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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. Here's the essential problem.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 03:30 AM
Nov 2017

The sun does not rise and set at the same times all year. I know, a bit hard to believe.

If Massachusetts decides to go on Atlantic time it will put them out of sync with the rest of the country.

I live in the Mountain time zone, so I don't really give a flying fuck what Massachusetts does, but were I to live on the east coast I'd probably care. What's more important? The sun staying up later in the winter, or being on the same time zone as the rest of the East Coast?

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Interesting...thanks TT. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #1
You're welcome. TexasTowelie Nov 2017 #4
Here's the essential problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #2
I live in MA and want this. Cobalt Violet Nov 2017 #6
Why not? What would you gain by being an hour earlier? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #10
Remember the sportscasters saying Cleveland had nice balmy sunsets Kolesar Nov 2017 #3
I've been saying this for a while krispos42 Nov 2017 #5
Why do we need time zones? PJMcK Nov 2017 #7
A 24 hour time system, no AM or PM makes sense, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #12
Am I being stupid? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #8
New England is not just further north. It is almost much further east. Shanti Mama Nov 2017 #9
Daylight saving time has been around since at least WWI. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #11
I like that idea of starting a month BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #13
That would have been the year they did DST PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #14
Map of current time zones: sl8 Nov 2017 #15
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