Semiannual DST thread

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by mburtonk, Oct 29, 2014.

  1. mburtonk

    mburtonk mburtonkulous

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    It's coming. I still don't like it.
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  2. mburtonk

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  3. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Agree! The world should be like Vegas - no clocks to distract you from your fun!
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    In Arizona one of the Indian Reservations is a different that the rest of Arizona but here's the twist - inside the confines of the huge reservation
    is another smaller reservation (different tribe) with a different time than the big reservation. The small reservation might use the same time as most of Arizona but I'm not sure. That's trippy!
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  6. mburtonk

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    It's that time of year again. We return to normal time!
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    I'm ok with this change. Why can't we just fall-back in spring too?
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    Dayton Kitchens will play Terry Ferrell's lesbian wiufe in a new HBO series and he will Daenrys hand maiden.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Damn, I forgot about that shit - DST is a pain in the ass no doubt. Guess I'll do this before I go to bed. :brood:
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    Dinner 2012 & 2014 Master Prognosticator

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    DST could stand for Deep Space Ten the sequal to Deep Space Nine. :tos:
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    I am firmly convinced that Daylight Saving Time exists only to make my life that much more miserable. :shakefist:
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    It's coming! Let's get a head start on complaining this time around.
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    Oh look, this can double as an election thread now.
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    A non-blue TARDIS?

    Wrong font. :bailey:
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  19. mburtonk

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    How did everyone sleep?
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  20. steve2^4

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    I forgot this happened...

    Just about everything is either networked or receives the NIST time over the air. Car clock and watch are all that's left.

    Wife worked graveyard at the hospital (pun intended). They had 13 hours instead of the normal 12.

    Oscar got locked in the pantry. He wasn't happy. His calls for help woke me a couple times but I ignored him.
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    Dayton Kitchens Banned

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    well, not if you're waiting for hours for either one to load.....
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    Elwood I know what I'm about, son.

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    I want to just stay on Daylight Savings Time for good. Because I'm so close to Eastern time, it'll be completely dark here at 1615-1630 for most of the Winter.
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  23. Dayton Kitchens

    Dayton Kitchens Banned

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    I like having daylight while I drive to work. I get off work by 3:30 anyway so I'm never driving home at night no matter the time of year.
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    Well.
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    Had time to snuggle in bed with KJ and baby this morning. :)
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    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Kerist, already? They could at least stop calling it Daylight Saving Time as if it's an anomaly vis-a-vis "Standard" time, which hasn't been standard for years... :sigh:
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    Either way, this stupid, inane practice needs to end. Days are longer in the summer, shorter in the winter. Screwing with your clock settings doesn't change that. Pick one standard time and stay with it year round. Spring Ahead and Fall Back accomplish nothing but minor spikes in traffic accidents.
    Or as I recently said elsewhere, we are once again cutting the top off of a blanket, sewing it to the bottom, and telling ourselves we've made a longer blanket.
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  29. oldfella1962

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    okay I'll take the bait - how does in contribute to traffic accidents?
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