A bill we could ALL get behind

GrandWazoo · 2020-09-17T18:10:52.864Z

Scientific American

Does Daylight Saving Time Conserve Energy?

Recent studies shed some light on the efficiency of seasonally changing the clocks

Here is a pretty good article that has some of the pros and cons.

acsirip · 2020-09-17T18:11:59.593Z

nope

Conservative_frk · 2020-09-17T18:26:00.282Z

Arizona never changes. It’s great!

NuffSaid · 2020-09-17T18:26:54.702Z

tzu:

No.

Just end it.

Totally agree.

SixFoot · 2020-09-17T18:27:58.582Z

toreyj01:

Safiel:

I 100% agree with ending this stupid ■■■■■■■ ritual of changing the clocks.

However, I think we should adopt standard time as the permanent time.

Naw, I like it being lighter later in the day. It sucks going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.

Said every Alaskan ever. lol

biggestal99 · 2020-09-18T09:58:21.016Z

SixFoot:

Said every Alaskan ever. lol

That’s why. Alaska.

Pop. 3

It’s good for polar bears however.

Allan

Adam · 2020-09-18T10:27:44.517Z

This is a joke, but the entire country should be on Eastern time. ■■■■ the rest of you. We’re the REAL time zone and you all know it.

once-ler · 2020-09-18T10:42:00.384Z

Who says the GOP is devoid of brilliant solutions? Some people say jobs are the most important issue right now, but I say America is only a daylight savings ban and a constitutional amendment to protect the flag away from Greatness.

zantax · 2020-09-18T11:17:58.107Z

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Adam · 2020-09-18T11:19:23.623Z

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

zantax · 2020-09-18T11:22:37.480Z

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

Adam · 2020-09-18T11:27:05.647Z

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

zantax · 2020-09-18T11:32:58.181Z

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

It can be a problem anywhere. And no, sunlight isn’t a guarantee but most rational people can see why children are safer when it’s light out, which is why most parents bring their young children indoors when it gets dark.

Smyrna · 2020-09-18T11:33:23.884Z

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Enjoying the daylight by stealing an hour on the clock from the night is nice. You get off of work and have an extra hour of daylight. I never imagined that falling back that hour in the fall could place so much stress on people that it requires this bill to be introduced? That said, I’m fine with what ever helps others.

Adam · 2020-09-18T11:36:28.953Z

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

It can be a problem anywhere. And no, sunlight isn’t a guarantee but most rational people can see why children are safer when it’s light out, which is why most parents bring their young children indoors when it gets dark.

I’m not the one who went with sundown equals child rape. A rationale that I would have gone with was “less likely to be hit by cars”. But we’re apparently different people.

zantax · 2020-09-18T11:37:25.469Z

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

It can be a problem anywhere. And no, sunlight isn’t a guarantee but most rational people can see why children are safer when it’s light out, which is why most parents bring their young children indoors when it gets dark.

I’m not the one who went with sundown equals child rape. A rationale that I would have gone with was “less likely to be hit by cars”. But we’re apparently different people.

Cars as well. Children do actually get abducted and raped.

Adam · 2020-09-18T11:47:50.172Z

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

It can be a problem anywhere. And no, sunlight isn’t a guarantee but most rational people can see why children are safer when it’s light out, which is why most parents bring their young children indoors when it gets dark.

I’m not the one who went with sundown equals child rape. A rationale that I would have gone with was “less likely to be hit by cars”. But we’re apparently different people.

Cars as well. Children do actually get abducted and raped.

Occasionally. More likely to catch Covid at school and die. Just ignore it.

And this is where I have to mention that I am against kidnapping children and raping them. I’m very anti that. I wish I could vote against it. Where’s that on the ballot? But in all seriousness, I do think there is a level of fear that parents often instill in their children that is unfounded. The scenario of random pedophile stealing a child and raping and killing them is astronomically rare. Teach your kids to be smart and aware of their surroundings, but that extreme focus on the guy in the trenchcoat never made sense. If your child gets raped its probably gonna be the uncle, father, brother or cousin. That’s more of a threat. Until they’re older and it’ll be a boyfriend/friend. Focus on that. Not some guy at the bus stop. Just my opinion.

zantax · 2020-09-18T12:05:34.361Z

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

Adam:

zantax:

SixFoot:

We don’t need daylight saving time in the first place.

Yes we do. Parents don’t want to send their children to the bus stop, or to walk to school, in the dark.

Builds character.

Yeah, getting snatched off the streets and raped builds character.

That’s an issue where you live? That sucks. And god knows no child was ever kidnapped and raped when the sun was out. Little known fact, all kidnapper’s skin burns in the sunlight.

It can be a problem anywhere. And no, sunlight isn’t a guarantee but most rational people can see why children are safer when it’s light out, which is why most parents bring their young children indoors when it gets dark.

I’m not the one who went with sundown equals child rape. A rationale that I would have gone with was “less likely to be hit by cars”. But we’re apparently different people.

Cars as well. Children do actually get abducted and raped.

Occasionally. More likely to catch Covid at school and die. Just ignore it.

And this is where I have to mention that I am against kidnapping children and raping them. I’m very anti that. I wish I could vote against it. Where’s that on the ballot? But in all seriousness, I do think there is a level of fear that parents often instill in their children that is unfounded. The scenario of random pedophile stealing a child and raping and killing them is astronomically rare. Teach your kids to be smart and aware of their surroundings, but that extreme focus on the guy in the trenchcoat never made sense. If your child gets raped its probably gonna be the uncle, father, brother or cousin. That’s more of a threat. Until they’re older and it’ll be a boyfriend/friend. Focus on that. Not some guy at the bus stop. Just my opinion.

As a parent you don’t ignore any risk to your children. And while being abducted, raped and murdered is rare it is also catastrophic. And being out alone in the dark opens opportunity for strangers and related pedophiles alike.

Personally I always accompanied my children to the bus stop if I couldn’t drive them myself but obviously not all parents schedules permit that.

WCD9973 · 2020-09-18T14:08:36.904Z

I mean, here is another idea…
Start school later.

And before you say “Impossible! Work, sports, after school, blah blah blah” they did it here with great success!
Elementary school is 8:15 (and yes, some areas is still somewhat dark at 7:30 for bus but not very long and not very dark), middle school is 8:45, HS is 9:15. Been doing it for 8 years now with great success by every measure.

Toll_Collector · 2020-09-18T15:56:44.095Z

toreyj01:

Naw, I like it being lighter later in the day. It sucks going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark.

I am all for daylight savings time when it springs forward while I’m on the midnight shift and I get paid for 8 hours only working 7. But when we have to fall back and I have to be there 9 hours, I’m against it!