Daylight savings time - coming soon (always in FL?)

[WanderingWinoZ]

www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/us/florida-year-round-daylight-saving-time-trnd/index.html

Lawmakers in Florida are tired of the whole "fall back" and "spring forward" rigamarole. So they've approved a bill to keep Daylight Saving Time going throughout the year in their state.



It took the state Senate less than a minute Tuesday to pass the "Sunshine Protection Act." There were only two dissenters. (The House passed it 103-11 on February 14.)

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott -- but it's far from a done deal after that,

Even if the governor approves, a change like this will literally take an act of Congress.

But if all is approved, Floridians -- who'll set their clocks ahead one hour this Sunday when Daylight Saving Time begins -- won't have to mess with it ever again.

[isabel]

Why do states insist on trying to be different? Indiana finally got with the program a few years ago and started doing DST with the rest of the country.

It’s confusing if the entire country does it and only one or two states says “nah, we’d rather not.”

I don’t entirely disagree with them. The practice seems outdated. But let’s all just stay on the same page.

[WanderingWinoZ]

i agree we probably all need to be together as a country, but I think most americans would rather see DST end altogether....

[Deleted]

It was never observed where I grew up, but Indiana had to go and fuck all that up. For a while I was working in the eastern time zone, going to school in the central time zone, and living in an area that didn't observe DST (so the town essentially flip flopped between time zones.

It's all so stupid.

[VillainV]

I just... don’t get it. Instead of making a permanent one hour change, why not just....wake up an hour earlier, go to work/school an hour earlier, get home an hour earlier when it’s still light out? It’s like setting your watch fast so you’re not late — just because you’re messing with your mind doesn’t mean it’s not STILL THE EXACT SAME TIME AS IT WAS BEFORE.

[readyin07]

I am in Florida and like the only person in the world not supportive of this lol. I don’t mind having it be dark earlyish because it is easier to get my kids in the house earlier from playing after school. It is already light here longer. I know when we visit our family in PA it seems like it is dusk by 5pm so I would see why other states would push for it, but we have enough sunshine time here!

[eclaires]

I grew up in an area in Indiana that observed (basically three rogue counties that are pretty much the Louisville metro area), and then went to college in an area of Indiana that didn’t change time. So half the year we were the same as central time and Chicago and the other half we were the same as eastern time and my hometown. It was a pain.

Where we are we actually aren’t too far from where it switches to central time but that’s west of us and the metro area is all east of us so it never really affects us. I think it’s like 20-30 minutes east of us maybe?

[AAM2012]

Arizona here and love not thinking about changing clocks. Although it does create scheduling challenges at my job because we are nationwide.

[mrsukyankee]

We don't change until the last Sunday of March - so it's a pain the butt as my family always forgets or I forget. And then their is the business aspect for my H who works with people in NYC as well as other parts of the world.

[macmars45]

I'm in WA state and would rather not do time changing at any time of the year.

[taratru]

I'd be fine with never messing with time change again. Along with our archaic school calendar, it can go anytime.

[cattledogkisses]

Mar 8, 2018 8:39:46 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

We don't change until the last Sunday of March - so it's a pain the butt as my family always forgets or I forget. And then their is the business aspect for my H who works with people in NYC as well as other parts of the world.

Last year I forgot that Europe changes two weeks after the US, and when the US changed I was attributing being tired to losing an hour of sleep.  I took me a couple of days to realize that the clocks hadn't actually changed here yet.

[BicycleBride]

I read this post a few years ago about switching to just two time zones and eliminating time changes and was fascinated by the concept. I thought it was particularly interesting that what is on tv dictates when people do things more than what time it is.
www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/142199/the-us-needs-to-retire-daylight-savings-and-just-have-two-time-zones-one-hour-apart/amp/

[heyjude]

CA tried to pass this a few years ago. There is tons of research as to why falling back and springing forward is bad policy. It’s not just about being a special snowflake state. Go Florida! (Never said that before!)

[irishbride2]

NO NO NO NO NO!

Standard time all of the time.
UGH I hate when its dark at almost 8 in the morning.

[notreal]

Mar 8, 2018 8:39:46 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

We don't change until the last Sunday of March - so it's a pain the butt as my family always forgets or I forget. And then their is the business aspect for my H who works with people in NYC as well as other parts of the world.

We're supposed to be on the same schedule.  I wish we would go back, standard time is the best and I hate that we are deprived of extra time because of George W. ( I know it was Congress, but I like to blame who I like)

[bitsandpieces]

AZ here. Not having to change is the best! You get used to switching between time zones depending on what the rest of the country is doing.

I also love that it's called the "Sunshine Protection Act."

[aliciabella]

You can rip dst out of my cold, dead hands. I love it is still light out at 8 pm in the summer. The sun sets around 430 at the winter solstice which sucks. I would be happy to keep day all year. Love.

[waverly]

Changing the clocks is so silly. I vote stay on DST all year round for the entire country because I would rather have the daylight in the evening.

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Mar 8, 2018 11:33:55 GMT -5 waverly said:

Changing the clocks is so silly. I vote stay on DST all year round for the entire country because I would rather have the daylight in the evening.

I hate changing the clocks, but DST all year would drive me bonkers. Yes, the sun sets early in the winter. But where I live, the shortest days have juuuuust over 8 hours of daylight. As it is, sunrise on those days is almost 8am, and that's without DST. Switching to DST all year long would push back to sunrise to almost 9am. I would never be able to get out of bed.

[cattledogkisses]

Mar 8, 2018 11:36:37 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Mar 8, 2018 11:33:55 GMT -5 waverly said:

Changing the clocks is so silly. I vote stay on DST all year round for the entire country because I would rather have the daylight in the evening.

I hate changing the clocks, but DST all year would drive me bonkers. Yes, the sun sets early in the winter. But where I live, the shortest days have juuuuust over 8 hours of daylight. As it is, sunrise on those days is almost 8am, and that's without DST. Switching to DST all year long would push back to sunrise to almost 9am. I would never be able to get out of bed.

It's a huge struggle for me to get out of bed when it's still dark out. 

[heat40]

This is stupid. If we’re going to keep just one time, then have it be standard time.

[turnipthebeet]

I used to be indifferent. Then I had kids who do not live by a clock, and now I haaaaate the change.

[heyjude]

I looooooove DST. I’d love it all year long.

[elleblue]

Just pick a time and stick with it. I especially hate switching now that we're on a 8 months on, 4 months off schedule. Unnecessary.

[TR]

This is an interesting comparison chart:

[WanderingWinoZ]

that's a really helpful chart...data is so beautiful! lol

1- I'd rather stick to the same all year instead of changing
2- I don't really have a preference for DST or standard
3- I'd much prefer sunlight later in the day for sports, kids, playing outside after work & have it be dark more in the mornings

[penguingrrl]

I wish the March-November schedule were always in effect (I can never remember which is standard time). Morning sucks no matter what and whether or not it’s light out, but having it dark shortly after school ends sucks.

[heyjude]

You will never get the nation to buy into a permanent standard time switch. Any company or organization that operates outdoor activities after 5 pm will fight it. And that includes every single little league parent in America. Lol.

DST is also better for commuters and traffic as it will allow people to bike more after work.

Probably would lead to a fitter America as there would be more time for outdoor recreation.

It’s a win for anyone who experiences SAD (I have a mild case and the switch in November always is hard).

DST all the way!!

[Deleted]

Mar 8, 2018 13:07:09 GMT -5 heyjude said:

You will never get the nation to buy into a permanent standard time switch. Any company or organization that operates outdoor activities after 5 pm will fight it. And that includes every single little league parent in America. Lol.

DST is also better for commuters and traffic as it will allow people to bike more after work.

Probably would lead to a fitter America as there would be more time for outdoor recreation.

It’s a win for anyone who experiences SAD (I have a mild case and the switch in November always is hard).

DST all the way!!

I guess this varies by region. Currently our December days have daylight basically from 8am to 4pm. Staying on DST would shift that to 9-5. Most schools here start at 7:30 - I cannot imagine kids going to school that long before the sun comes up. And the idea that people are going to be biking to and from work - I don't really see people who currently don't commute by bike because it's dark when they come home to be like, "Yeah, that's cool, I'll bike in the pitch dark at 7:30am."

Bottom line is that no shifting of the clock is going to buy us more than 8 hours of daylight during the worst of it. Meh.