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hlthe2b

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9. I used to care about this and thought we should stay on DST. Now, I really just don't care

Sat Mar 13, 2021, 07:47 AM

Mar 2021

The change does represent a clear "break" between late Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. I'm used to it and am fine leaving it as it is.

That said, I am a true morning person and right now I'm waking up at 3:00-3:30, but I don't really get up until 4 AM. By 5-5:30, I'm caffeinated and ready to do a 3-4 mile walk with the pup to and from the dog park most days or the nearby more hilly trail if I wait a bit closer to sunrise. It is dark now when we head out, so that won't be a big change. With the time change, I will just end up having one less hour to lull about drinking coffee before I head outside.

Having worked nights in the past, I know how hard it is for true night people or those working changing shifts to deal with all the time changes, so I can certainly understand why some feel very differently about this.

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Should the United States continue to switch between Standard and Daylight Saving Time? [View all] NurseJackie Mar 2021 OP

pick a time and stick to it. rampartc Mar 2021 #1

That would certainly be the easiest solution. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #16

I say the easiest is to get most of these damned time displays Hortensis Mar 2021 #51

I stay up all night performing initial program loads on multiple logical partitions Skittles Mar 2021 #2

Laugh away! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #3

so people really ARE that fucking delicate Skittles Mar 2021 #4

I heard that! When I worked nights the real annoyances were leafblowers and chain saws. TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #7

Roofers. The bane of any shift worker. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #11

Nice try, just deal with it! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #14

I have a hard time accepting that people's lives are affected so much because of a change Escurumbele Mar 2021 #19

Charming. (Depression is real.) NurseJackie Mar 2021 #24

Medical depression is one thing, but there are tons of people out there who are looking for Escurumbele Mar 2021 #31

I automated that process, much easier! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #13

some are single command-driven Skittles Mar 2021 #54

Ok, cool, probably more complicated than I do.nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #55

There is just no good reason to do it.... so why do it? Happy Hoosier Mar 2021 #60

huh? Skittles Mar 2021 #61

Here in Europe we don't change this weekend LittleGirl Mar 2021 #5

I think the DST changeover in the US was the same as in Europe... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #6

It used to be the same LittleGirl Mar 2021 #27

Just another reason for global GMT bello Mar 2021 #20

I grew up LittleGirl Mar 2021 #26

and after this change, hopefully never again, perm DST FTW (Sweden here) Celerity Mar 2021 #21

Perceived problems with permanent DST NurseJackie Mar 2021 #8

I was in HS in 1974 and remember that well Freddie Mar 2021 #10

I hate when the sun doesn't set until after 9 pm! LittleGirl Mar 2021 #28

I grew up in New Orleans localroger Mar 2021 #38

Yup! When I had lived in Arizona and went north LittleGirl Mar 2021 #48

And I hate how early sunrise Jerry2144 Mar 2021 #45

Well the earth sphere rotating like it does LittleGirl Mar 2021 #47

That was so weird to me when I was visiting the UK JI7 Mar 2021 #63

Thanks for the info, should leave the time alone and scarytomcat Mar 2021 #23

yeah, change the school day. it's starts to early for a lot of kids anyway. mopinko Mar 2021 #35

New England should move to the Atlantic time zone. roamer65 Mar 2021 #56

I used to care about this and thought we should stay on DST. Now, I really just don't care hlthe2b Mar 2021 #9

I never think about how many clocks (and devices with clocks) there are in my world... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #12

Interesting. I only have to do the clock on the oven and in my car--The former I rarely even look at hlthe2b Mar 2021 #15

Let's see... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #17

That reminds me of those clock repair stores (which I could use). Do they still exist? hlthe2b Mar 2021 #22

I only have to do car, microwave and stove jimfields33 Mar 2021 #25

I might consider splitting the half hour year round bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #18

I ❤️ Daylight savings time! Scottie Mom Mar 2021 #29

Spring forward one more time then hold it. Lighter later Roland99 Mar 2021 #30

IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO STOP DST NOW!!! ret5hd Mar 2021 #32

You win! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #34

One time zone ad121rome Mar 2021 #33

It would really suck for people on the West Coast to live their lives under Eastern Standard Time. Midwestern Democrat Mar 2021 #43

China does that. hunter Mar 2021 #59

I live on MOST (My Own Sweet Time) now, so it doesn't matter to me. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2021 #36

My god...that's so crazy it just might work!!! ret5hd Mar 2021 #37

That's a wonderful clock! We need something like that in our camper! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #39

That's a great retirement/covid clock. I never know what day it is. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2021 #46

How about moving it a half hour and then never moving it again? tanyev Mar 2021 #40

Which way? 1/2 hour forward? Or 1/2 hour back? NurseJackie Mar 2021 #41

Kind of what India did central scrutinizer Mar 2021 #42

I agree, Mr.Bill Mar 2021 #65

PERFECT compromise! 👍 nt Raine Mar 2021 #66

Just pick one and stick with it...it's confusing to those of us in states that don't change QED Mar 2021 #44

A few years ago, FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #49

Nationally DST reportedly saves about 0.5%/day daily energy consumption, Hortensis Mar 2021 #50

Absolutely Polybius Mar 2021 #52

Even keeping standard time I suspect some businesses will switch to "summer schedule" hours NotASurfer Mar 2021 #53

Much ado about nothing. Owl Mar 2021 #57

For some, perhaps. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #58

Stick to one, it's unnecessarily inconvenient JI7 Mar 2021 #62

Why do we do this again? LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2021 #64

I see most want Standard Time year-round Polybius Mar 2021 #67