Mary Keeley

Sun, Mar 14, 2010 : 8:26 a.m.

I don't see any need for it here where we are almost on Daylight Savings Time in the winter since we are so far west. But I can see the sense of it in high summer. There are very few people who would use an hour of sunlight between four and five AM. I can see moving that hour to the evening. But before today there was an hour in the morning where people could walk, run or bike in sunlight. Some people may not like walking to work in the dark, but will in sunlight. (So this could mean DST to use more energy.) Last week it was light when children walked to the bus or school. Tomorrow it will still be pretty dark when schools start. People who have to be a work at 8:00 will not have any sun time before work. They will have to turn on all those lights to get ready for work

rensational

Sun, Mar 14, 2010 : 6:10 a.m.

Ypsimom, actually working the night shift...I hope to God I don't get stuck on the night shift where we have to "fall back." I'm not about to work an extra hour over night, plus not get paid for it. As far as "spring forward," though, this is probably the only time in my life I've ever been happy with it. I get to go home an hour early!!

tompop

Sun, Mar 14, 2010 : 4:40 a.m.

I think they should only go forward 1/2 hour instead of 1 hour. After that, they should leave the time alone. A 1/2 hour difference in daylight and darkness won't matter then.

Ypsimom

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 8:20 p.m.

Frankly as a person who works and lives the night shift the change is pointless to me and countless others who do not conform to the "typical" life times. For my family it is really a pain! I know why Ben Franklin pushed for it, but we are far past burning the midnight candle in 2010!

Publius

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 8:09 p.m.

It is essential that summer evenings be elongated. The time shift occurs on a Sunday precisely to grant adaptation time. Anyone who supports an 8-something sunset in June deserves a sunless winter. The human rhythm is geared away from these staggeringly early mornings in any case. Society must conform to natural law, not the other way around. Anyone who attempts to contravene that law deserves everything they get. These fluorescent dwellers must have no more influence on public policy than they already do.

shawnsbrain

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 7:26 p.m.

C'mon Moose you can't be serious. How about spending more time with you family outside in the evening. It doesn't have to cost money but has great value.

Moose

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 5:41 p.m.

Daylight savings time is a capitalist plot to get us to spend more money working on our homes and yards.

st.julian

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 5:27 p.m.

Whoever wirtes the questions for your polls needs to go to a clas in questionnaire design. Often the choices are not mutually exclusive, the wording is poor so the thought process sems lacking.

dconkey

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 5:24 p.m.

Texorama, It is dark in the morning when people go to work with daylight savings time, plus, kids are once again waiting for the bus in the dark, so I do not see how it is safer. If we really want the longer daylight in the evening, Michigan should be in the Central time zone.

ChrisW

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 4:53 p.m.

Let's go Daylight Savings Time year-around. Who cares if it's dark at 6am? There's nothing good to do at 6am anyway. If it stays light later, maybe kids will go outside and play after school instead of just sitting in front of the TV and doing nothing.

Kelly

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 4:33 p.m.

As a true northerner, I do not like having my morning sunlight stolen from me during March and April. I receive 1 hour less of sunlight each day due to this law. I have no need have 7am be dark, nor due the children riding the bus. March 14 is too soon to have the change. ~sour grapes.

scooter dog

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 3:59 p.m.

it sucks

texorama

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 3:56 p.m.

It saves lives because people drive more safely in daylight. And it's just generally a good idea because it results in long summer evenings.

Cash

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 3:07 p.m.

The change is disruptive to sleep pattern and studies have shown it doesn't save resources...so WHY do we do it? The entire country ought to go on strike against it and just refuse to change our clocks. That'll show 'em!

AlphaAlpha

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 2:50 p.m.

One or the other. Clock changing comes with a significant price in terms of health and productivity. Compromised awareness for one to three days causes a range of unintended consequences from simple tardiness to significant accidents. DST was a perhaps worthy experiment; if conceived today, the idea would likely be rejected after a simple analysis. Yet so many consider it the natural state of affairs...

Ignatz

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 : 2:26 p.m.

I see no realistic reason to go through this twice a year. The one about to happen now messes up peoples sleep more than it's worth. Let's just keep it the same all year long once we switch to Daylight Savings Time. It's dark when folks go to work or school on Standard Time anyway, so we might as well get more light at the end of that day.