Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:19 PM

immoderate (20,885 posts)

What can we do to get rid of Daylight Saving Time?

It came up last night at dinner with friends. Everyone had a different idea of how it came about.
"It's to help farmers who get up with the sun"
"It's to prevent children from getting run over on the way to school."
"It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin, to conserve whale oil."
"It's the capitalists."

Nevertheless, we were all pretty much against it, although one considered it a "thing to do."

I can't determine any benefits from it, and find it an inconvenience at best. I say chuck it! Are you all with me? Fuck whale oil!

--imm

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
What can we do to get rid of Daylight Saving Time? (Original post)	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

Response to immoderate (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:21 PM

What can we do to get rid of Daylight Saving Time?

1. I like it.

6. me too. it conserves the light for when I can use it

15. Yes, here in Minnesota it makes a big difference.

30. Me too - I like how late the sun is up in the summer.

52. I agree...

53. Me too!

82. I do too

2. I hate DST

84. It's bad for a few days.

3. What can we do to get rid of STANDARD time? IT SUCKS

9. Why do I love you? Maybe because you are awesome?

10. My issue is with RESETTING clocks twice a year.

13. Yeah, it stinks, throws too many people off

32. Buy an atomic clock they reset themselves..

36. Understand that DST does not increase the number of daylight hours!

49. Did I say that?

66. The tides go in, the tides go out.

14. I completely agree. I find it depressing in the fall/winter

17. Agreed but

22. Cows aren't impressed, either, and will call for milking

78. I work early. I like not driving in the pitch dark.

80. This time of year, it would be twilight at 6:30 PM

81. Really? I don't remember a passenger in my car this morning

4. I like it. I wish we had it year round

21. Works for me. Whatever people will stick to.

5. Either stay on DST year round or regular time... one or the other...

7. Compromise solution. Let's all move our clocks ahead 30 minutes and leave it there.

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

8. Pull another star closer...

11. nothing, it is here forever, if people haven't gotten used to it by now

16. "Getting used to it," somehow does not compute.

25. does your body freak out when you fly from Chicago to Boston?

29. Not if I take a plane.

18. I'm not a fan of DST

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

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

24. Yes, indeed!

56. I live in that red zone in Canada.

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

28. It's easy to get rid of. Just turn your clock back

33. I have lived in far north states and think we need it.

34. My proposal: Set the clocks BACK an hour each fall and then AGAIN each spring

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

42. The original purpose of clocks was to point to the position of the sun in the sky.

37. I don't get it.

38. What can we do to get rid of clocks?

40. I feel the same way about clothing and medicine.

43. And how the hell do you handle DST with a water clock?

44. When we started to coordinate society

47. Railroads is the culprit.

64. Damn standardized time,

41. I love it, because I like the twice-yearly poutrage that accompanies it

58. You win the internet today!!

45. I hate standard time

46. DST does NOT change the amount of daylight.

48. Of course it doesn't

69. Thank you

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

50. Move to Arizona

55. Hell no!

57. The current iteration is due in large part to bribes to congress critters

59. Just curious....

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

61. Split the difference

62. I don't like changing all those clocks, so ...

67. It's a colossal nuisance to people who work in IT

68. I absolutely HATE IT!!

72. I like it, too.

73. Don't accept it. Same with "days". Fuck that Gregorian BS.

75. I just wish they'd pick one time and stick to it.

79. Move to Arizona

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