March 16, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Oh, yeah, I sound soooooo bent out of shape : you're literally the one complaining about complainers & arguing about it on this MB. i just pointed it out. bait
March 16, 20223 yr I wake with the sun and go to bed when i get tired. The actual time is irrelevant.
March 16, 20223 yr 43 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said: you're literally the one complaining about complainers & arguing about it on this MB. i just pointed it out. Actually, what I said was that I don't understand why people get bent out of shape about changing the clocks every year. It was a more of a musing, not a complaint. Make it make sense, because I really don't understand the obsession. I found these points to be salient: Quote It's Just a Matter of Time On the other hand, it's also possible that Pelosi and/or Biden will take note of some things. The first is that permanent DST doesn't actually save energy; it tends to increase consumption by about 1% since people begin their days when it's darker and colder and so end up using heaters more, and heaters suck up more electricity than lamps do. Oh, and you can't walk around in the dark, so the "lamp savings" that happen in the afternoon/evening get offset by greater usage in the morning. Another downside to permanent DST, and Americans starting their days in the dark, is more accidents, particularly involving schoolchildren walking to school. And because of these issues, and a few others, both experiments with permanent DST in the past ended pretty quickly, with the first lasting 1942-46 and the second 1973-74. There was a certain senator from Delaware who had just taken his seat in 1973; he voted for the permanent DST and he also voted for its repeal when things didn't work out so well. That experience just might influence his thinking today, should a bill reach his desk.
March 16, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: And because of these issues, and a few others, both experiments with permanent DST in the past ended pretty quickly, with the first lasting 1942-46 and the second 1973-74 Just read about this from your post where we actually tried dropping DST in 73 and then stopped the following year when a 6 year old girl got hit by a car on her way to the bus stop in the dark. Never knew they already tried this. All the golfers in the thread be like, "F them kids."
March 17, 20223 yr This is what we're doing with our time at this time. You get some patronization and you get some patronization! Everybody gets some patronization!
March 17, 20223 yr The kids going to the bus stop in the dark is a legit concern imo. Solution is have more damn street lamps. Every country I go to has more lighting than the US and when people from other countries come here they always ask me why it’s so dark everywhere.
March 17, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: Listen. If you were a midget with swamp ass, who swings his purse anytime someone posts something he doesn’t like, you’d be afraid of the dark in the morning too. More of this please. 🤣
March 17, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, Boogyman said: More of this please. 🤣 laugh, but that comment is spot on for so many here. kz proves it everyday. he posts one thing and sends this place into a frantic, triggered wave of angst.
March 17, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said: laugh, but that comment is spot on for so many here. kz proves it everyday. he posts one thing and sends this place into a frantic, triggered wave of angst. It is. The reason I found it funny is it's also true of the guy that posted it. As for Kz, I've noticed the majority of his posts are just ignored lately. Sometimes he posts 2 and 3 times in a row in the same thread and it looks like he is talking to himself.
March 17, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, Boogyman said: It is. The reason I found it funny is it's also true of the guy that posted it. As for Kz, I've noticed the majority of his posts are just ignored lately. Sometimes he posts 2 and 3 times in a row in the same thread and it looks like he is talking to himself. oh it def goes both ways, no doubt. there's not one day where kz doesnt snare this board, it may take 52 posts in any given day, but he always finds that one post and it happens. you gotta admit, the man is committed to his forever alone craft.
March 17, 20223 yr On 3/16/2022 at 12:38 AM, vikas83 said: LOL. You think this generation of kids goes outdoors. I thought pokemon.go got kids outdoors these days. Kids and incels.
March 17, 20223 yr On 3/16/2022 at 8:07 AM, mr_irie1 said: The "sunshine protection act" 🤣 Sunshine causes skin cancer!!!! Down with permanent DST!!!! On 3/16/2022 at 9:13 AM, toolg said: Babies are smarter about this than we are. They don't let the time change dictate their schedule. When I read this, I thought immediately of that Simpsons episode where Marge and Homer try to get away from the kids and runs into newlyweds. (they said something to the effect of) "We can't wait to have kids. With corporate sponsored daycare and children's programming these days, it should be a breeze" At least once a month we look back and can't believe how much free time we use to have
March 17, 20223 yr 18 hours ago, NothingClever said: That escalated quickly Welcome to CVON 54 minutes ago, dawkins4prez said: Any chance to slip in the metric system while you at it? Contrarian to America being Contrarian. Well done!
March 17, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, 20dawk4life said: The kids going to the bus stop in the dark is a legit concern imo. Solution is have more damn street lamps. Every country I go to has more lighting than the US and when people from other countries come here they always ask me why it’s so dark everywhere. Because we need to keep making more Batman movies
March 17, 20223 yr This was done in 1973. People hated it. https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/the-us-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-70s-people-hated-it/ It became more dangerous for Kids walking to school with flashlights because it is so dark out. Car accidents became more common.
March 17, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, dawkins4prez said: Any chance to slip in the metric system while you at it?
March 17, 20223 yr I thought people wanted Standard Time and do away with Day Light Savings Time. Weird.
March 17, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said: This was done in 1973. People hated it. https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/the-us-tried-permanent-daylight-saving-time-in-the-70s-people-hated-it/ It became more dangerous for Kids walking to school with flashlights because it is so dark out. Car accidents became more common. Quote And yet the early-morning darkness quickly proved dangerous for children: A 6-year-old Alexandria girl was struck by a car on her way to Polk Elementary School on January 7; the accident broke her leg. Two Prince George’s County students were hurt in February. In the weeks after the change, eight Florida kids were killed in traffic accidents. Florida’s governor, Reubin Askew, asked for Congress to repeal the measure. "It’s time to recognize that we may well have made a mistake,” US Senator Dick Clark of Iowa said during a speech in Congress on January 28, 1974. In the Washington area, some schools delayed their start times until the sun caught up with the clock. That was 1977. Kids today are wrapped in bubble wrap before they step outside waiting for a bus to pick them up. They sure as hell aren't walking to school on their own.
March 17, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, paco said: That was 1977. Kids today are wrapped in bubble wrap before they step outside waiting for a bus to pick them up. They sure as hell aren't walking to school on their own. Congress had voted on December 14, 1973, to put the US on daylight saving time for two years. President Nixon signed the bill the next day. Yeah, with Helicopter moms, I guess the car accidents increases in the Dark driving their kids to school.
March 17, 20223 yr 23 minutes ago, paco said: That was 1977. Kids today are wrapped in bubble wrap before they step outside waiting for a bus to pick them up. They sure as hell aren't walking to school on their own. Plenty of kids still walk to school these days. Most schools have a no-bus zone for any residences nearby. Those kids either have to be driven, or they have to walk.
March 17, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said: Congress had voted on December 14, 1973, to put the US on daylight saving time for two years. President Nixon signed the bill the next day. Yeah, with Helicopter moms, I guess the car accidents increases in the Dark driving their kids to school. I know. The government should force automakers to put large lights on the front of vehicles. You need to think of the children!!!
March 17, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said: Plenty of kids still walk to school these days. Most schools have a no-bus zone for any residences nearby. Those kids either have to be driven, or they have to walk. not around my area. the bus zones are ridiculously close to the school. my kid can walk to his HS is 10 mins, but there is still a bus that comes. of course he doesnt do either because his friend's mom is scared of the outside world, and wouldn't dare even chance a leaf touching one of the kids for fear of another pandemic.
March 17, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Plenty of kids still walk to school these days. Most schools have a no-bus zone for any residences nearby. Those kids either have to be driven, or they have to walk. What do you believe the maximum distance kids walk to school these days is? Follow up, in jsdarkstar's example, the kids were 7 years old. Same question, but with 7 year olds. Edit: I am being honest with these questions. All I've ever known\seen were bus stops
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