is also against it, if my memory is correct. It's better to go home in the dark than to get up in the dark, when many of us are still groggy.
It is better to switch to year-round Standard Time. Standard Time is more attuned to our body's biological clock, hence will give up better quality sleep.
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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