Permanent Daylight Saving Time just passed the US Senate

[FlightlessDuck]

This sucks. I, for one, am not looking forward to sunrise at 8:27 AM Eastern time in January.

Maybe if they are smart, though, they would also pass a law insisting school starts at 9AM

It still has to pass the House.

 

[sam_gordon]

This sucks. I, for one, am not looking forward to sunrise at 8:27 AM Eastern time in January.

Maybe if they are smart, though, they would also pass a law insisting school starts at 9AM

It still has to pass the House.

Yea, but I'd be looking forward to sunset at 6:27 PM East time.

 

[dez1978]

thank goodness. I really don't care which one they'd stick with but stick with one!

If school doesnt start till 9 then they'd be in school until 4. Parents would potentially then have to adjust work schedules and sometimes thats just not possible.

 

[dez1978]

Yea, but I'd be looking forward to sunset at 6:27 PM East time.

yes! Id rather get up in the dark than drive home from work in the dark.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

yes! Id rather get up in the dark than drive home from work in the dark.

I used to have to do both. Of course, now I work from home.

 

[dez1978]

I used to have to do both. Of course, now I work from home.

I have to do both now in the winter. But with this I wouldn't.

 

[Kitty 34]

This sucks. I, for one, am not looking forward to sunrise at 8:27 AM Eastern time in January.

Maybe if they are smart, though, they would also pass a law insisting school starts at 9AM

It still has to pass the House.

Thanks for that info but will States still have a say or not?

 

[Drewsdad]

Don’t care which way to go. Just pick one and stick with it

 

[dez1978]

Thanks for that info but will States still have a say or not?

I wouldn't think so. But I've been wrong before.

 

[amylevan]

That’s going to make it very dark waiting at the bus stop in the mornings in December and January….

 

[Mysterian]

No more clocks, period. Let's all agree to meet up at 8pm and vote on this.

 

[PollyannaMom]

That’s going to make it very dark waiting at the bus stop in the mornings in December and January….

Maybe if they are smart, though, they would also pass a law insisting school starts at 9AM

I hope so! The dark morning bus routes might be just the kick districts need to start school later. I've read about districts that already do, and it's helped immensely - with test scores, behavior, students' mental health... Teenagers are simply not wired to function at their best at 7:30 in the morning.

 

[georgina]

Unanimous voice vote! Come on House!

 

[georgina]

Thanks for that info but will States still have a say or not?

Not sure. There are some states that did not participate in changing the clocks already.

 

[RamblingMad]

I live in AZ, where we don't change time. And I've lived places where you do change time. Let me tell you that changing time is the stupidest thing ever. It wrecked my body for a week or two trying to adjust every year. It's totally not worth it.

The ideal time to start and stop stuff is with the sun. This works great when I'm camping and backpacking. I sleep much better and feel more rested.

 

[sksjasams]

It seems like if they are going to pick one, standard time would be better..

 

[Skippy918]

Split the difference. 30 min time change permanently.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

It seems like if they are going to pick one, standard time would be better..

That's how I feel, also.

 

[mom2rtk]

Nice to know they didn't have anything..... important........ to work on.

 

[Moliphino]

It seems like if they are going to pick one, standard time would be better..

As it is now we're only on standard time for 1/3 of the year, anyway. It's less of a change to keep DST.