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Sunday we turn the clocks back to have darkness at 5:00 pm
I heard they were going to stop doing this a few years back, anyone heard any news lately ?
IMO, it's a pain in the rear !!

We don't like it here either, I hate when it gets dark so early but I haven't heard anything about any change since last year. I believe that the only two states that keep their clocks the same all year are Arizona and Hawaii.

We kept on Daylight Savings Time back in the Carter administration. A lot of kids were killed in the darkness waiting for the bus.

Appreciate the reminder....especially when there is that extra hour of sleep!!

I have a friend in Fort Wayne, Indiana who had migrated to my neck of the woods 30 years ago to work for a local gun manufacturer. We got to become good friends since we both worked there at the same time and I believe he had indicated they didn't recognize DST, either.

He used to do my reloading for me. Gosh, I miss that.

Sir Henry wrote:We kept on Daylight Savings Time back in the Carter administration. A lot of kids were killed in the darkness waiting for the bus.

I remember that also.

Deadwood Dutch wrote:

Sir Henry wrote:We kept on Daylight Savings Time back in the Carter administration. A lot of kids were killed in the darkness waiting for the bus.

I remember that also.

You must be as old as the hills too.

I always change my clocks around 12:00 noon on the Saturday before. Seems to help, my Dad always did that.

Bish1309 wrote:I have a friend in Fort Wayne, Indiana who had migrated to my neck of the woods 30 years ago to work for a local gun manufacturer. We got to become good friends since we both worked there at the same time and I believe he had indicated they didn't recognize DST, either. He used to do my reloading for me. Gosh, I miss that.

IN does not have DST. I lived in IL just across the Wabash River from IN for a few years, and often did some work in IN. Real PIA having to remember the time difference every time I crossed the River. I am all for DST, always have been. Rather have that extra hour of daylight during the summer. Changing the Clocks twice a year is not an ordeal. Our Computers, TV's, and a couple other devices change the time automatically.

ArmyScout wrote:

Bish1309 wrote:I have a friend in Fort Wayne, Indiana who had migrated to my neck of the woods 30 years ago to work for a local gun manufacturer. We got to become good friends since we both worked there at the same time and I believe he had indicated they didn't recognize DST, either. He used to do my reloading for me. Gosh, I miss that.

IN does not have DST. I lived in IL just across the Wabash River from IN for a few years, and often did some work in IN. Real PIA having to remember the time difference every time I crossed the River. I am all for DST, always have been. Rather have that extra hour of daylight during the summer. Changing the Clocks twice a year is not an ordeal. Our Computers, TV's, and a couple other devices change the time automatically.

That was true for part of the state, the part in Eastern time zone. The parts of Indiana in the Central time zone have always observed DST. However, it changed several years ago, and both the Eastern time zone and Central time zone counties are all once again observing DST.

Spring Forward this Sunday morning when Daylight Savings kicks back in on March 12th . ...

JEBar wrote:Spring Forward this Sunday morning when Daylight Savings kicks back in on March 12th . ...

Suits me just fine!

I like the daylight after work. In the morning if its dark on the way to work I dont care. So Im all for the springin forward

Trying to get my newborn (1 month old) on a sleeping schedule. Worried the spring forward will throw a wrench into things! If nothing else I can't afford to lose another hour of precious sleep myself!

we have spent the last 8 weeks in Texas in the Central Time Zone and are due to leave for home on Monday morning after losing an hour due to Sunday's time change .... on Tuesday we will leave a second hour when we cross back into Eastern Time .... we've been through this before and know it will take a few days to get used to the 2 hour change

Sun comes up
Sun goes down

Our clocks will go forward by an hour on the 26th, but I really wish the powers that be would put a stop to it.
It does make for nice long, light summer evenings, but that's about the only benefit that I can see.

my favorite story about tying to cope with Daylight Savings took place many years ago .... a couple of months into the first year it went into affect they published a letter to the editor of the local paper .... in that letter a lady urged the city officials to go to the county manager, have them go to the NC Legislature to withdraw NC from participation in Daylight Savings .... her complaint was the extra hour of daylight they had created was burning up her garden ...

JEBar wrote:my favorite story about tying to cope with Daylight Savings took place many years ago .... a couple of months into the first year it went into affect they published a letter to the editor of the local paper .... in that letter a lady urged the city officials to go to the county manager, have them go to the NC Legislature to withdraw NC from participation in Daylight Savings .... her complaint was the extra hour of daylight they had created was burning up her garden ...

Now that's funny! Reminds me of the gal calling up asking why they don't just move those deer crossing signs so the deer wouldn't cross the road!

yep .... my wife taught science (chemistry and physics) in that town .... can you believe that I got into trouble for asking her if the letter was written by one of her students ....