Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Starts THIS Sunday At 2am - Set Your Clocks AHEAD One Hour

stopbush

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:40 PM
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Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Starts THIS Sunday At 2am - Set Your Clocks AHEAD One Hour

Edited on Wed Mar-10-10 01:41 PM by stopbush

PSA.

On edit: unless you live in AZ...

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Warpy

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:51 PM
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1. YES!!!!

I love it when DST comes in, I wish they'd just adjust the time zones year round. Let the schools start an hour later if parents freak out about their kiddies being out when it's dark in the morning.

Nothing was more depressing than working an office job in the winter in Boston, going to work in pitch dark and coming home in pitch dark and only being able to see sunlight through windows, if the office had any.

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aquart

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:54 PM
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2. I used to love it. Then Congress forgot to tell my old electronics about the change.

So Sunday I will have to manually change a bunch of machines programmed to automatic change. And when the automatic change kicks in, change them again.

DST just ain't the fun it used to be.

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BonnieJW

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:34 PM
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14. Me too.

I just left a message for my daughter to set her clock. I bought her that clock which magically "knows" when to fall behind and spring ahead, just on the wrong days.

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HeresyLives

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:31 PM
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13. Me too.

I just wish they'd leave it on DST all year round and stop with the switching.

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azmouse

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:54 PM
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3. I live in AZ and no DST works out very well.

It's nice not having to adjust clocks and adjust to sudden shifts in the hours of daylight.

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Desertrose

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:56 PM
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5. Just have to remember east coast family & friends are 3 hours diff

and they have to remember not to call so damn early! ;)

Love NO DST here!!

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azmouse

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:58 PM
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6. And some cable shows are on at different times.

Shows like Countdown will be on one hour earlier. Small price to pay!

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Desertrose

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:01 PM
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8. Actually I get to see Countdown more often when its earlier.

Also Daily Show & Colbert earlier.

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marmar

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Wed Mar-10-10 01:56 PM
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4. I actually really love DST, unlike a lot of people I know.....

...... because here in the western end of the Eastern Time Zone, the sun doesn't set until nearly 10 during late June.

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azmouse

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:00 PM
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7. That makes me smile because

here in AZ we can't wait for sunset in the summer.
Summer sunset here is at about 7:45pm. Everyone goes outside when the sun goes down.

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Desertrose

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:03 PM
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9. So true.....my neighbors kid about being vampires.....

we come out after the sun sets.

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marmar

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:10 PM
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11. That I understand.......

I was in Las Vegas visiting some friends, and I couldn't understand why the public pools didn't open until so late in the day.
One of my friends then asked me if I would sit out at a pool in the afternoon when it's 116 with not a cloud in the sky? The answer was obviously "no."

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gmoney

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:03 PM
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10. groan...

I have to be someplace at 8am Sunday... which is going to feel like 7am... I don't do 7am.

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Deep13

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Wed Mar-10-10 02:14 PM
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12. Fuck you, clock Nazis!

All right, they're not "clock Nazis" but I still don't like DST or see any purpose for it.

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