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Cheri Donna Dawson

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Daylight Savings Time - most of the US

Posted Mar 11, 2011

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Cheri Donna Dawson
Cheri Donna DawsonOriginal Poster
Mar 11, 2011

Just a quick reminder that on Sunday morning, those of us in the US whose states passed the decision to change to Daylight Savings Time, we need to move our clocks back by 2am on Sunday. Just turn them back before your turn in on Saturday night.

I wish South Carolina would either keep it on Daylight Savings time or standard. I hate losing an hour of sleep each spring.

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  • HU
    HUDSONHORNET
    HUDSONHORNET
    Mar 11, 2011

    High noon at my location is 12:40 pm.  When we go to DST, it is 01:40 pm
    I work in Electrical Construction.(heavy industrial). We work usually 4-10 hours shifts/ per week. Starting time is 07:00 am. Some travelling can be involved, so some times I wake up at 4 am. 4am is actually 9 hours and 40 minutes before 'High Noon' when we are on DST !!!
    They can GET RID OF IT, as far as I am concerned.   It plays HAVOC with my system. Not just me, either. Within a few days after DST, management tries to pull a 'stunt'. This leads to involvement by the Union Steward, low morale, low productivity, etc.

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  • CO
    Curt, or Cowboy
    Curt, or Cowboy
    Mar 11, 2011

    There are very good reasons some agencies ALWAYS specify Standard Time, regardless whether
    some democrat congresscritter had some constituent ( who happen to manufacture charcoal grills )
    make a major campaign contribution.

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  • ME
    Member
    Mar 11, 2011

    The time changes are a huge waste of everyone's time and are outmoded. It is time the governments took a look at this insane law and repealed it. More and more areas are now getting rid of this foolishness, an exercise in buraucracy only. It serves no purpose, it benefits nobody, and it throws off everybodies intenal rhythms.
    It was originally brought in to somehow benefit farmers?
    they dont like it either!

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  • SU
    Sunbeam65
    Sunbeam65
    Mar 11, 2011
    I don't like "losing" the hour sleep for one night, but I do love the longer evenings that result from"springing forward"and those go on for many more months, not just a day, so it's a good trade.
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  • JA
    jason
    jason
    Mar 11, 2011

    dubya's moving daylight savings time up didn't really make any sense either. you still pretty much have the same amount of daylight, what difference if the extra hour of light is at the end or begining of the day. btw, does ariz. recognize martin luthe rking day yet?

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  • MA
    macnude
    macnude
    Mar 12, 2011
    [quote]I would rather turn mine forward...Spring Ahead, Fall Back....[/quote]    Many complain about too much government involvement but I personally like the way that they store an hour of sunlight each day, all winter, then, release it when the weather is better for sunbathing. How do they do that?
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  • HU
    HUDSONHORNET
    HUDSONHORNET
    Mar 12, 2011

    Brought in during WWI due to High cost of electricity and what would be, by modern day standards, crude lighting Incandescent Lamps.
    What I don't understand is that we Go On DST in the spring. June 21 in Alberta will give you daylight from 5am to 10pm. 17 hours. What do we need DST for?

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  • ME
    Member
    Mar 12, 2011
    [quote][quote]I would rather turn mine forward...Spring Ahead, Fall Back....[/quote]     Many complain about too much government involvement but I personally like the way that they store an hour of sunlight each day, all winter, then, release it when the weather is better for sunbathing. How do they do that?  [/quote] LOL! Mac, that is funny... Jen
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