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The2ndWheel

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35. We need to get to the root of the problem

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 03:02 PM

Nov 2016

We fiddle around with when to move it, how to move it, if we should move it. Just get rid of the damn clocks period. Who wants to hear their life ticking away by the second? Or watch as digital clocks go quietly and relentlessly forward? At least with wall clocks, you get the whole nature is a cycle type thing. Just get rid of the clock as a thing. It's not like 2pm actually exists. It's completely made up from the depths of the human imagination. Problem frikkin' solved.

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What can we do to get rid of Daylight Saving Time? [View all] immoderate Nov 2016 OP

I like it. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #1

me too. it conserves the light for when I can use it maxsolomon Nov 2016 #6

Yes, here in Minnesota it makes a big difference. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #15

Me too - I like how late the sun is up in the summer. cyberswede Nov 2016 #30

I agree... snacker Nov 2016 #52

Me too! CrispyQ Nov 2016 #53

I do too Skittles Nov 2016 #82

I hate DST Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2016 #2

It's bad for a few days. Igel Nov 2016 #84

What can we do to get rid of STANDARD time? IT SUCKS Warpy Nov 2016 #3

Why do I love you? Maybe because you are awesome? Ninga Nov 2016 #9

My issue is with RESETTING clocks twice a year. immoderate Nov 2016 #10

Yeah, it stinks, throws too many people off Warpy Nov 2016 #13

Buy an atomic clock they reset themselves.. LakeArenal Nov 2016 #32

Understand that DST does not increase the number of daylight hours! immoderate Nov 2016 #36

Did I say that? LakeArenal Nov 2016 #49

The tides go in, the tides go out. rickford66 Nov 2016 #66

I completely agree. I find it depressing in the fall/winter kysrsoze Nov 2016 #14

Agreed but Freddie Nov 2016 #17

Cows aren't impressed, either, and will call for milking Warpy Nov 2016 #22

I work early. I like not driving in the pitch dark. Drahthaardogs Nov 2016 #78

This time of year, it would be twilight at 6:30 PM Warpy Nov 2016 #80

Really? I don't remember a passenger in my car this morning Drahthaardogs Nov 2016 #81

I like it. I wish we had it year round Ex Lurker Nov 2016 #4

Works for me. Whatever people will stick to. immoderate Nov 2016 #21

Either stay on DST year round or regular time... one or the other... hlthe2b Nov 2016 #5

Compromise solution. Let's all move our clocks ahead 30 minutes and leave it there. stone space Nov 2016 #7

That would work. Even acknowledging we'll NEVER get that time back! immoderate Nov 2016 #12

Pull another star closer... RedCloud Nov 2016 #8

nothing, it is here forever, if people haven't gotten used to it by now snooper2 Nov 2016 #11

"Getting used to it," somehow does not compute. immoderate Nov 2016 #16

does your body freak out when you fly from Chicago to Boston? snooper2 Nov 2016 #25

Not if I take a plane. immoderate Nov 2016 #29

I'm not a fan of DST Siwsan Nov 2016 #18

I think it's the stupidest thing we do as a "civilized" society. MBS Nov 2016 #20

I lived in AZ. Hard to believe, but they know something we don't. immoderate Nov 2016 #23

Yes, indeed! MBS Nov 2016 #24

I live in that red zone in Canada. CanSocDem Nov 2016 #56

I like it. I have to go home at night in the dark enough as it is. LisaM Nov 2016 #26

It's easy to get rid of. Just turn your clock back jberryhill Nov 2016 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2016 #31

I have lived in far north states and think we need it. Sanity Claws Nov 2016 #33

My proposal: Set the clocks BACK an hour each fall and then AGAIN each spring struggle4progress Nov 2016 #34

We need to get to the root of the problem The2ndWheel Nov 2016 #35

The original purpose of clocks was to point to the position of the sun in the sky. immoderate Nov 2016 #42

I don't get it. HassleCat Nov 2016 #37

What can we do to get rid of clocks? hunter Nov 2016 #38

I feel the same way about clothing and medicine. Orrex Nov 2016 #40

And how the hell do you handle DST with a water clock? Hokie Nov 2016 #43

When we started to coordinate society The2ndWheel Nov 2016 #44

Railroads is the culprit. immoderate Nov 2016 #47

Damn standardized time, Throckmorton Nov 2016 #64

I love it, because I like the twice-yearly poutrage that accompanies it Orrex Nov 2016 #41

You win the internet today!! moose65 Nov 2016 #58

I hate standard time Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #45

DST does NOT change the amount of daylight. immoderate Nov 2016 #46

Of course it doesn't Sanity Claws Nov 2016 #48

Thank you Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #69

Really? I actually have a whole closet full of daylight I've saved over the years, thanks to DST struggle4progress Nov 2016 #70

Move to Arizona panader0 Nov 2016 #50

Hell no! chillfactor Nov 2016 #55

The current iteration is due in large part to bribes to congress critters rurallib Nov 2016 #57

Just curious.... moose65 Nov 2016 #59

I am one of these oddball people that prefers dark over light, cool over heat. rurallib Nov 2016 #63

Split the difference stamp the rooster Nov 2016 #61

I don't like changing all those clocks, so ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2016 #62

It's a colossal nuisance to people who work in IT Ellen Forradalom Nov 2016 #67

I absolutely HATE IT!! Separation Nov 2016 #68

I like it, too. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #72

Don't accept it. Same with "days". Fuck that Gregorian BS. JanMichael Nov 2016 #73

I just wish they'd pick one time and stick to it. cwydro Nov 2016 #75

Move to Arizona dbackjon Nov 2016 #79

this DST is BS from KAISER WILHELM, tho a NIXONIAN addition i understand. pansypoo53219 Nov 2016 #83