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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Sun Nov 2, 2014, 12:29 PM Nov 2014

Daylight Saving Time Poll [View all]

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	I like the current system where the clocks change twice per year
	7 (16%)
	I would prefer Daylight Saving Time all year round (clocks never change; in winter sunrise and sunset would both be 1 hour later than now)
	11 (25%)
	I would prefer Standard Time all year round (clocks never change; in summer sunrise and sunset would both be 1 hour earlier than now)
	26 (59%)
	Something else
	0 (0%)
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Daylight Saving Time Poll [View all] Nye Bevan Nov 2014 OP

Something else... hunter Nov 2014 #1

I prefer either B or C rock Nov 2014 #2

just to pick a nit, it's daylight "saving" time -- no second 's'. unblock Nov 2014 #3

Oops! Didn't see your post before I posted mine! scarletwoman Nov 2014 #5

Just a little nitpick: it's Daylight Saving Time - no 's' at the end of "Saving". scarletwoman Nov 2014 #4

Thanks, fixed (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #6

AZ is on year round standard time, Zorra Nov 2014 #7

Indeed. TM99 Nov 2014 #28

Another vote for one time all year round. antiquie Nov 2014 #8

I think we should pass a law mandating that all time-keeping devices be petronius Nov 2014 #9

I prefer how late it stays light in the summer Ruby the Liberal Nov 2014 #10

I loved Day light savings! yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #11

How does it save the environment? Please explain. (nt) scarletwoman Nov 2014 #15

Umm, less light bulbs maybe? Reter Nov 2014 #18

Less light bulbs where? scarletwoman Nov 2014 #19

Only in the very early morning Reter Nov 2014 #51

Of course, LWolf Nov 2014 #14

Are you old enough to remember going to school when it was pitch black outside? Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #39

So start the schools an hour later Warpy Nov 2014 #52

I love it too Mojorabbit Nov 2014 #53

My small great grandchildren are waking up in the dark to get ready for the bus which also comes jwirr Nov 2014 #12

Get rid of the clocks The2ndWheel Nov 2014 #13

Double Daylight Saving Time JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2014 #16

I read somewhere that the Brits have "double summer time". Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 #20

Why would anyone want it to get darker earlier in the Summer? Reter Nov 2014 #17

I would like it to be dark when I go to bed. Ilsa Nov 2014 #22

Don't go to bed before 8:30 Reter Nov 2014 #49

Not everyone works 8-5 jobs. Ilsa Nov 2014 #56

I would. For me it's a heat/excerise issue. LeftInTX Nov 2014 #30

My husband would agree with you KMOD Nov 2014 #42

I REALLY don't need it light at 10PM in the summer. Adrahil Nov 2014 #45

At peak, sun sets around 8:45 Reter Nov 2014 #50

I live in Indiana... in the far west of the Eastern time zone.... Adrahil Nov 2014 #58

That's friggin' awesome Reter Nov 2014 #59

Heat and mosquitoes. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #47

I think I would have to be really drunk to figure this out shenmue Nov 2014 #21

I voted to stick with standard time, but MineralMan Nov 2014 #23

I remember when they had DST in winter LeftInTX Nov 2014 #34

The whole concept is kind of silly in Alaska Blue_In_AK Nov 2014 #24

So Alaska has DST - LOL? LeftInTX Nov 2014 #35

Yes, we do, and it doesn't make any sense at all. Blue_In_AK Nov 2014 #36

I really don't care. But, pick one or the other and stick with it. Make a commitment, people! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #25

I think d_r Nov 2014 #26

I wish I lived in Hawai'i where it didn't matter catbyte Nov 2014 #27

I voted for ST all around, with the caveat... krispos42 Nov 2014 #29

I would like an extra hour of sleep twice a year. undeterred Nov 2014 #31

SAD is a problem for some people in the Northern states. Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #32

It's a major problem here in the winter, Blue_In_AK Nov 2014 #37

SAD plus that jet lag feeling twice a year dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #38

if you had to go through the 14 hours I did at work all night Skittles Nov 2014 #33

I'll take standard or daylight. JUST QUIT CHANGING IT TWICE A YEAR. onecent Nov 2014 #40

Other. H2O Man Nov 2014 #41

I vote for sidereal time all year. longship Nov 2014 #43

I don't have a problem with it customerserviceguy Nov 2014 #44

I like it. Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #46

Either, just pick one and stay with it. RB TexLa Nov 2014 #48

I want Metric Time jberryhill Nov 2014 #54

Do we have semi-metric time as it is? 60 sec in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #57

I think we should measure time the right way to begin with. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #55

Kind of like Islamic prayer times jberryhill Nov 2014 #60