dont forget to set yer clocks back kiddies..

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  1. hippiehillbilly

    hippiehillbilly the old asshole

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    what the fuck the nicest day of the year here,, its like 74..

    an yer tellin me i gotta set my clock forward,..


    hell im already there.

    losin a hour of goverment mandated time sucks tho..

    lets go tho.

    oh an change the battery in yer smoke detector..



    luv n lite..
     
  2. Death

    Death Grim Reaper Lifetime Supporter

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    all ofmy clocks set themselves for DST

    and i dodnt have any smoke detectors
     
  3. TheGanjaKing

    TheGanjaKing Newbie

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    setting my clocks back is always such a problem for me....something as simple as that should be easy. but its not.
     
  4. ihmurria

    ihmurria fini

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    I don't wanna! I'm not gonna! So there!

    (we don't change our clocks in Saskatchewan)
     
  5. squawkers7

    squawkers7 radical rebel

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    The state of AZ doesn't change there clocks at all...made it a little confusing for people who lived in AZ but went over to NV for work..but oh well.
     
  6. fuzz_acid_flowers

    fuzz_acid_flowers Aqueou§ Transmi§§ion

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    isn't that tomorrow!?
     
  7. hippiehillbilly

    hippiehillbilly the old asshole

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    or yesterday..
    ask them.. ;)
     
  8. Mr MiGu

    Mr MiGu King of the Zombies

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    i couldnt figure out how to set the clock in my car ahead 6 months ago, so it will finally be the correct time.
     
  9. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

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    That's quite the distance to set your clock ahead. Good thing you didn't tear the very fabric of time!
     
  10. happyhippyflower

    happyhippyflower Sucker Punch

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    You don't set them back dipshit. It's forward.
     
  11. squawkers7

    squawkers7 radical rebel

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    Date change in 2007

    On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday of March and end the first Sunday of November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to revert the Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete.

    Spelling and grammar

    The official spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight SavingS Time.

    Saving is used here as a verbal adjective (a participle). It modifies time and tells us more about its nature; namely, that it is characterized by the activity of saving daylight. It is a saving daylight kind of time. Similar examples would be dog walking time or book reading time. Since saving is a verb describing a single type of activity, the form is singular.

    Nevertheless, many people feel the word savings (with an 's') flows more mellifluously off the tongue. Daylight Savings Time is also in common usage, and can be found in dictionaries.

    Adding to the confusion is that the phrase Daylight Saving Time is inaccurate, since no daylight is actually saved. Daylight Shifting Time would be better, but it is not as politically desirable.

    When in the morning?

    In the U.S., clocks change at 2:00 a.m. local time. In spring, clocks spring forward from 1:59 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.; in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. In the EU, clocks change at 1:00 a.m. Universal Time. In spring, clocks spring forward from 12:59 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

    In the U.S., restaurants and bars have various closing policies. In many states, liquor cannot be served after 2:00 a.m. But at 2:00 a.m. in the fall, the time switches back one hour. So, can they serve alcohol for that additional hour in October? The official answer is that the bars do not close at 2:00 a.m., but actually at 1:59 a.m. So, they are already closed when the time changes from Daylight Saving Time into Standard Time. In practice, however, many establishments stay open an extra hour in the fall.

    In the U.S., 2:00 a.m. was originally chosen as the changeover time because it was practical and minimized disruption. Most people were at home and this was the time when the fewest trains were running. It is late enough to minimally affect bars and restaurants, and it prevents the day from switching to yesterday, which would be confusing. It is early enough that the entire continental U.S. switches by daybreak, and the changeover occurs before most early shift workers and early churchgoers (particularly on Easter) are affected.

    Some U.S. areas

    For the U.S. and its territories, Daylight Saving Time is NOT observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Arizona. The Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, even in Arizona, due to its large size and location in three states.
     
  12. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

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    Methinks he furnished the correct information in the actual post, dipshit.
     
  13. happyhippyflower

    happyhippyflower Sucker Punch

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    Your dad sucks asian dick.
     
  14. Death

    Death Grim Reaper Lifetime Supporter

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    get em!
     
  15. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

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    Gosh, I'm sorry to hear that. I'm guessing that it can be scarring for life. All I can suggest is that you engage in self-destructive behavior. Best of luck with that!
     
  16. Death

    Death Grim Reaper Lifetime Supporter

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    get em!
     
  17. jerry420

    jerry420 Doctor of everything Lifetime Supporter

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    oh im sure ill forget,
    im bad like that...if i was on sesame street id be called forgetful jones:D
     
  18. interval_illusion

    interval_illusion Deceased

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    i lose or gain an hour? someone tell me... it matters.
     
  19. stinkfoot

    stinkfoot truth

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    Losing an hour. "Spring" ahead; "Fall" back.
     
  20. interval_illusion

    interval_illusion Deceased

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    er, spring forward... lose an hour. worst day ever for me to lose an hour. this is mean and cruel.
     
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