[Buckeye McFrog]

The nation tried year-round DST back during the Jimmy Carter years.

I remember that. Heading out to school in the pitch darkness. Mothers HATED it! I'm sure it played a part in his becoming a One Term Wonder. Not as much as the Iran hostage thing, but a part.

[wideminded]

The nation tried year-round DST back during the Jimmy Carter years.

I remember that. Heading out to school in the pitch darkness. Mothers HATED it!

I'm pretty sure this happened when Nixon was president. There was an Oliphant cartoon that showed some kids waiting for the bus in the dark with one of them saying: "I'd impeach him for daylight savings alone."

[PrairieLady2]

I remember that! There were concerns that kids would get hit by cars. But I thought the argument was silly because schools changed attendance times to go to school earlier in the morning so that they could do a split day. Higher grades attending earlier and going home earlier, lower grades going in after lunch and staying later, so they came home in the dark.

I personally LOVE DST. It works very well for my personal internal clock, and I’m one of those who wishes they’d leave it that way. More of us would be able to enjoy the sunrise if it occured later in the morning lol!