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EarlG

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5. I grew up in the UK, so in the winter

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:58 PM

Yesterday

it was dark when I walked to school and dark when I walked home. In the UK in late December, the sun rises at around 8am and sets by 4pm.

Also, we had to walk three miles in the snow every day, uphill both ways

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If Daylight Savings is permanent, the sun will not rise until 8:30 a.m. in San Francisco during January. [View all] RandySF Yesterday OP

If they are going to make it permanent, it makes far more sense to make it standard time... hlthe2b Yesterday #1

I thought it was the other way around, that they want to make Standard Time permanent & do away with Daylight Time. ??? CrispyQ Yesterday #2

No, the bill is permanent Daylight. RockRaven Yesterday #4

A few years ago, there was a proposal to make standard time permanent. John1956PA Yesterday #14

That's part of why it got reversed last time -- people getting run over in the dark mornings. RockRaven Yesterday #3

I grew up in the UK, so in the winter EarlG Yesterday #5

My Experience, too dickthegrouch Yesterday #10

Good point about the summer EarlG Yesterday #11

Here's an idea, change the time school starts. dem4decades Yesterday #6

That was Nixon's plan too bucolic_frolic Yesterday #7

The children will have more outdoor playtime after school. Srkdqltr Yesterday #8

Maybe I'll be able to get a photo of the sunrise, at last! dickthegrouch Yesterday #9

get a sundial Tetrachloride Yesterday #12

I live in the only US state with "permanent time" mike_c Yesterday #13