Should We Do Away With "Daylight Savings Time"?

[arwalden]

Isn't this tinkering with the clock something that had more benefits to eighteenth century farmers and other work-by-daylight folks? In our current society, are such tricks necessary anymore? Is it outdated? In the twenty-first century, does it still have any real benefit to the US or our economy?

[terrya]

1. Yes, we should do away with it.

I don't see any point in it. I don't understand why we even have it anymore. It's not relevant in the 21st century. It's nothing more than a nuisance.

Get rid of it. Daylight savings is nothing more than an anachronism.

[GirlinContempt]

3. How is it an anachronism?

[SaveElmer]

2. It is a benefit to some businesses...

Particularly in tourist areas where they can get alot of foot traffic later in the day...

Also, on a selfish note...I HATE leaving work when it is dark outside.

And, not only are they not doing away with it...I believe in 2007 it is being extended a month!!!

[GirlinContempt]

4. eighteenth century farmers?

DST didn't really come into effect anywhere until the Great War

[arwalden]

8. My Fault...

... I thought Benjamin Franklin had proposed the idea.

[GirlinContempt]

9. Franklin was not proposing DST, but rather that people should get up

and go to bed earlier.

From Wikipedia.

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/franklin3.html

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. We should do away with standard time..I like it lighter later in the day

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. What we *really* should do is

alter Earth's orbit and its pitch on its axis so that we have sunlight at least 18 hours a day, every day.

Light good. Dark bad.

[Left Is Write]

13. I get up early and prefer morning sunshine.

Until today, it's still been dark at 8:00 AM! I hate that.

I like having daylight time and standard time.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. When was/is daylight savings?

somebody could tell me?

[Left Is Write]

11. We returned to standard time today.

Daylight Savings Time is from April to October; Standard Time from October to April.

[Fox Mulder]

7. I think we need it...

otherwise our calendars would be screwed up in the long run.

[sundog]

12. get rid of it

we're not a completely agrarian based society anymore

more light occurs naturally during the summer anyway

the only good thing about it is when we switch back to standard... the one day a year when i feel i got an extra hour of sleep

i feel good & rested today... about 3 years younger :7

[ghostsofgiants]

14. If it wasn't for DST, I'd have gotten up at 4:30 instead of 3:30PM today

So I like it, haha.

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Move to Indiana.

:hi: