A reminder for DU:

[dixiegrrrrl]

Link to tweet

[Hortensis]

1. Thanks to you I'll be thinking of it just that way.

Thanks, Dixiegrrrrl.

[pkdu]

2. Needed that. Thankyou !nt

[oasis]

3. By the next clock changing, Benedict Donald will be out of office.

[cwydro]

4. K and r.

Thanks for the smile.

[DFW]

5. We still have two more weeks before we do that here

So, for two weeks, there are only 5 hours difference between here and the East Coast, and 6 hours between here and Dallas.

It won't make a big difference, except knowing that while I take morning tea, Trump is still up tweeting something stupid

[BlueMTexpat]

26. Same here!

But I am supposed to call my granddaughter at 10 am her time today, so I am very glad of the reminder that PDT is now only eight hours difference instead of nine!

Assuming that Trump will not have closed the borders and declared war on the world by then, she and her mom will be coming to visit here in Switzerland this summer.

[DFW]

27. I'm sure they'll be allowed out

But they might not be allowed back in again. Make sure they don't say, "Grüezi" when they get to CBP on the way back.

[BlueMTexpat]

29. If they aren't allowed back in,

there will be some major fireworks, believe me. Just as Trump's travels bans are patently unconstitutional for the most part, that most certainly would be. Both are natural-born US citizens and have lived there all their lives.

But, even so, it could work out for the best if they were deported back to a point of origin. They're traveling via Air Canada through Montreal. My DIL has already mentioned that she'd love to stay in Canada!

If to Switzerland, I'd apply for asylum here for them - I'm a permanent resident in good standing - and try to see whether I could find my DIL a job teaching in one of the international schools here.

My DIL is an outstanding primary school teacher and good teachers may soon be an endangered species in the US, along with scientists and Democrats.

[spedtr90]

6. Toon from The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/friday-march-10th-spring-forward

[NastyRiffraff]

17. I too wish it would spring forward to 2012

or to the day the Trump dynasty is forced out of office, including Pence. And Ryan.

[iluvtennis]

7. Love it

[Kimchijeon]

8. Good reminder thanks!

[MBS]

9. Unless you're lucky enough to live in Arizona or Hawaii

-the two remaining states sensible enough to avoid this nonsense.

[A HERETIC I AM]

10. I tried to explain To a co-worker how part of the year

Arizona is on Pacific time and the other part mountain time.

He just COULD NOT GET IT!

I used a visual aid and it finally dawned on him how it worked.

Took over an hour to get it explained!

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Lived with DST all my life and STILL do not get if it helpful or not

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But my body protests against the change 2x a year, takes me a week or more to adjust my sleep schedule.

Interestingly, I know there used to be "war time" during WWII....haven't checked to see if that is same as DST now.....

[lastlib]

20. (it was)

[StarryNite]

11. As an Arizona resident I can say

it's one of the only things that's done right here.

[MBS]

12. I agree!

I used to live there.

The AZ legislature and affiliated horrors drove me nuts.
But they got it right on daylight saving time.
Was so pleased when Sonora stuck with standard time, too, despite pressure from rest of Mexico.

I've read that New Mexico also has been contemplating bailing from the daylight saving time silliness. If so, then maybe Navajo County would join the rest of Arizona, too. (Last I heard, they were the only county in AZ to do daylight saving time, to keep their reservation in the time zone across state boundaries.Is this still true?)

[MFM008]

13. LOL

perfect.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. !!!

You made me spit my water out!

[benld74]

16. Or 35,064 hours per New Yorker Cartoon recently 03-10-2017 edition

http://www.newyorker.com/cartoons

[Martin Eden]

18. You made me

Chuckle

[Silver Gaia]

19. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but the time change has never really bothered me.

I actually look forward to this one (spring forward) because it seems to work better with my circadian rhythms. I feel better. If given a choice between Standard or Daylight Savings Time permanently, I'd choose DST!

[BlueMTexpat]

28. +1! eom

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

21. We get that hour back in the fall :( n/t

[czarjak]

22. Not nearly enough...

[Warpy]

23. One more reason to keep DST year round

He'll never get that hour back.

He would have wasted it tweeting nonsense, but it's still a good thing.

[zentrum]

24. Well said. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

25. I only wish it worked that way.

Seems like an excellent argument for drinking large quantities of alcohol, tho..