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In reply to the discussion: What can we do to get rid of Daylight Saving Time? [View all]I seem to recall back in the 70s when I was in HS that Nixon or Ford had 1 year of all-year DST to save energy. The result was kids waiting for the school bus in the pitch black at 8 AM here in the eastern states. (No scientist could have predicted that?) That's why all-year DST won't happen.
Personally I love DST with the long summer evenings. Who needs the blazing sun at 5:00 am other than cows?
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Compromise solution. Let's all move our clocks ahead 30 minutes and leave it there.
stone space
Nov 2016
#7
My proposal: Set the clocks BACK an hour each fall and then AGAIN each spring
struggle4progress
Nov 2016
#34
The original purpose of clocks was to point to the position of the sun in the sky.
immoderate
Nov 2016
#42
Really? I actually have a whole closet full of daylight I've saved over the years, thanks to DST
struggle4progress
Nov 2016
#70
I am one of these oddball people that prefers dark over light, cool over heat.
rurallib
Nov 2016
#63
this DST is BS from KAISER WILHELM, tho a NIXONIAN addition i understand.
pansypoo53219
Nov 2016
#83