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On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 1:20:04 PM UTC-5, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 09:50:57 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/9/2021 8:57 AM, Gary wrote:
> >> I noticed on my calendar that the spring time change is just next
> >> weekend. Seems a bit earlier this year.
> >>
> >> This is good for me as I like to get up at 4 but usually I'm wide awake
> >> at 3 and watch news and stuff. Next Sunday morning, I can get up at 3
> >> but it will be called 4. I won't "lose an hour of sleep."
> >>
> >> I think it's all silly. Why not change it once by 1/2 hour then never
> >> change it again? I realize it started as an energy saving feature but
> >> nobody seems to care about saving energy these days.
> >>

> >
> >Some states approved the one time change to DST but it has to be
> >approved by Congress and that has not happened.
> >
> >I prefer the daylight at the end of the day so DST works for me. Here
> >in FL sunset is an hour later than it was in CT. I like that.

>
> I prefer the changes, here in ADT if we didn't change the mornings in
> winter would be ghastly, not daylight until around 9 a.m. - think kids
> walking to school in the dark.


No, the kids would enjoy it ... its the mothers that prefer walking while its still daylight, i'm sure.