Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 you know, presumably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said: you know, presumably. I am fine with this as long as we keep the daylight at the end of the day. Few things are as depressing as darkness at 5:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I didn’t know it was possible for the Senate to unanimously agree anymore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 This daylight savings time throws off my cat's routine. He was an hour late in the morning begging to be fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: This daylight savings time throws off my cat's routine. He was an hour late in the morning begging to be fed. oh, maybe that explains my cat yesterday. 💡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, Hongbit said: I didn’t know it was possible for the Senate to unanimously agree anymore not only that, but apparently co-sponsors of the bill are Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio. but any more about that is probably best left to that other forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Quote The National Association of Convenience Stores opposes the change, telling Congress this month "we should not have kids going to school in the dark." I'm sorry....who asked you?! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades of Deivi Cruz Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 My kids already go to school in the dark in Dec/Jan/Feb. It might technically be after sunrise, but it's still really dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'm fine with this as long as they keep that extra hour of daylight at the END of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 The thing with going to school in the dark is it depends I think on where you are in that zone.... Do kids really walk to school anymore? We once left a quick game at Comerica Park in the first week of July and it was broad daylight. Like 9:15 pm. It worked out because I was with my brother in law from TX and he wanted to see 8 Mile road and felt better about it while daylight. So off we went. I had no idea it was such a tourist thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 48 minutes ago, oblong said: The thing with going to school in the dark is it depends I think on where you are in that zone.... Do kids really walk to school anymore? I think it's more of an elementary thing as a lot of them in my area are very close to the neighborhoods. By Junior High, there are very few kids walking to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, Biff Mayhem said: I think it's more of an elementary thing as a lot of them in my area are very close to the neighborhoods. By Junior High, there are very few kids walking to school. Well we're gonna have drones that carry the kids to school soon, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, oblong said: The thing with going to school in the dark is it depends I think on where you are in that zone.... Do kids really walk to school anymore? Or to the bus stop. Some mornings it was nearly impossible to get out of the sub with all the cars lined up waiting for the bus. Now that I'm retired not much of an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 So just for giggles, sunrise on New Years Day is around 8am and sunset after 5pm. It will now by 9am/6pm? I'm cool with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'm fairly agnostic on the subject. However back when my workday started at 5 AM or earlier the extra hour of sunlight in the evening was a bit of a deterrent. I found it hard to get to sleep by 9 at the latest to hit the 3-3:30 wake-up alarm. Afternoon naps were of little use if I could manage one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) the thing that is so dumb though, is that you are willing to do things earlier in the astronomical day *all year*, than just do them earlier in the *clock* day *all year*. You don't need to move the clock off the actual center for the day to do that. We are just such a stupid society. Edited March 16, 2022 by gehringer_2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, oblong said: The thing with going to school in the dark is it depends I think on where you are in that zone.... Do kids really walk to school anymore? Maybe not out in the Burbs but lots of kids still walk to school where I live inner city areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chasfh Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/15/2022 at 5:11 PM, Motor City Sonics said: I am fine with this as long as we keep the daylight at the end of the day. Few things are as depressing as darkness at 5:15 Or 4:30, here in the city. I remember year round DST when I was a kid. It was the middle of the energy crisis. Parents went apeshit because they had to send their kids to school in the dark in January. I was a kid. I didn’t care, I was already up delivering newspapers around the neighborhood in the dark and on foot by 6:00am. Nobody fretted about me doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 8:17 AM, oblong said: The thing with going to school in the dark is it depends I think on where you are in that zone.... Do kids really walk to school anymore? We once left a quick game at Comerica Park in the first week of July and it was broad daylight. Like 9:15 pm. It worked out because I was with my brother in law from TX and he wanted to see 8 Mile road and felt better about it while daylight. So off we went. I had no idea it was such a tourist thing. Man, talk about nothing to see. Divided road, five lanes each side, practically a highway. Next time, you wanna show your BIL the real, drive him down 7 Mile Road. That’ll wake him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 9:06 AM, Biff Mayhem said: I think it's more of an elementary thing as a lot of them in my area are very close to the neighborhoods. By Junior High, there are very few kids walking to school. Don’t parents (mothers) typically walk their grade school kids to school every day? That’s what I see around here. Maybe that’s more of a city thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, chasfh said: Man, talk about nothing to see. Divided road, five lanes each side, practically a highway. Next time, you wanna show your BIL the real, drive him down 7 Mile Road. That’ll wake him up. He literally just wanted to see the street sign. Got out and took a picture. I told him it was nothing but pawn stores, strip clubs, and "indoor gardening" centers. Turnabout is fair play as when I went down there he took me to Southfork Ranch... which is a "not as big as you think" house on some land surrounded by subdivisions and big box stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, chasfh said: Don’t parents (mothers) typically walk their grade school kids to school every day? That’s what I see around here. Maybe that’s more of a city thing. When I was leaving the house for work during pre school hours it was mostly parents in their cars waiting for the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 minute ago, oblong said: He literally just wanted to see the street sign. Got out and took a picture. I told him it was nothing but pawn stores, strip clubs, and "indoor gardening" centers. Turnabout is fair play as when I went down there he took me to Southfork Ranch... which is a "not as big as you think" house on some land surrounded by subdivisions and big box stores. That makes sense. The 8 Mile Road sign, at least the Detroit side of it, is in a pretty unique font you don't see anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 minute ago, CMRivdogs said: When I was leaving the house for work during pre school hours it was mostly parents in their cars waiting for the bus. Exactly. So ironic since the generation of parents who out of stranger danger fear started insisting they had to accompany their children to school themselves likely walked to school every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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