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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:13 PM Original message |
Early Daylight Saving Time a Bust |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Please dear god |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I heard the airlines had to re-negotiate arrival and takeoff times |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. I saw a bunch of outdoor clocks around where I live move forward last |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Congress made a stupid mistake, they should put it back the way it was |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Major |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Think of job security... this is not something they can outsource |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. My computer clock was off for three weeks, including date stamp on email. |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. More golf played. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. less prozac taken? Darkness at 6pm is depressing. Most people use the extra hour after work |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't believe anyone thought this would change energy usage |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The US shifted daylight savings time a decade or two ago |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I like the later daylight myself, but there's one stupid thing in the current plan |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
55. My thoughts exactly.... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. My VCR will never be correct. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Yeah I have a phone system at work that is similar |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Apparantly DST has never saved any energy |
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SoFlaJet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. well it just made our summers |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Really???? |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. I have poor night vision |
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I_Will (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. we've done a *lot* more evening driving to run errands while it's "light" out... |
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durtee librul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Lived in AZ for about 8 years and never |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I lived in AZ and hated standard time in summer |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I agree with you. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 03:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. I'd like to leave them all |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Do you really trust the power companies? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. I'd rather have permanent DST |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
38. me too; I love DST. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
48. Same here |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. It caused more disruption than Y2K |
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anotherdrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. repeal this republican bullshit NOW the sooner the better |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 03:03 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Sorry, it was a Democrat Plot in this country |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. this cost me weeks and many of our devs months to put out the several |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. I don't know if this is true, but from another site: |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. That's extremely interesting. |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Where was the Bowling lobby? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 03:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Here in California |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. That would make sense for a Repug Congress to do...Golf has been suffering |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. That is exactly why this Democrat is such a big supporter |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
30. Us late risers |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
34. It was a dumb and costly experiment |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
35. Cost U.S. Businesses MILLIONS |
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E-Z-B (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
36. The crowning achievement of the 109th Congress |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
37. Well it may not have saved energy but I LOVED having it come early. |
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okoboji (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
39. it wasn't about saving energy |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Exactly.... |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Thank You! Okoboji speaks truth and truth is power. (n/t) |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. definitely it is getting people to be more productive, and making |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
45. Suddenly all my clocks are off an hour again. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. No patches for your embedded systems, eh? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
46. I know my father's pissed about it |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
50. oh just change it back to the original time. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
52. I rather enjoyed it....only way for it to have been better is... |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
53. As an IT person this switch made my life hell for 2 weeks |
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lagavulin (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
54. Daylight Saving is not about energy saving.... |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
56. How about Ride a Bike to Work Day? |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
57. daylight savings |
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