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BumRushDaShow

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9. We need to move the EST/DST change dates BACK to where they were before 2007

Reply to MADem (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 06:56 AM

Oct 2014

At this point, the east coast is only on ET for barely over 4 months. It's stupid, although probably not as bad as when DST started in January under Nixon (when I was going to school every morning with a flashlight).

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Why Massachusetts should defect from its time zone [View all] MADem Oct 2014 OP

Morning people hate DST Warpy Oct 2014 #1

Go to work in the dark, go home in the dark! I'm all for joining the Atlantic Time Brigade! MADem Oct 2014 #2

Indiana has the same problem penndragon69 Oct 2014 #3

You have my sympathies. MADem Oct 2014 #4

Wasn't it at one time Indiana and Arizona the states that didn't change to DST? nt brush Oct 2014 #10

Don't fear the Darknessssssssssssssssssssssss Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #5

Yuck! It's actually the GREY that I dislike, and the low clouds, and the tons of snow....!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #7

Grey is horrible! pipi_k Oct 2014 #13

+1!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #14

One nice thing about AZ Wheezy Oct 2014 #6

And it's not humid! MADem Oct 2014 #8

We need to move the EST/DST change dates BACK to where they were before 2007 BumRushDaShow Oct 2014 #9

When you go... DeadLetterOffice Oct 2014 #11

Really--it's depressing!!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #12