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PostWed Oct 29, 2014 10:23 pm 
Imho it is a ridiculous concept and does nothing in the way of saving energy, all it does is mess up our biological clocks. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141027-daylight-savings-time-clocks-fall-back-united-states-science-nation/ Why must humans feel the need to meddle in everything, even as far as when the sun rises and sets, people are idiots. So, don't forget to wake up at 2am this Sunday, hopefully you will still be awake, celebrating a Seahawks victory over the Raiders. up.gif

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 12:13 am 
The DST change is one of the worst things ever. Nothing like getting off of work at 4:30 PM and it being completely dark. I'd rather wear fiberglass underwear than deal with it. gag.gif

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 4:44 am 
"Only government would believe that you can cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it the bottom of the blanket, and have a longer blanket." Unknown.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 7:15 am 
happy heathen wrote:
"Only government would believe that you can cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it the bottom of the blanket, and have a longer blanket." Unknown.
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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 7:59 am 
DST was the creation of retailers who sold more stuff with an extra hour of sunlight. Good luck getting rid of it. Big retailers are a powerful lobby. Doesn't matter to me personally. Unless I have a court appearance, I control my clock these days.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 8:24 am 
When I lived in AZ the fact that they did not do DST always messed me up as we kept switching between two time zones. One week the football game is on at 11am and the next it was 10am. As well as with other shows that you would watch. And if I would call my parents in PA I always had to remember what time it was there (so I didn't call too late or too early or whatever). And a few years ago when the changed the date of the time change, the biggest difference I notice is that it is now much lighter when trick-or-treating happens. Which seems plain wrong to me. (of course when I lived in TX, it seemed very wrong to be in shorts during Halloween)

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 8:34 am 
A few inconvenient truths. I never understood the objection to DST as it made it possible to go on a longer hike without headlamps after work. It is not DST that makes it dark at 4:30 it is standard time. More daylight move South. In AZ the Navahos who have nearly half the state have DST.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 8:47 am 
As an evening person, my vote would be to abolish standard time altogether. My friend who rows every morning at 4 feels the same way about DST.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 10:17 am 
I loathe daylight savings time.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 11:19 am 
My guess is that 90% of people would rather keep it standard time or DST all year round, but it will never get changed. I would really like to know why.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 11:26 am 
The only thing I really like about it is that school kids should not be navigating rainy streets in the dark.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 11:31 am 
an hour ahead, an hour back. yeah... it's really kind of silly, but looking at the big picture, will it really matter in the end? But all the clocks in the city Began to whirr and chime: "O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time.

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 11:58 am 
Malachai Constant wrote:
I never understood the objection to DST as it made it possible to go on a longer hike without headlamps after work.
Aha! But that's precisely why I object, because I prefer to get in some extra hours of hiking during the morning time-frame, so that I can get back home at a reasonable time (for a more harmonious household). wink.gif

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 1:15 pm 
The whole thing is meaningless after you retire wink.gif

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PostThu Oct 30, 2014 1:22 pm 
Let's go back to setting clocks to local sun time.

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