Should we abolish Daylight Savings Time?

[wrobert]

I heard this morning that Florida Senator Bill Posey has filed a bill ending daylight savings time in Florida. If this passes and is signed into law, it would end the moving of clocks twice a year.

Personally, I do not have a problem with this, but I do have a problem with the split time zone in Florida. I am hoping that if something like this is done, then they will also move us all to a single time zone. This split zone thing is really confusing to people that are not in Florida.

 

[organicmama]

Honestly, I'd love it if DST was gone. The hour difference of light in the morning that standard time provides is great. I do like being on Central Time, though, even if it is weird that a small part of the state is different.

 

[Franny]

I would love to do away with dst! It always takes me a week to adjust to the 'new' time. Btw I lov your tar om! She is so cute!

 

[rdelong43065]

I think it should stay as is. When I lived in Indiana, they didn't recognize DST. Part of the year you are on Eastern time and the other you are on Central time. That was such a pain in the you know what.

 

[NoHall]

Abolish it. I hate it.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I prefer to not have the sun set before 5pm during the winter. Personally, I wish we were on Eastern Time, so that doesn't happen.

 

[BeachSiO2]

I like whatever we are in now.

 

[dunelover]

I have a friend in AZ and they don't recognize DST. It is a pain to remember if she is one or two hours behind at any given time.

 

[ktschris]

I'm not sure if it's the same in FL, should be the same because we are in the same time zone.....

but, if we didn't follow DLST, part of the year kids would be waiting at the bus stop in the dark. Seems a little unsafe.

 

[ShallowsNole]

NO NO NO NO do NOT abolish DST!!!!! :nono1:

I do not like to run errands in the dark, especially if it is raining. It is also much more difficult to get in a walk in the afternoon after I get off work when it is not DST. I DST.

Also, I personally would not be in favor of joining the Eastern time zone, because I like to watch the late news & Jay Leno's monologue before I go to bed. I also cannot fathom waiting until 9:00 p.m. for Monday Night Football to kick off.

I can, however, understand why our friends in Tallahassee would abolish DST. Right before the time changes in the fall, the sun sets at about 8:45 p.m. and doesn't come up until 7:45 a.m. I distinctly remember walking down East Call St to my 8:00 class in the dark.