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valleyrogue

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16. Actually, I would be in favor of this.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 11:51 PM

May 19

However, the current setup is a good compromise, with most of the year being on DST. It is great for those of us who work all day and like the extra daylight afterwards. When year-round DST was tried fifty years ago, during the Nixon administration, many parents got upset because their children had to walk to school or wait for the bus in the dark. In other words, it was safety concerns for children. That was the reason it was scuttled. It wasn't because of energy savings or lack of them.

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House GOP resurrects Trump's plan for year-round daylight saving time - WaPo [View all] question everything May 19 OP

Sign me up as 365 STANDARD time. He wants DST for his golf courses n/t Cheezoholic May 19 #1

It's the only thing that piece of shit gets right. FoxNewsSucks May 19 #2

For individuals working outdoor having more cool hours in the morning is easier question everything May 19 #4

True, I take my dogs to run a lot earlier FoxNewsSucks May 19 #5

That's a no from me. Happy Hoosier May 19 #6

I agree, and same here. FoxNewsSucks May 19 #7

I am usually indoors in the winter, but... Happy Hoosier May 20 #22

This. At higher latitudes, it makes sense Amishman May 20 #19

I prefer standard time.... anciano May 19 #3

Ditto! mzmolly May 19 #11

OH THANK GODS dweller May 19 #8

I want my extended daylight in the evening. diane in sf May 19 #9

Didn't we try this in the 70s? Diamond_Dog May 19 #10

I'm all for this. The perception of just slightly longer days in winter would do wonders for seasonal depression. FascismIsDeath May 19 #12

Getting up 2 hours before sunrise is far worse, IMO. NT Happy Hoosier May 19 #15

*laughs in runner* sir pball May 20 #18

Not me, but I have a buddy who is a serious runner. Happy Hoosier May 20 #20

It's less about the actual sunrise sir pball May 20 #21

If only the Earth were flat Jerry2144 May 19 #13

Sure, just call it Epstein Daylight Protection Time. multigraincracker May 19 #14

Actually, I would be in favor of this. valleyrogue May 19 #16

I just want us to stop messing with time. WinningAgain May 20 #17

Ick. I prefer standard time year round. nt City Lights May 20 #23