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Daylight Saving Time Is America's Greatest Shame
The Atlantic ^ | November 1, 2014 | Alexander Abad-Santos

Posted on 11/03/2014 9:02:50 AM PST by C19fan

Daylight Saving Time is the greatest continuing fraud ever perpetuated on American people. And this weekend, the effect of this cruel monster will rear its ugly head again. On Sunday morning, Americans across the country will have to set their clocks back one hour, and next week, the sun will begin its ambling lurch to eventually setting at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Technically-speaking, this sleep cycle-wrecking practice of setting our clocks back is because we will be going back to Standard Time after our flirty summer with DST. And the unsettling shift back to these hours, and the hour "we gain," is the back-end of the time-bargain we have to pay for setting our clocks forward in March to "maximize daylight"—a phrase probably better suited to organisms that rely on photosynthesis—during the spring and summer hours.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: daylight; time
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Another example of stupid "Government has to do something" policy. DST got extended with GOP approval during one of those spikes in energy prices on the false claim it saved energy.
1 posted on 11/03/2014 9:02:50 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Coming in at #2 — slavery


2 posted on 11/03/2014 9:03:50 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats have a lynch mob mentality. They always have.)
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To: C19fan

Yes, but “gratest shame”? Not even top 10.


3 posted on 11/03/2014 9:04:15 AM PST by thorvaldr
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To: C19fan

The switch to and from DST for me every year is a non-event.


4 posted on 11/03/2014 9:04:31 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Flyer; Eaker; TheMom; humblegunner

Flyer ping


5 posted on 11/03/2014 9:04:39 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: C19fan

I’ve written and called my state representatives on this farce.

It always, always causes mayhem at work. We have to shut off machines during the change, and it still causes issues. Clocks don’t turn correctly, start turning repeatedly, and for some reason, some turned the following Sunday/Monday morning.


6 posted on 11/03/2014 9:04:51 AM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: thackney

The main thing I hate is everything.


7 posted on 11/03/2014 9:05:28 AM PST by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
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To: thorvaldr

LOL it barely makes the rank of minor irritation.


8 posted on 11/03/2014 9:06:23 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: C19fan

I believe it may have been Nipsy Russell who said long ago that the idea for daylight savings time came from a man who cut one end off his blanket and sewed it onto the other end to make it longer.


9 posted on 11/03/2014 9:06:35 AM PST by RipSawyer (OPM is the religion of the sheeple.)
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To: C19fan

I’ve seen a lot of MSM articles slamming DST.

Why are liberals so against it?

I never really thought it a big deal, one way or another.

But seeing near vitriolic screeds against it in the usual leftist publications makes me think maybe it is a good thing.

If the liberals are putting up such a concerted front against it, there’s probably something in it, that I am unaware of, that is good.


10 posted on 11/03/2014 9:07:37 AM PST by ifinnegan
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To: ClearCase_guy

Or abortion


11 posted on 11/03/2014 9:08:02 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: C19fan

Yesterday was the best morning of the year.

The Sunday in March is the worst.

I really like to sleep.


12 posted on 11/03/2014 9:08:21 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: C19fan

” DST got extended “

First recorded use of “DST” was with the Romans.


13 posted on 11/03/2014 9:08:21 AM PST by TexasGator
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Daylight Saving Time is the greatest continuing fraud ever perpetuated on American people.

Greatest fraud? This guy never heard of the demonRAT party? The Federal Deposit Banking System? The IRS? The EPA?

I could go on for about another day or two, but why bother? You all get it.

14 posted on 11/03/2014 9:09:40 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: ifinnegan

No, this is something fairly equally hated.

In fact, far leftists are the ones that seem to adore it, which makes it suspicious.

I am NOT for something that completely disrupts operations for no discernible reason, and DST is definitely one of them.


15 posted on 11/03/2014 9:11:22 AM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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Daylight Saving Time is the greatest continuing fraud ever perpetuated on American people.

That's "perpetrated." Which reminds me: The greatest, costliest, most destructive hoax ever perpetrated on the American People is school. Followed by government school.

16 posted on 11/03/2014 9:13:37 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: ClearCase_guy

Greatest shame is a joke. Electing a red diaper baby with a C- grade average to the presidency is the greatest shame so far.

I’m still enjoying getting that extra hour of time back. LOL!


17 posted on 11/03/2014 9:13:40 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: C19fan
I'll rant about standard time and sunset @ 5:30 pm.

Maximum Daylight works for me.

When the wife says "Where you been? ..at the ice-house?"

I say, "Honey,It's not late, It ain't even dark yet!"

Now "I'm not late, ...Blame the time change".

18 posted on 11/03/2014 9:14:13 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Lazamataz

Today is:

Gregorian: Monday, 3 November 2014
Mayan: Long count = 13.0.1.16.2; tzolkin = 10 Ik; haab = 15 Zac
French: 13 Brumaire an 223 de la Révolution
Islamic: 10 Muharram 1436
Hebrew: 10 Heshvan 5775
Julian: 21 October 2014
ISO: Day 1 of week 45 of 2014
Persian: 12 Aban 1393
Ethiopic: 24 Teqemt 2007
Coptic: 24 Babah 1731
Chinese: Cycle 78, year 31 (Jia-Wu), second month 9, day 11 (Wu-Yin)
Julian day: 2456965
Day of year: Day 307 of 2014; 58 days remaining in the year
Discordian: Boomtime, The Aftermath 15, Year of Our Lady of Discord 3180


19 posted on 11/03/2014 9:15:00 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Lazamataz

Life is easier when you have an understanding of the things that please you, and those that don’t.


20 posted on 11/03/2014 9:15:04 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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