Comments on: Spring Forward: Rubio Renews Push For Year-Round Daylight Saving Time

By: MargieLu

MargieLu — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:42:35 +0000

NO! Several (thousands) of folks work in Alabama or have a family member who does. The one-hour-off would be a logistics issue. If you want to get up an hour earlier to do have an extra hour of daylight, great, but don’t mandate it by the state government for the rest of us who are just fine with the status quo.

By: Give me a break

Give me a break — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:25:14 +0000

Y’all get on here and are going to argue against anything. This way, or that way, you’re never happy.

Good grief, there’s bigger fish to fry than this.

Touch the grass.

By: SueB

SueB — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:26:29 +0000

Hawaii and Arizona are the only two states in the U.S. that do not observe daylight saving time. However, several overseas territories do not observe daylight saving time. Those territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rubio is the first Florida Republican to win three terms in the Senate. He should has how Hawaii and Arizona got rid of DST.

By: SW

SW — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:31:58 +0000

I just wish they’d pick one and stay with it.

By: same ol same ol

same ol same ol — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 11:50:45 +0000

Dear Olin,

I appreciate you enjoy that extra hour of daylight with your family. That hour could also be created (by you) using scheduling or modifying work schedules.

You think it’s okay to FORCE the entire country to a time scheme that YOU like.

The authoritarians that originally created the DST gaslight sold it on the backs of FARMERS. (supposed to help them somehow…)

The farmers said: We will be out in the fields waiting for the sun to come up so we can start work and we’ll be there working until the sun goes down. It does not matter what the clock says…IOW don’t blame this on us!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 04:07:29 +0000

@BJohnson – my “point” is I’m tired of paying public servants for championing a meaningless task. In case you haven’t noticed, the world is now a 24 hr a day operation. Setting the clocks ahead an hour was meant as some sort of “energy saving” idea. So – workers have to awaken in the DARK and go to bed while the sun is still up. This saves energy?
@Olin Schultz – I enjoy playing with my grand children too and the only thing I see is they have to get ready for bed while the sun is still shining. They get up in the dark to get ready for school. No benefit here. Only a fool would believe that reducing a day by an hour would make it “longer”.
FYI – Nixon tried making DST full year. It failed miserably.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 04:05:57 +0000

@Sam

Welp, we’ve collectively decided that we aren’t going to do anything about the big issues, so might as well tackle the petty ones instead.

By: George

George — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 21:52:03 +0000

Weekends are for family and grandchildren, evenings are for home and resting for work the next day. Unless you have a do nothing job.

By: Time+

Time+ — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:15:37 +0000

How much would you pay to stay on DST?

By: Olin Schultz

Olin Schultz — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:07:36 +0000

Sam,
I think, In my opinion, that rural life as you call it needs to come back and all the yuppies need to go elsewhere. Isn’t it great that we live in a society where we can have our own opinions! It makes a world of difference when some of us enjoy the DST so we can be out after work enjoying our Grandchildren and the somewhat still fresh air! The ones that say it doesn’t matter must not have families to spend day light time in the afternoons with! I say go DST full force!