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Meowmee

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7. I thought they had finally voted to get rid of switching a couple of years ago

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 07:22 AM

Dec 2024

But it turns out they left it up to each state. I don’t like switching times, even an hour has a bad effect on me. I would prefer I guess the daylight savings time or whichever means it would be lighter later in the summer and the warmer months.

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"States can opt into standard time permanently -- which Hawaii and Arizona have done -- the reverse is prohibited [View all] Quiet Em Dec 2024 OP

I'm fine with our current situation. Living at the 44th parallel Hassler Dec 2024 #1

Yeah, the parallel's play a huge role. Quiet Em Dec 2024 #2

I find the clock-shift unsettling -- it feels stupid to go gradually into shorter days & then boom! suddenly dark Hekate Dec 2024 #3

Yeah, it definitely disrupts my sleeping and eating patterns. Quiet Em Dec 2024 #4

How's that work? dpibel Dec 2024 #5

Well, school starts at 8:00 a.m. As for businessmen from the Mainland, my recollection is... Hekate Dec 2024 #6

I thought they had finally voted to get rid of switching a couple of years ago Meowmee Dec 2024 #7