[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

No, the parents should be required to buy reflective vest for their children, after all they made choice and it their responsibility.

Here's a solution, quit forcing kids to get up at 4am and carry 100lbs of books back and forth to school. Start school at a reasonable hour. Then they don't have to walk anywhere in the dark.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

That is a very valid concern. In an article I read this morning, there has been talk that states want to change their time zone too if and when a permanent time change is put into law for our country. This is more complicated than I ever knew was possible.

Not that complicated.

DLST only save hour of sun light in evening (course you loose that hour in morning) has no effect on the standard time zones cause then sun don’t come up all at once across country. why we have 4 time zones. What makes it complicated when you live right on the time zone line. Those are the people that usually hate DLST.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Here's a solution, quit forcing kids to get up at 4am and carry 100lbs of books back and forth to school. Start school at a reasonable hour. Then they don't have to walk anywhere in the dark.

Majority of kid don’t get up at 4am nor do the carry 100 pounds or books. Now if live out in sticks and have to ride bus for hour then maybe(even then, I doubt they get up before 6 when majority of schools Start at 8:15AM. They still don’t carry 100 pounds of books, free government laptop maybe?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Every child should be given a reflective vest.....no ifs ands or buts about it. They should be supplied by the school and the child must wear it when going to school in the morning. Do you think that may help?

I agree they should have reflective vests (or backpacks, or sneakers), but I don't agree that the schools should supply them...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Still 24 hours in a day!

But there are 8 Days a Week...


-Paul McCartney's chauffer...

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by meme5x

Am so excited.. so depressing turning clocks back in the fall!

I was going to mention earlier how much I look forward to the time changes. Spring time change signifies the greening of the countyside, golf courses reopening, the abundant lakes warming for the summer activities, birds chattering and singing and the sun setting over newly planted fields, for example. Fall time change marks a time of rustling leaves, harvesting vegetable garden’s last crops , an abundance of apples and a slower pace of life with rusty reds, golden browns and burnished yellows against the light of shortening days.

Daylight savings time is an excellent marker of time, to remind us it waits for no one.

[jarodrig]

There’s a better chance of a Costco building in The Villages than what is being “proposed”……. LOL !

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Majority of kid don’t get up at 4am nor do the carry 100 pounds or books. Now if live out in sticks and have to ride bus for hour then maybe(even then, I doubt they get up before 6 when majority of schools Start at 8:15AM. They still don’t carry 100 pounds of books, free government laptop maybe?

I was exaggerating to make the point, that it seems to me that rather than need protective clothing, it would be easier to just make school start a little later. The main reason I have seen given for starting school so early, is so the parents can get to work on time. Basically, our school system provides day care for the parents. The schools closing over the past couple years have led to a lot of parents having to quit their jobs.

As to the free last top, maybe, It could be less expensive than the rip-off extortionist prices of the school books most schools pay. When he was alive Richard Feynman was asked to evaluate some physics books before the school board purchased them. They were not happy with his evaluation of those school books.

[drcar]

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr

I overheard environmentalists hoping it would pass so their solar panels get an extra hour of sunlight.

This is so far off base, the amount of sunlight will not change for the day. Same amount of sun, just a different setting on the clock!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Aces4

I was going to mention earlier how much I look forward to the time changes. Spring time change signifies the greening of the countyside, golf courses reopening, the abundant lakes warming for the summer activities, birds chattering and singing and the sun setting over newly planted fields, for example. Fall time change marks a time of rustling leaves, harvesting vegetable garden’s last crops , an abundance of apples and a slower pace of life with rusty reds, golden browns and burnished yellows against the light of shortening days.

Daylight savings time is an excellent marker of time, to remind us it waits for no one.

I love your description of the change of seasons.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Not that complicated.

DLST only save hour of sun light in evening (course you loose that hour in morning) has no effect on the standard time zones cause then sun don’t come up all at once across country. why we have 4 time zones. What makes it complicated when you live right on the time zone line. Those are the people that usually hate DLST.

We lived on the edge of the Eastern time zone in West Michigan. It was fabulous, especially during DST in the summer when the sun was still up at 10 pm. We loved it.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

People like us retired folks just may sleep later if it remains darker later in the morning. DST will do that for us. It just may keep the roosters asleep longer too so they won't be crowing so early.

Our dog didn't care if it was 6:30 Daylight Savings Time or 6:30 Standard Time. Breakfast was at 6:30, and I got "snouted" awake. The fact that I'm retired never mattered.

On the plus side, we may see fewer dog poop threads, as it will be hard to see out the window during morning walkies time.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by CFrance

We lived on the edge of the Eastern time zone in West Michigan. It was fabulous, especially during DST in the summer when the sun was still up at 10 pm. We loved it.

West Michigan, a beautiful area and next to a beautiful pond… Lake Michigan, lucky you!

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

No, the parents should be required to buy reflective vest for their children, after all they made choice and it their responsibility.

We agree on the reflective vests. I really don't care who purchases the vests, just that the kids must wear them.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Amazing how someone can make an insulting comment and someone else comes along and thinks it is real.

Just amazing.

Whew.....my bad. Just glad to know people really don't think there is actually one more hour of daylight. Thanks for setting me straight.