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Why turning our clocks back Sunday makes no sense
washingtonpost.com ^ | October 31 at 2:30 PM | Chris Mooney

Posted on 11/01/2014 11:14:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: Vendome
I'm not sure I understand that. It looks like you've presented a compelling reason to have time zones, but I don't see how Daylight Savings Time has anything to do with "making time regular" -- especially when a lot of countries (I believe all of Asia, for example) don't even observe it.
21 posted on 11/01/2014 11:33:39 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The ship be sinking.")
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To: Vendome

Best answer is to retire. Go to bed when you want... get up when you want and don’t worry about the clock. :)


22 posted on 11/01/2014 11:33:43 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m living in Russia. Last year, we didn’t observe daylight savings time. This year we’ve gone back to observing it. I’ve already noticed the difference. The extra hour of sleep is great. Let’s see how the rest of the winter goes. Last winter was a little depressing...so far this year I’m a little more energetic!


23 posted on 11/01/2014 11:33:49 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve always HATED the time changes with a PASSION.

The way it is during the Winter is how it SHOULD be. The days naturally get longer and shorter all on their own. Just LEAVE IT THE HELL alone!

What the Pelosi Congress and Bush did with a few years ago screwed it up even more!!!!

It will never get better. When have you EVER known our government to correct or reverse course on a bad idea? (I can’t think of any)


24 posted on 11/01/2014 11:34:19 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: FlJoePa

“Only the government”? The correct wording is “only the white man.” Some PC police got to your graphic.


25 posted on 11/01/2014 11:35:10 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: MUDDOG
This was my last Halloween. I'm tired of feeding them candy as well as food stamps.

We had 240 trick or treaters last night. I'm in a neighborhood people drive too for the event. It's crazy...

26 posted on 11/01/2014 11:35:15 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: BenLurkin

Split the difference. Turn them back 30 minutes and leave them at that.


27 posted on 11/01/2014 11:36:38 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Genoa; FlJoePa

Odd that they didn’t change the Old Indian into a Senior Native American.


28 posted on 11/01/2014 11:37:13 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: kjam22
Wow! That's huge!

I had seven this year -- two cute little kids, and a gang of five black "youths" pillaging the white neighborhood together.

29 posted on 11/01/2014 11:38:12 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: jospehm20

Thank you for the reminder!
Yes Cheney Haliburton should be blamed too!


30 posted on 11/01/2014 11:39:17 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Vendome

Additionally, daylight savings Improves productivity and economic output.

I doubt it. There is a lot of productivity wasted in the twice yearly turnover.


31 posted on 11/01/2014 11:39:25 AM PDT by marktwain (The old media must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: BenLurkin

Obama should sign an XO that it is the same time everywhere in the world.

I’m surprised he hasn’t signed an XO to declare there are 100 hours in a day and 100 minutes in every hour and 10 months per year all starting with Zero thru 99.

He could then spend billions of dollars changing all the calendar’s and clocks in the world. Clocks are easy just put a new face on them.

He could kick back billions and billions of dollars to his cronies that way.


32 posted on 11/01/2014 11:39:31 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: MUDDOG

It was literally 240. I counted and marked them down while Mrs Kjam22 handed out 10 bags of candy. Me and Bentley the dog sat in the office where we could watch the door. Bentley wasn’t packing but I was :)


33 posted on 11/01/2014 11:40:20 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: BenLurkin

I refused to change my wall clocks last spring.

So tomorrow, I’m good to go

I work outside. Sun comes up, sun goes down. I work in between


34 posted on 11/01/2014 11:41:37 AM PDT by digger48
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To: kjam22

Wow. A ritzy neighborhood where the homeowners can’t spell. Sorry I just couldn’t resist. No harm intended.


35 posted on 11/01/2014 11:43:26 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: kjam22

Good for you and Bentley!


36 posted on 11/01/2014 11:43:27 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: 4Runner

:) Its all good...


37 posted on 11/01/2014 11:44:42 AM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: Perdogg

without moving the clocks back it is...i never liked fall back until this year as I drive my daughter to the bus stop for school at 7:20AM and its dark and dangerous...


38 posted on 11/01/2014 11:49:03 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: a fool in paradise

the youngest kids have to wait at the bus stop at 6:30am here, it is full darkness


39 posted on 11/01/2014 11:49:22 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Vendome

No, that is the point of time zones.


40 posted on 11/01/2014 11:49:25 AM PDT by Stingray51
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