Comments on: Marco Rubio's Timely Bill http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202258 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202258 I prefer more sun in the morning if it is summer. I prefer more sun in the morning if it is summer.

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202257 John M from Ct. Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:07:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202257 Elizabeth, on [9], Sure, but the one thing the daylight savings time debate can't change is how much sunlight there is at any given time of year. It's not about the sunlight; it's about when you want sunlight, and when you want darkness and *electrical lighting*, in your clock-based hours of the day. My point was, I don't care if it's morning or evening when there is, by the clock, more or less sunlight in the winter months. That's why God invented the *electrical lighting* in the first place - so we could function even when the sun is unaccountably absent from the sky, whether in the morning or the evening. Elizabeth, on [9],
Sure, but the one thing the daylight savings time debate can't change is how much sunlight there is at any given time of year. It's not about the sunlight; it's about when you want sunlight, and when you want darkness and *electrical lighting*, in your clock-based hours of the day.
My point was, I don't care if it's morning or evening when there is, by the clock, more or less sunlight in the winter months. That's why God invented the *electrical lighting* in the first place - so we could function even when the sun is unaccountably absent from the sky, whether in the morning or the evening.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202255 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:10:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202255 Heh. I think the sun has finally got to me. Heh. I think the sun has finally got to me.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202254 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:06:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202254 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dAb_TyzAj8" rel="nofollow">Sunndy Days</a> Sunndy Days

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202253 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:57:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202253 But, having sunlight is about a lot more than being able to see! But, having sunlight is about a lot more than being able to see!

]]> By: John M from Ct. http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202252 John M from Ct. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:53:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202252 I agree it would be a good thing to fix one time for the year, and stop the changeovers. Which time to adopt? I couldn't care less - I have *electrical lighting*, unlike many farmers back in World War I when this idea originated. Whenever the sun is not shining I can use my *electrical lighting* and still see the things I need to see! I agree it would be a good thing to fix one time for the year, and stop the changeovers. Which time to adopt? I couldn't care less - I have *electrical lighting*, unlike many farmers back in World War I when this idea originated.

Whenever the sun is not shining I can use my *electrical lighting* and still see the things I need to see!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202251 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:52:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202251 On second sober thought, I think I'd rather have more sun in the mornings during the summer months. So, there's that. Of course, I'd probably rarely get up that early to take advantage of it. So, there's that on top of that. Yeah, it's all about me. Ahem. On second sober thought, I think I'd rather have more sun in the mornings during the summer months. So, there's that.

Of course, I'd probably rarely get up that early to take advantage of it. So, there's that on top of that.

Yeah, it's all about me. Ahem.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202250 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:42:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202250 andygaus[3], You said it! And, I agree, wholeheartedly. Absolutely, positively, unequivocally! "...So I just did me some talking to the sun. And I said I didn't like the way He got things done; He's sleeping on the job..." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyA2f6hGW4" rel="nofollow">Can't persuade the Sun, no way, no how!</a> andygaus[3],

You said it! And, I agree, wholeheartedly. Absolutely, positively, unequivocally!

"...So I just did me some talking to the sun. And I said I didn't like the way He got things done; He's sleeping on the job..."

Can't persuade the Sun, no way, no how!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202249 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:31:48 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202249 I like making the change. Well, I like one more than the other, naturally. :) I like making the change. Well, I like one more than the other, naturally. :)

]]> By: Mezzomamma http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202248 Mezzomamma Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:43:48 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202248 I'm another on the standard side, and for similar reasons to andygaus. Let's focus on those winter months, with late sunrise, cloudier days in many areas, and the combination in more northerly areas of icy roads, dark or semi-dark, and kids on their way to school in dark coats, and then add another hour of dark and semi-dark. (I speak as one who has had to navigate an often icy slope towards those kids in their dark coats on dark mornings.) How much usable time would people in the northern half of the country actually gain <b>in winter</b>, given typical temperatures and weather conditions? Probably not as much as the permanent DST advocates think. I doubt there would be very much gain in outdoor exercise in many places. Much the same applies to part of the spring and fall, as well. On the other hand, research has established that morning light regulates a number of important bodily functions. (And that teens really do tend to need need more morning sleep.) I'm another on the standard side, and for similar reasons to andygaus. Let's focus on those winter months, with late sunrise, cloudier days in many areas, and the combination in more northerly areas of icy roads, dark or semi-dark, and kids on their way to school in dark coats, and then add another hour of dark and semi-dark. (I speak as one who has had to navigate an often icy slope towards those kids in their dark coats on dark mornings.)

How much usable time would people in the northern half of the country actually gain in winter, given typical temperatures and weather conditions? Probably not as much as the permanent DST advocates think. I doubt there would be very much gain in outdoor exercise in many places. Much the same applies to part of the spring and fall, as well.

On the other hand, research has established that morning light regulates a number of important bodily functions. (And that teens really do tend to need need more morning sleep.)

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202247 andygaus Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:50:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202247 The only way you could have a really satisfactory system would be if you could persuade the sun to shine a little longer in the winter. The only way you could have a really satisfactory system would be if you could persuade the sun to shine a little longer in the winter.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202246 nypoet22 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:32:09 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202246 I'm also on the standard time side, but I'd happily accept year round daylight time if it meant not having to switch. I'm also on the standard time side, but I'd happily accept year round daylight time if it meant not having to switch.

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/03/02/marco-rubios-timely-bill/#comment-202245 andygaus Fri, 03 Mar 2023 02:50:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23254#comment-202245 To me it's pretty simple. Are you on the side of the kids who shouldn't have to go to school in the dark a large part of the year, or are you on the side of the adults who want to get in an extra round of golf before it gets dark? I'm on the kids' side. As far as the scientific community, from what I can see, there are more scientific and medical entities supporting regular time. I haven't really seen any of them saying that year-round daylight savings time would be better for our health. Certainly, they all agree on the effects of the current system, including a rash of heart attacks in the fatal week after each change, particularly "Spring forward." So yes, you do have to hand it to Rubio for at least facing the question, but he's answering it wrong. To me it's pretty simple. Are you on the side of the kids who shouldn't have to go to school in the dark a large part of the year, or are you on the side of the adults who want to get in an extra round of golf before it gets dark?
I'm on the kids' side.
As far as the scientific community, from what I can see, there are more scientific and medical entities supporting regular time. I haven't really seen any of them saying that year-round daylight savings time would be better for our health. Certainly, they all agree on the effects of the current system, including a rash of heart attacks in the fatal week after each change, particularly "Spring forward."
So yes, you do have to hand it to Rubio for at least facing the question, but he's answering it wrong.

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