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Fiendish Thingy

(24,808 posts)
7. I think you've got it backwards
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 06:36 PM
13 hrs ago

If daylight savings becomes year round, it won’t affect sunrise/sunset in the May-September period, it will affect the winter months the most.

The sun won’t rise until 9am or later, depending on how far north you live, and sunset would be a reasonable 5-6pm, depending on how far south you lived.

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More like the golfers act lol n/t Cheezoholic 14 hrs ago #1
This sucks. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #2
I read that it's to make saving time permanent. Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #5
Oh, OK. maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #6
I think you've got it backwards Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #7
Yep...in Wichita it would be a 8:40am sunrise. Dark gloomy day, 9am Bengus81 1 hr ago #38
You got it backwards Polybius 13 hrs ago #8
Why don't we just use standard time and change normal business hours/school hours. Its the same difference. ToxMarz 14 hrs ago #3
Because no one wants it to get dark early in the Summer n/t Polybius 13 hrs ago #9
It gets dark at the same actual time, the only difference is what artificial time the clock says. ToxMarz 12 hrs ago #10
Because no one wants it to get dark when the clock says 7:30 (or whatever) in the Summer Polybius 12 hrs ago #11
I've never cared what the clock says, in relation to whether the sun is up or down. Ms. Toad 8 hrs ago #19
Permanent standard time, not DST, is healthier ... n/t wackadoo wabbit 13 hrs ago #4
RIGHT? If we must "lock" a time, let's make it the REAL time, not DST. Beartracks 9 hrs ago #17
Honestly, there's no such thing as "real" time. BWdem4life 8 hrs ago #20
Not for commuting home from work. diane in sf 7 hrs ago #26
This was done before back in the 70s, and they had to stop it 'cause there were multiple fatalities -- mostly school Fil1957 11 hrs ago #12
Maybe the kids should stay out of the streets? BWdem4life 8 hrs ago #21
Nonsense. Ms. Toad 8 hrs ago #23
Guilty as charged! Having lived in the 70s and recalling the news reports then, which sensationalized the predawn Fil1957 7 hrs ago #27
I agree with your original post. I drive every day in the early morning in the dark.... dedl67 2 hrs ago #35
I found a couple article of interesting articles with some studies blue_jay 5 hrs ago #30
They say if we don't turn the clocks back ever again that in a few years it will be light all twenty four hours. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #13
This is the most important issue we face! BidenRocks 11 hrs ago #14
Time for me is pissed off. chouchou 10 hrs ago #15
This will be repealed in 2 years or less FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #16
At some point in my life I hope to ignore clocks entirely. hunter 9 hrs ago #18
At what point would that be? JustABozoOnThisBus 1 hr ago #36
Oh FFS! sheshe2 8 hrs ago #22
Clever to bring it to vote soon after the switch with so many hate it question everything 8 hrs ago #24
Good, it makes for safer driving on the commute home when people are less alert than they are in the morning. diane in sf 7 hrs ago #25
Someone tell Fat Nixon that Regular Nixon already made this mistake, and backtracked. RockRaven 7 hrs ago #28
In this digital age solar noon by location is viable. SalamanderSleeps 6 hrs ago #29
So we all lose an hour permanently LostOne4Ever 5 hrs ago #31
Pushed by the Golf Lobby. /nt thought crime 4 hrs ago #32
And the tennis lobby, the softball lobby, the growing soccer and pickleball lobbies, the little cricket lobby, etc JustABozoOnThisBus 1 hr ago #37
Legislation that actually does nothing to truly improve the American people's lives in a truly meaningful way. cstanleytech 4 hrs ago #33
What? dadzilla 2 hrs ago #34
More distraction from MILLIONS that can't afford the ACA and then massive Bengus81 1 hr ago #40
In the meantime samplegirl 1 hr ago #39
I'm one. The Billionaire class is doing everything they can on a Bengus81 59 min ago #42
MAKE STANDARD TIME PERMANENT!! There is no "free extra daylight" without stealing it from the morning. QueerDuck 1 hr ago #41
I'm all in for permanent standard time! joshdawg 52 min ago #43
That's Great! purr-rat beauty 12 min ago #44
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