Daylight saving time - keep or toss

[wcwbf]

this topic is almost a dead horse... the US will be switching back to standard time in 2-3 months.

is there any logical/scientific reason to continue changing our clocks twice a year?

do you say keep it or dump it?

 

[GoneFishin]

Dump it

 

[hawkdon]

dump so far it can never happen again.....

 

[Aunt Bea]

Now that I’m retired it doesn’t make much difference.

 

[VaughanJB]

Indifferent. It's not exactly a big deal for me. If it's time to change, I change. I don't see the purpose, but I don't care enough to complain.

 

[CallMeKate]

Dump Daylight Saving Time... I'm a standard time girl.

 

[debodun]

Just pick one system and stay on that!

 

[Raven]

Dump it. I'd like to stay on standard time and not have to keep changing
clocks twice a year.

 

[Lilac]

Dump it. It doesn't save energy since everything is 24/7 now.

 

[Llynn]

Dump

 

[Don M.]

About the only "positive" that I see to changing the time is it reminds me to check the batteries in our smoke detectors/alarms, twice a year.

 

[DebraMae]

Dump it. This is just an AI overview but I have seen other studies that report the same thing.

"Some studies suggest that there may be an increase in heart attacks on the Monday after daylight saving time (DST) begins, while others suggest that the effect is minimal:

• American Heart Association
  Points to studies that suggest an increase in heart attacks on the Monday after DST, and in strokes two days after. The American Heart Association suggests that the abrupt circadian disruption may exacerbate factors such as high blood pressure in people already at risk.
• Michigan study
  Found a 24% increase in heart attacks on the Monday following the switch to DST.
• Mayo Clinic study
  Looked at 36,116,951 adults across most U.S. states and found a statistically slight increase in the rates of cardiovascular events on the Monday and Friday following the spring DST transition. "

 

[CallMeKate]

Dump it. This is just an AI overview but I have seen other studies that report the same thing.

Well now there's something I've never heard before!

 

[Paladin1950]

It's not a major thing that I spend time thinking about. I'll go along with whatever we have.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Dump it. All animals know time instinctively. When we put our clocks back, it screws them up big time.

 

[MrPants]

Get rid of it! I hate changing my clock.

 

[jujube]

Another vote for "dump".

 

[TheOtherRick]

Dump it

 

[John cycling]

 

[George1959]

Well now there's something I've never heard before!

It's in fact unhealthy. Chronobiologists know this for a long time. Thus dump it!

 

[moviequeen1]

dump it, so I don't have to wear my yellow reflector vest when I go out on my early morning walks

 

[Pappy]

A big dump.

 

[Jules]

Guess I’m the only one voting for it. Year Round DST.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I want to dump changing times twice a year, but I'd keep Daylight Saving Time- our "summer" time, all year long.
It takes me a week to adjust to the time changes. It messes up sleep.

 

[papa tiger]

Move it ahead an hour Sunday after Turkey Day. The kids will have to use their phones
as flashlights instead of walking to school or school bus with nose in /texts / Game or Video.
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