Senate passes year around DST.

[Marvin the Martian]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

 

[NPT]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

You could be correct but for the most part I don't think they care what polls say. They know people have a very short memory for things like that.

 

[UncleMark]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

I was going to post about this. I'm fine with it. In my mind, the time change has always been backwards. You need more evening sun the the winter, not the summer. Duh.

 

[Crayfish57]

Urgh I hate it! I have a really strong internal clock and granted have a little leeway on my own vs an exact punch in time . I have never used an alarm clock in my life. I have had a few times Ive left a wake up call with someone just in case but always wake up ahead of it. It just screws with me for a few weeks though. Honestly we should be on central time in my opinion . We didnt use to change but it was always a PIA dealing with MI living on the line and being on different time. Extreme NW IN is on central , Is the Evansville area?

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

only lunatics like dark at 4:30 pm

 

[NPT]

I think Evansville is on Central. I believe that the area around Cincinnati used to go to DST even when IN didn't.

 

[Stuffshot]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

And, Indiana should align with Chicago time instead of New York time. Look at a globe -- Indiana is a lot closer to Chicago than the East Coast.

 

[UncleMark]

I think Evansville is on Central. I believe that the area around Cincinnati used to go to DST even when IN didn't.

SE Indiana did that, but it was unofficial. Evansville and Da Region are on Central, but I don't remember if their observance of DST was official or not.

It was a real PITA doing business before we switched to observing DST.

 

[Crayfish57]

SE Indiana did that, but it was unofficial. Evansville and Da Region are on Central, but I don't remember if their observance of DST was official or not.

It was a real PITA doing business before we switched to observing DST.

That is a long pizza delivery on any time

 

[Spartans9312]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

Right now it should be getting daylight at 6:30 and we should then never change our clocks.
Whatever that time is called is the correct answer

 

[ce36ei]

Wonderful. It won’t get daylight until 9 in Dec/Jan.

 

[iuwclurker]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

We’ll have to switch from spring forward fall back to spring up fall down.

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

Wonderful. It won’t get daylight until 9 in Dec/Jan.

That would be ok with me. You don't get up and mow grass at 6 AM. Well I hope not anyway. Your neighbor will shoot you sooner or later.

 

[ce36ei]

That would be ok with me. You don't get up and mow grass at 6 AM. Well I hope not anyway. Your neighbor will shoot you sooner or later.

I am team morning sun. Back before Indiana screwed everything up I was the teenager teeing off at 5:45 AM and taking sunrise walks in July. I’m usually settling into bed by 9. Not fun when it’s full sunlight outside.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

USAToday has a story up I didn't remember, Nixon went to yearlong Daylight time as an energy saver in 1974 and Americans hated it. The winters of being dark to 9, even 9:30 in some places, was just too much.

I like the early sun, I used to run in the mornings back before Indiana switched, and when I still ran. But I don't mind the later sun, makes it easier to mow and still do something fun. Screws going to the drive-in though.

 

[UncleMark]

USAToday has a story up I didn't remember, Nixon went to yearlong Daylight time as an energy saver in 1974 and Americans hated it. The winters of being dark to 9, even 9:30 in some places, was just too much.

I like the early sun, I used to run in the mornings back before Indiana switched, and when I still ran. But I don't mind the later sun, makes it easier to mow and still do something fun. Screws going to the drive-in though.

Drive in theaters spent a ton of money in Indianapolis back then to stay on standard time.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

And, Indiana should align with Chicago time instead of New York time. Look at a globe -- Indiana is a lot closer to Chicago than the East Coast.

Isn't that always an issue on either end of a time zone?

 

[i'vegotwinners]

I do not care if it is DST or standard, the time needs to be the same all year long. The Senate passed a year around DST bill today. Though I hate the name of the bill, "The Sunshine Protection Act".

I have no idea if the House will approve, it appears 43% of Americans prefer standard and 32% approve Daylight. That makes me think it may not succeed.

no idea where you got that poll, but i have to question it.

it really boils down to whether you like the extra daylight early morning, or evening.

i see 10 times more people out doing recreation and yard stuff etc in the PM than the AM, so hard to believe most people prefer the extra daylight in the AM than PM. (except McNutt anyway, who'd be making the turn at 6 AM if Ind went to central time).

pretty sure business prefers being synced with the east coast rather than Chicago, other than maybe the region.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

no idea where you got that poll, but i have to question it.

it really boils down to whether you like the extra daylight early morning, or evening.

i see 10 times more people out doing recreation and yard stuff etc in the PM than the AM, so hard to believe most people prefer the extra daylight in the AM than PM. (except McNutt anyway, who'd be making the turn at 6 AM if Ind went to central time).

pretty sure business prefers being synced with the east coast rather than Chicago, other than maybe the region.

Dislike for changing the clocks persists - AP-NORC

Most Americans want to avoid changing their clocks twice a year, but there is no consensus on whether the clocks should stay on daylight saving time or standard time.

apnorc.org

 

[larsIU]

Dislike for changing the clocks persists - AP-NORC

Most Americans want to avoid changing their clocks twice a year, but there is no consensus on whether the clocks should stay on daylight saving time or standard time.

apnorc.org

I can't find one but I would bet a poll (to IGW's point) about what time of day you want your sunlight would heavily favor the PM hours year round. Gonna be some dark winter's mornings. Maybe business should just adjust their opening times from like 8 to 9am.

 

[TMFT]

I was in grad school the first time I had to "spring forward." I felt awful going to the bars in the summer at 9:30 and there still being light out. I like my bars dark & smoky, just the way God intended.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I can't find one but I would bet a poll (to IGW's point) about what time of day you want your sunlight would heavily favor the PM hours year round. Gonna be some dark winter's mornings. Maybe business should just adjust their opening times from like 8 to 9am.

I don't disagree except to point out Nixon tried it and Americans demanded it be changed back. I suspect parents find it harder to get kids up when it is middle of the night dark. Plus rural kids have to be waiting for busses in the dark more. So I can see why some prefer the other way.

 

[larsIU]

I like my bars dark & smoky, just the way God intended.

The combination of dark, smoky, and inebriation always made me 5x more attractive than reality.

 

[iuwclurker]

People should focus on making time, not spending it.

 

[Hank Reardon]

And, Indiana should align with Chicago time instead of New York time. Look at a globe -- Indiana is a lot closer to Chicago than the East Coast.

No. I wish to remain with New York. It's simply easier. And moving an hour back would make F1 races come on too early on Sunday morning. The 8/9am starts are fine. I don't need 7 am starts.

 

[larsIU]

No. I wish to remain with New York. It's simply easier. And moving an hour back would make F1 races come on too early on Sunday morning. The 8/9am starts are fine. I don't need 7 am starts.

Add Premier League matches as well. Shit's important yo. Don't go messing with my Saturday morning routines.

 

[TMFT]

The combination of dark, smoky, and inebriation always made me 5x more attractive than reality.

You should have seen what it did to my dancing skills.

 

[outside shooter]

I always enjoyed being on the western edge of a time zone. More time after work to do stuff outside. Like golf, back before kids. Like mowing, these days. Or a bike ride.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

So the bill passed by mistake. Wow, do our senators look bad. Rubio asked for unanimous consent knowing that Wicker opposes the bill, he expected Wicker to oppose it as he had a hold on the bill. Rubio would get to put out a press release that he was trying for the bill, Wicker would put out a press release that he had stopped the bill, a win-win.

For reasons unknown, Wicker didn't oppose. It appears he, nor the many other senators that opposed, were paying attention. So no one rose in opposition, the unanimous consent was approved.

That Daylight Saving Time Bill Passed Because A Bunch of Senators Just Weren’t Paying Attention

The Daylight Saving Time bill was apparently able to pass the Senate by unanimous consent because many Senators didn't even know it was up for a vote.

www.mediaite.com