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pnwmom

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13. I don't mind the time changes, which are no worse than taking an airplane flight

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Sun Jul 12, 2026, 03:06 AM

17 hrs ago

across a time zone. No big deal.

Being here in Seattle, I don't like the idea of winter mornings even later than they are now.

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If you object to daylight time year around, and please read the finding how unhealthy it is [View all] question everything 20 hrs ago OP

Here in AZ, we don't do daylight savings. Coventina 20 hrs ago #1

I am jealous. Perhaps Minnesota can follow though. question everything 20 hrs ago #2

AZ is in the middle of a zone FHRRK1 19 hrs ago #10

They need to pick one and leave it, end the switching of clocks sarisataka 20 hrs ago #3

No, that doesn't make any sense Blues Heron 20 hrs ago #7

The hours of sunlight on a given day is fixed sarisataka 20 hrs ago #8

THANK YOU Skittles 18 hrs ago #12

I agree. Do people not ever across into a different time zone... 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #31

honestly Skittles 1 hr ago #34

People fly all the time and don''t get traumatized by a time change of an hour. pnwmom 17 hrs ago #14

I am on the extreme sarisataka 17 hrs ago #18

What's wrong with changing the clocks a couple times a year? We in Seattle don't need pnwmom 16 hrs ago #19

Speak for yourself. hunter 1 hr ago #32

In December here the dawn is almost 8 am. We don't need darkness to continue to almost 9 am. nt pnwmom 41 min ago #36

Mexico and Canada will have fits. LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #4

I read that states could opt out of permanent daylight savings time dweller 20 hrs ago #5

Thanks. Will contact Klobuchar, our next governor question everything 20 hrs ago #6

These people act like we don't have any light but the sun Wifes husband 19 hrs ago #9

Why? Don't you ever fly from east to west or the reverse? What's the big deal pnwmom 16 hrs ago #20

Changing a wrist watch is one thing Wifes husband 16 hrs ago #22

This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom 15 hrs ago #23

If Mercola says it... dpibel 19 hrs ago #11

Yeah... progressoid 17 hrs ago #15

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine question everything 5 hrs ago #25

I don't mind the time changes, which are no worse than taking an airplane flight pnwmom 17 hrs ago #13

Neither daylight savings time or standard time have any magical properties ToxMarz 17 hrs ago #16

You might want to find another source. Mercola is a quack website. progressoid 17 hrs ago #17

ewwwww Stacey Grove 16 hrs ago #21

How about the American Academy of Sleep Medicine? question everything 5 hrs ago #24

A 'farts field', I'd call it... (nt) GJGCA 4 hrs ago #27

I'm sitting here snorting thru my nose. 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #30

Daylight Saving Time is an artifical construct that should be abolished LogDog75 4 hrs ago #26

Thank you. Well said. Please convey these to your member of Congress. (even if a reactionary R) question everything 4 hrs ago #28

I wrote to my maga congress guy Tree Lady 3 hrs ago #29

I could never understand why...? kentuck 1 hr ago #33

I think we should end the changing of the clocks dsc 57 min ago #35