Vote for permanent DST then. Why the **** do I need full daylight at 4:00am?
Iowa ending DST?
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We aren't going to start picking school kids up in the morning in the dark in Iowa.
Yeah, I'd be on board with this. Just reading this, it popped into my head how badly this would screw up my kids' softball seasons if it were implemented here in Illinois. We don't have enough fields with lights and would have to start the games an hour earlier to be able to complete them during the week. This would make it virtually impossible to have weeknight games that lasted more than an hour, at least early in the season. Moving games up would mean most kids couldn't make the games. We rely pretty heavily on that extra hour in the evening to get games in during the week. (we are about 30 Minutes ahead of Des Moines as far as when it gets dark)
Oh well, completely unimportant, just popped into my head and I thought I would share. Although I also wonder how golf courses would feel about this. Would make it a lot tighter to be able to get a round in after work.
Pain in the butt, isn't it? We were always calling at the wrong time...dinner time, nap time, PT time...OY!
Now he's in College Station, same time zone. Yay!
I will never understand why some feel they need to change things like this.
The original purpose of it was to aid working hours of the early industrialized world, which now isn't really necessary in modern times. I don't really care what time they choose to set it to, just pick a time and make everyone else follow suit so it's straight and easy to work with. I actually would prefer this be a national thing than a state-specific thing, as that further complicates things. Just pick a set time and let the working sector adjust as necessary for them.
Or don't change it. It would just be nice to have everybody on the same page, which is easiest when done federally. Or, go permanent DST. Fine by me.
Move it ahead 30 minutes this Spring and then just leave it. Everyone wakes up Sunday morning and life goes on as always without dealing with that colossal waste of time twice a year.
So you want to be a half hour off from everyone else in the country/world? Seems odd.
This is what I've always believed a good solution would be. Split the difference and do away with DST/ Std time. Barring that, I'd take permanent Standard Time.
Yeah that would probably work best if done at the federal level, but it does make a lot of sense from a timing standpoint by eliminating some of the extremes that other posters have brought up.
Not sure it is a big deal either way and it's funny this is an item the legislature wants to spend time on.
Does it really matter if we are 6 hours away from the UK or 6 1/2 ?
International markets and businesses would say yes, it does.
State rights, baby! Every state with it's own time zone! And screw this standard national currency stuff! 50 independent monetary systems with fluctuating exchange rates! Winning!
Screw permanent Standard time. We NEED Permanent Daylight Savings all year!!! We have ALREADY as a country made DST MUCH longer than standard time during the year because it is better for ALMOST everybody.
This should be a National decision though, that way all the time-zones stay the same, and people who live near the border of their states aren't all ****** up like in AZ.
Federal DST all year! Let's do this!!!
People who complain about dropping off kids in the dark? WTF..you already have to pick them up in the ******* dark in the winter! Seriously, get over it.
This should be a National decision though, that way all the time-zones stay the same, and people who live near the border of their states aren't all ****** up like in AZ.
Federal DST all year! Let's do this!!!
People who complain about dropping off kids in the dark? WTF..you already have to pick them up in the ******* dark in the winter! Seriously, get over it.