Comments on: The History of Daylight Saving Time in the US http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gail Pink http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1883238 Gail Pink Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:22:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1883238 THANK YOU JESUS FOR STANDARD TIME! THANK YOU JESUS FOR STANDARD TIME!

]]> By: christine http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1883199 christine Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:12:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1883199 People who don't have to get up in the morning love DST. I much prefer standard time. I am so glad DST ended this weekend!!!! People who don’t have to get up in the morning love DST. I much prefer standard time. I am so glad DST ended this weekend!!!!

]]> By: clinton robert labombard http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1883198 clinton robert labombard Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:02:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1883198 It's really 'funny' when your employer doesn't pay you for that extra hour DST caused to disappear. It’s really ‘funny’ when your employer doesn’t pay you for that extra hour DST caused to disappear.

]]> By: Katey http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882745 Katey Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:18:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882745 Obama was supposed to can DST- probably because he's recently had little kids and can understand how messed up people who live by the sun, not the clock, get by these things! It's a damn shame the tanked economy and foreign relations have gotten in the way of his following through with that initiative! Obama was supposed to can DST- probably because he’s recently had little kids and can understand how messed up people who live by the sun, not the clock, get by these things! It’s a damn shame the tanked economy and foreign relations have gotten in the way of his following through with that initiative!

]]> By: dooflotchie http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882534 dooflotchie Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:08:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882534 Chalk up another vote for ditching the DST. The days get longer or shorter as they will no matter what our clocks say and having one less annoyance to deal with is fine by me! Chalk up another vote for ditching the DST. The days get longer or shorter as they will no matter what our clocks say and having one less annoyance to deal with is fine by me!

]]> By: foobar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882502 foobar Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:21:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882502 Did you really just claim time zones are an American invention? Hahaha, oh wow. Did you really just claim time zones are an American invention? Hahaha, oh wow.

]]> By: Ant Dude http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882460 Ant Dude Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:30:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882460 Stick with DST and stop changing! :P Stick with DST and stop changing! :P

]]> By: Seanette http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882355 Seanette Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:10:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882355 Cue my semi-annual "standard, daylight, split the difference, pick something else, I really don't care, just pick something and STICK WITH IT!!!!" rant. I just don't see enough benefit to DST to be worth all the hassle of changing clocks around, scheduling problems, etc. Cue my semi-annual “standard, daylight, split the difference, pick something else, I really don’t care, just pick something and STICK WITH IT!!!!” rant. I just don’t see enough benefit to DST to be worth all the hassle of changing clocks around, scheduling problems, etc.

]]> By: tipple http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882345 tipple Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:44:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882345 My home city of Bristol, England has a clock with GMT & local time minute hands on it. Still working today too! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_time My home city of Bristol, England has a clock with GMT & local time minute hands on it. Still working today too!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_time

]]> By: cathy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882314 cathy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882314 "Oh, but I like the extra hour of daylight." Stupid on a cosmic scale. I think George Bush may have said it when he extended DST. “Oh, but I like the extra hour of daylight.” Stupid on a cosmic scale. I think George Bush may have said it when he extended DST.

]]> By: clinton robert labombard http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882247 clinton robert labombard Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:10:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882247 Remove DST. It doesn't save time, it doesn't save daylight, and a day is /still/ 24 hours, 0-hours is /still/ based on the same reference point :non negotiable. DST is really dumb. Remove DST. It doesn’t save time, it doesn’t save daylight, and a day is /still/ 24 hours, 0-hours is /still/ based on the same reference point :non negotiable. DST is really dumb.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882207 Miss Cellania Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:13:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882207 Big A, there's a lot more at the linked article. Big A, there’s a lot more at the linked article.

]]> By: Big A http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882203 Big A Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:01:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882203 This sounds more like the history of time zones, not daylight savings. This sounds more like the history of time zones, not daylight savings.

]]> By: cmhcoop http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882190 cmhcoop Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:23:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882190 It was actually the Canadian Railroad. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=ArchivedFeatures&Params=A231 It was actually the Canadian Railroad.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=ArchivedFeatures &Params=A231

]]> By: Hal' O. Ween http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/31/the-history-of-daylight-saving-time-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1882072 Hal' O. Ween Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:18:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=27223#comment-1882072 ... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ..... Hey! Make sure that we 'a wekie! No, really. Was that yesteryear... Or naught?!? ;P …
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Hey! Make sure that we ‘a wekie!

No, really.

Was that yesteryear… Or naught?!?

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