The Daylight Savings Time Conundrum

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that is going to, by the way, impact every single one of us. We cannot escape this. It's going to impact you, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, everybody. There's nobody that's not going to be impacted. And what I find to me, what to me stands out about this story is even when you have overwhelming bipartisan support, bipartisan. So how many times do Republicans and Democrats agree on anything? Well, here you have a bill, and I'm going to get to it in a second, which has overwhelming support, especially from Republicans, but frankly, even many Democrats, that President Trump has been aggressively pushing, touting, saying, I want this bill passed, it's important for the country. It's important for the legacy of the Republican Party and give me this bill and I will sign it. And not only will he sign it, but he has been advocating for this bill since the beginning of his presidency. I don't mean the second term now. I mean all the way in 2017 his first term. So you're looking at something that's what almost 10 years in the making. And now they have the votes. And yet will it still pass? In other words, can Congress do anything? Can we get anything done? Or is our politics now become so dysfunctional that it's almost borderline paralysis? So what am I talking about? Jeff, Jeff, Jeff. What the hell are you talking about, Jeff? The House on Tuesday, the House of Representatives, passed what's called the Sunshine Protection Act. It passed, listen to this, 308 to 117. 308 to 117. In other words, with a big bipartisan majority. 22 Republicans opposed it, 95 Democrats opposed it. But the majority of Democrats supported it, the overwhelming majority of Republicans supported it. Now, many of you're going to say, Jeff, what the hell, what are you protecting the sun? What the hell is the Sunshine Protection Act? The Sunshine Protection Act is something that the Cooner Man has been asking for, forget 10 years, 20 years. And it's popular with most Americans. Most Americans, according to polls, want it done, but it never gets done, which is it would finally eliminate the annual ritual of changing our clocks twice a year in the spring and then in the fall. where we go to daylight saving time, and then we go back to standard time, and then we go to daylight saving time, and then we go to standard time. And so this biannual ritual, where, you know, one part of the year, the clocks move forward one hour, the other part of the year, for members, set your clocks one back later, you know, one back an hour later.

I am so sick and tired. It's been 20 years. It's a pain in the neck. No, let me say it. It's a pain in the ass. I'm telling you, it's a pain in the ass. I hate it that I got to constantly change my clocks. It throws off my sleep schedule. It throws off my sleep rhythm. Is it this weekend, the next weekend, when are the clocks going to be changed? To me, it's one of the most annoying things. that takes place every single year. And I don't frankly see the reason for it, or at least a compelling reason for it. And so now what the Sunshine Act would do, the Sunshine Protection Act, is that it would make daylight saving time permanent. Permanent. Meaning we wouldn't have to keep changing the clocks twice every year. It would be the same time the whole year long. Now, before we even get into the meat of the discussion, let me just say this right off the bat. I'm not addicted to daylight saving time. It doesn't have to be daylight saving time. If people prefer standard time over daylight saving time, I'm frankly okay with it. I mean, I prefer daylight over standard time and I'll give you my reasons. You can agree or disagree, obviously. But I just want one time. What I just want, I don't care. Pick A or pick B. Okay? Take door one or take door two. I don't care. But I just want the same time every freaking year. That's it. I don't want to keep changing my clock twice a year. It's one of the most annoying things. I can't tell you how annoying it is. So if you go with one or go with the other, I don't care. Just keep it the same time all year round. Now, Because most people prefer daylight saving time, that's where Congress has, at least for now, is deciding to go. So what this would do, with the exception of Hawaii and Arizona, Hawaii and most of Arizona are on standard time. So this bill would stipulate. If you exempt yourselves to standard time, then it will not apply to you, to your state, after it is federally passed and signed and enacted by Congress and the President. And Hawaii and most of Arizona will still remain on standard time. However, most of the other states in the Union... would, unless they object and exempt themselves before the bill is before it becomes law, would be part of permanent, standard, daylight standard time. Sorry, daylight saving time. Okay, so they'd be part of permanent daylight saving time. But what does this mean in reality, Jeff? In reality, it means, to me, you're going to get more sunshine in the day. It'll extend the day. The sun set will be one hour later.

For example, in the Northeast, it'll be between 8 and 9, as opposed to, let's say, between 7 and 8. In the morning, like now, you will probably see, if we go to daylight saving time, you will probably see the sunrise at about 6ish instead of 5. So what many people argue is, It will extend the day, sunlight, in terms of people enjoying sunlight. It'll increase outdoor activity. You can mow the lawn when you come back from work, say at 6 or 6.30 or 7 o'clock. You can go to the park with your family. You can, you know, go to Little League or watch your kids play baseball. In other words, many people feel it will lead to a much healthier lifestyle where people will get to spend more... more time outside in the sun because during the bulk of the day they're inside working now there is one big argument against daylight saving time in favor of either keeping the clocks, you know, changed twice a year. Hey, this is Ryan Sechrest here, and I have discovered a fun new escape from the daily grind. Chumba Casino. Chumba Casino has hundreds of social casino-style games. It's all free to play anytime, anywhere, with daily bonuses. So get to chumbacasino.com. No purchase necessary. VGW room. Boy, we're prohibited by law. See terms and conditions, 21 plus. Got plans this summer? A brewery crawl? Another lake trip? The same festival you've been to three times already? Do something different. This August, Virginia International Raceway becomes the ultimate summer destination. Watch Inns' Michelin GT Challenge at VIR. August 21 through 23rd brings some of the fastest sports cars to battle through VIR's legendary corners. Camp with friends. Enjoy live music and experience a weekend you'll actually be talking about afterward. Start planning now at govir.net. Vital doesn't always mean visible. Across America, advanced technology is working behind the scenes, strengthening our nation. It protects our war fighters, delivers mission-ready intelligence, advances life-saving healthcare, and defends the critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving. At GDIT, we power the systems that help America operate, connect, and stay secure. Every hour, every mission, every day. GDIT, behind America's invisible advantage.

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in places say like, I don't know, Indianapolis or Seattle or, you know, in Michigan or North Dakota or Montana. So you're looking at sunrises at about 9 a.m. even 9.30 a.m. Now you're going to say, well, Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, why is that so bad? Well, it's bad because a lot of people have children. They go to school. They leave him at a bus stop. and nobody wants to leave their kids where it's dark and it's cold. There's no light whatsoever. They fear it's a safety hazard for kids. It could lead to more fatalities whereby a car not seeing a kid or a child will hit that child, maybe even more accidents on the road. But they also say it's just more depressing. Nobody wants to go to work or go to school. where it's still basically pitch black outside. And so that's one of the big arguments against making daylight saving time permanent. Hence, either go to standard time. And that means that if you go to standard time, the sun would rise at about five or six in the morning in the wintertime. Yes, it would go down much, the sunset would be much earlier. But at least you could see when you go to work or you go to school. Or we continue with this biannual ritual that we go through every single year of constantly changing our clocks. Now, President Trump has put his full weight behind the Sunshine Protection Act. As I said, it has passed. the House, 308 to 117, bipartisan majority. President Trump says if the Senate will pass it, he's urging them to pass it, then he says that he will sign it. And here is what President Trump wrote on Truth Social, supporting the passage of the bill in the House on Tuesday. President Trump said, quote, that the Sunshine Protection Act is so important in that hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year by people, cities, and states being forced to change their clocks. And the president added, I am going to work very hard to see the Sunshine Protection Act signed into law. It's time that people can stop worrying about the quote-unquote clock. Not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous twice-yearly production. And he adds, on top of all of that, it will also be a very nice win for the Republican Party. Take it. In other words, pass something. At least, you know, especially if it's got some bipartisan support. Like, can we get anything done? But, you know, the crust of the matter is he's basically saying, yeah, look, it's going to save us money. He believes it will make people healthier. And it will end this nonsense, this chaos and confusion that we undergo every six months in this country. Now, I am for making daylight saving time permanent.

So my question to you, where do you stand on this issue? It's going to affect all of you, all of us. It's time, it's sunshine, it's darkness. You can't, you know, what they decide now is how days are going to be structured going forward. And it affects your children, going to school, you're going to work. So are you in favor of a... The Sunshine Protection Act. Permanent daylight saving time. Should we move to that? B. Standard time, which is what they have in Hawaii and parts of Arizona. In other words, we will have less sunshine at night or in the evening at sunrise, sorry, at sunset, but much more sunshine and much earlier sunrise. So, and that's the benefit of standard time. So do you favor standard time, or do you think we should just keep it as is? You know, a biannual changing of the clock. Twice a year, we change the clock. It may be a pain, but it's a compromise. In this sense, if you like saving, daylight saving time, you get half the year. If you like standard time, you get the other half of the year. 617-266-6-68. Johnny in New Jersey, you're going to kick us off, Johnny. Thanks for holding and welcome. Yes, good morning, Jeff. Hi, John. I am a long-time proponent of the standard time, the basic standard time, because it's the right time. We don't need to change the clocks every year by annual. No, we need to be at stand-of-time. I support stay at the standard time because you're going to have people going to work dark every morning. Kids going to school dark in the morning. No good. It's going to be darker in the Midwest. So that's the way I feel. I just think this is a whole mess that they can't even pass a bill like this. And we're talking about this now. And when they did this back in 1970s. No, you're right, Johnny. They did. They did it for two years and they changed it. Precisely because many people didn't like the fact that it was so dark in the morning. You know, in many places, 8, 8.30, even 9 o'clock in the morning. And there's still no sunrise. I mean, it's dark. So they didn't like their kids going to school in dark. They didn't want to be driving, you know, going to work in the dark. And many people work long days. They don't just end at four o'clock, say, or three o'clock or, you know, so there's a bit of sunshine. They would work long days till, you know, five, six o'clock, seven o'clock even. So they said, hey, I'm getting up. I'm going to work. It's dark. Yeah, it's sunny most of the day. But I'm inside that. You know, I'm in an office or a factory or wherever. I'm inside. So I don't enjoy the sun. So I go to work in the dark and I come home in the dark. And my kids are going to school in the dark. And so they felt it was very unsafe for their kids. They thought it was a risk of them getting hit by a car or by a bus or whatever it may be. They also worry about crime maybe in the morning. That's one of the other arguments they made. So they said, no, we don't want permanent daylight saving time. And that's where we switched it. This was under Nixon. And then we switched it back to what we have now, which is we, you know, twice a year we change.

So, but Johnny, if you had your way, you're saying just keep it permanently on standard time, correct? Exactly. Just like the states that have the exception. Where are they at standard time? So you have a lot more sun in the morning, but you do get less sun in the evening at sunset. You know, in other words, it's not... You know, in some places it can go as much as eight, even nine o'clock you have sun. This will be more like seven o'clock or even six o'clock. But you're saying you'd rather have more sun in the morning than more sun in the evening, correct? Correct. It'd be safer. Interesting. Interesting. Johnny, why do you think as a country we just can't even agree on one basic time? Oh, I've called several times to Congress. for this issue. And maybe that's why we're talking about this issue now. Because I am in them. I call them. I call about every issue. They can't pass nothing. Congress has less than 10% approval rating. We can see why, Johnny. I mean, it's, you know, anyway, Johnny, thank you very much for that call. All right, so Johnny says, look, yes, yes, one time all year. So end this biannual, you know, changing of the clocks, but not daylight saving time. He wants standard time, i.e., more sunshine in the morning, less sunshine at sunset in the evening. Johnny, look, you know, I mean, you know me, I'm a daylight saving time guy, but I'll take standard time. The one thing I just don't want is the changing of the clocks because it is such a pain and it's so freaking annoying. Honestly, you know, twice every year I'm in a bad mood and it's because they're going to change the clock. But anyway, that's just me. Doug in Tennessee, thanks for holding Doug and welcome. Tennessee, Jeff, Eastern Tennessee. Eastern Tennessee. Yeah, we're on the Eastern Time Zone. Eastern Time Zone, all right. Doug, are you a daylight saving time guy, a standard time guy, or keep changing it every six months guy? Well, when I lived in New England, I always thought that we should go to super daylight savings time and daylight savings time. In other words, we'd be on daylight savings time in the winter, and then we go to super daylight savings time in the summer so that we'd have an extra hour even. But now that I live on the western edge of a time zone, I have what I've always wanted. The sun doesn't set here until 9 o'clock at night in the summertime. That's nice. Yeah. And then in the winter it sets at about 5.30 instead of 4.30 like it did in the Boston area. I got to say, please, I'll give you all the time in the world. I got to say one of the things that's depressing about living in New England in the wintertime is just how early it gets dark in the winter.

You know, you're right. 3.30, 4, 15, 4.30, you're really stretching it. And then it's dark. I mean, sometimes it's pitch black. And it's hard. I mean, you know, it's depressing to have, you know, because I don't go to bed for, you know, whatever, 9, 10, 11, even midnight. So it's just you always feel like you're living in darkness, especially in the wintertime. Doug, hang on. I want to come back to you. Hey, it is Ryan Sechrest here. If you love great games and a little extra excitement to your day, I got something fun for you. Chumba Casino and I have teamed up to create an exclusive online social casino game. It's called Ryan Sechrest 10K ways. It's fun and free to play just like all your favorites from Chumba Casino. And every spin brings 10,000 ways to keep the good times going. Check it out and play for free today at Chumbacasino.com. VGW Group. Voidware prohibited by law. CTs and Cs 21 plus sponsored by Chumba Casino. Entertain clients, reward employees, or enjoy a first-class race weekend with VIR's premium MSA hospitality experiences. August 21st through 23rd, enjoy exclusive viewing areas, premium amenities, food and beverage options, and access that puts you close to the action. Whether for business or pleasure, elevate your weekend at Virginia International Raceway. Explore and upgrade your tickets at VIRVIP.net. Vital doesn't always mean visible. Across America, advanced technology is working behind the scenes, strengthening our nation. It protects our warfighters, advances life-saving healthcare, combat cyber threats, and defends the critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving. At GDIT, we power the systems that help America operate, connect, and stay secure. Every hour, every mission, every day. GDIT, behind America's invisible advantage. What's up, everybody? It's Bretzky. And America is turning 250. And I can't think of a better way to celebrate that than playing on an American-owned social casino, SpinQuest.com. With all of your favorite games, live craps, bubble craps, live blackjack, there's no better place to play for free and win real cash prizes. SpinQuest.com. SpenQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Boydware prohibited, visit SpenQuest.com for more details. 617-266-68 is the number. Okay, let's go right back to Doug in Tennessee. Forgive me, Eastern Tennessee. Doug, please pick up where you left off. You asked me, do I favor changing? This is sure how boring my life is. I kind of like the excitement of watching the clocks go ahead in the spring and back in the winter because it signals, you know, the arrival of spring and it signals the arrival of autumn. It's exciting. But if you don't like that and you want to keep it at, let's say, daylight savings time.

There's a local solution to all these problems, people are saying. You know, school bells are programmable. Just program this, the first bell to ring it at 820 instead of 720. A local business that doesn't like its employees going to work in the dark, they can change their hours from, say, 8 to 5 to 9 to 6. There's always a local solution. Well, that's an excellent point, Doug. You're right. I mean, businesses and schools can work around it if they really want to. But I just find it interesting. So your earlier point, Doug, so you're saying you want to keep it biannual. To you, it's almost like it announces the arrival of spring and then it announces the arrival of the fall and then we're going into winter, correct? Right. Interesting. So you would vote against the Sunshine Protection Act then, correct? I would, but I wouldn't have a problem with changing it either, you know, because it's not a big deal. There's always a local solution, like I said. Doug, what do you make of the fact that, you know, something like the weather, something like time, the clock? you know, sunshine in the morning or, you know, more sunshine in the evening, that even on something like this, Congress just can't get its act together. I mean, are we starting to become ungovernable as a country? I mean, I'm just curious. What's your take? Yeah, we are. And I think that we need to pass the Save America Act. And we'll ever be able to do that because we're just too wimpified. I'm with you a thousand percent. To me, the Save America Act, that's the ballgame. That's the most important piece of legislation. No question about it. Doug, as always, thank you very much for that call. All right, so we got one vote so far for standard time. And now another second vote, but this one by Doug. for keep it basically as it is. I mean, he's flexible if you want to change it fine. He's not going to, you know, pull his hair out. But Doug says no, he likes it, keep it, you know, bi-annual. We change the clocks, one hour ahead, one hour behind. To him, it's part of the ritual and the passage of spring and the signaling of the arrival of the fall and eventually winter. Agree, disagree. Chris in Beverly. Thanks for holding, Chris. And welcome. Hey, how are you doing, Jeff? I'm good. How are you, Chris? I'm doing all right. I think it's, I don't even know where to begin. I'm a little nervous. First time and a long time. Welcome, welcome. You're among friends. There's no reason to be nervous, Chris. So for me, I don't, I don't understand why we're talking about the daylight savings time. I think that's low, barren, true. I think something that would be, you know, the TAVAC, we got a politician ripping the government off, money to Ukraine, term limits. I think there's lots of other things that are way more important. We're supposed to take this as a gift from God.

Well, Chris, I mean, the only reason why, honestly, the only reason why I'm talking about it is because Trump has made a very big, I mean, he's made it a big issue and he's urging Republicans to pass it. He says it's important for the country, for business, for our health. And, I mean, just think about it. I mean, I think Trump on this has, you know, he does have a point. Look, we're talking about whether you drive to work in the dark or in sunshine. We talk about, you know, we're talking about whether you come home, you can have enough sunshine to mow the lawn, go to the park, play with your kids, outside, you know, Little League or whatever, or you come home and basically your day's over because there's darkness. In other words, it affects us in a very profound way. In fact, I'm getting a lot of text messages from people saying that they can't stand that the sun, for example, in New England, sets so early in the wintertime that they just say winter's depressing enough as it is. But when you see 435 o'clock and now there's no more sunshine, people say it's just it really depresses them. It's called seasonal depression. So, you know, Trump's point is it's a quality of life issue. And a quality of life issue is not a small thing. Number one. Number two, Chris, what Trump is saying is, look, can we get something passed? I mean, you're blocking me on the Save Act. You block me on foreign aid. I mean, you block me on anything I want to do. Here's a bill, passes the House, 308-117. A lot of Democrats join a huge majority of Republicans. And now I'm facing opposition in the Senate. So he's kind of throwing his hands up like, can you guys do anything? Yeah, you're right. It's low-hanging fruit, but they can't even pass the freaking low-hanging fruit. So, you know, I mean, if you can't pass the freaking Sunshine Protection Act or something, you know, equivalent to it, if we can't agree on this. then, I mean, Congress is essentially paralyzed. It's useless. I mean, I think that's Trump's ultimate point. As he said to the Republicans, look, guys, take a win. Any kind of a win, but just take a win. But no, you can't even take that win because you've got Republicans, some Democrats, too, to be fair, blocking it now in the Senate. And so Trump's throwing his hands up like, I don't know what to tell you. Like they just, they will not pass a darn thing in that freaking Congress. Anyway, final word to you. Go ahead, Chris. I really do. But again, you know, like I don't think we're going to get much past period. We have a lot of rhinos in there that go against Trump every step of the way. the Democrats speak for themselves. I think that, you know, something more important, like the SAVE Act, I think we need to keep pounding and sounding the alarms on the SAVE Act. If we got the SAVE Act pass, we could get politicians in there that actually want to do good for this country, want to help this country move along and do better. I think then we could get rid of some Democrats, and then we can pass stuff like this. But I think there's other more important term limits that need to get passed long before this.

Well, Chris, I think tonight's speech, he's addressing the nation. And I think I know what he's going to say because they've made some leaks to the media. I don't want to jump the gun just in case they change their mind. But he's going to make a huge announcement tonight about election interference. And I think he's going to do it to really galvanize the country to push to Save Act over the line. So tomorrow we will definitely be talking about the SAVE Act and about Trump's speech because what he's about to reveal tonight from what I've heard, it's going to be one hell of a bombshell. So we're not giving up. I'm not giving up on the SAVE Act. No question about it. Chris, before I let you go, I'm just curious. Where do you stand on this issue? If you were Senator Chris from Beverly or Congressman Chris from Beverly. Would you vote for or against the Sunshine Protection Act? I think I'd keep it the way it is, just to be honest with you. The biannual? You mean have it changed, the clocks change? Yes, I have it twice. Okay, quickly, why? You know, I don't have a smart answer. I guess I could just say that. I'm used to it. It worked for us so far. You know, maybe something different would be nice. I'm not sure. But as it is, again, it just kind of goes back to me, Jeff. There's more important. Oh, I understand. No, I hear you. I hear you. Chris, you don't find it honestly, serious. I mean, look, everybody's entitled to their opinion. Please, don't get me wrong. But you don't find it just annoying as hell? That she, you know, the clocks change. Is it going forward? Is it going backward? And, you know, twice a year. And I know it takes me days for my sleep schedule to get back to normal when they do that. You know, my wife complains. My kids complain. You know, as Chuck Grassley said, he was asked, are you going to vote for it? He said, yes, because I don't want to hear my wife constantly complain twice a year. So I'm voting for the Sunshine Protection Act. But I think it doesn't bother you. I do agree with you, though. It is annoying trying to keep track of everything. If I change the clock back, am I moving them forward? What time of the year is I get it. I get it. But you still keep it as it is. All right, interesting. In other words, it's not that much of an annoyance. Chris, thank you very much for that call. You know, so far, nobody, this is unbelievable. We're one hour in, and not one person is so far, at least, you know, in terms of the callers, agrees with the Cooner Man that let's have permanent daylight saving time. Either you want permanent standard time or just leave it as it is. Change the clocks twice a year. I'm like, am I the only one that people... Mike, do you find it annoying to change the clocks twice a year? Your phone does it on its own. Okay, but, yeah, okay. I mean, so Mike has no problem. Al in Middleboro, thanks for holding Al, and welcome. Hi, Jeff. How are you? I'm good. How are you, Al?

I'm good. First time caller, long time listener. Welcome, welcome, Al. Thank you. I'm going to get straight to my point. It's brief, but... You know, with the changes we've already had to encounter, I think the change of the clocks is a minor thing. However, if it's something people feel the need for, I'd go with standard. Last year, I woke up to three feet of snow just to get from my walkway to my car, let alone to clear it. And the darkness is not going to be good. Then it's going to put more pressure on people that get to work because they're already late. And I just think if we have to make a change standard, but otherwise stick to what we have. We've got bigger fish to fry. I think term limits is a big issue. Too many people in that office that should have been retired a long time ago and allow more accurate, independent thought process on what's going on with this country. I agree. No, Al, I agree. I think term limits, we need them. The Save Act to me is the key piece of legislation. Now, just to explain, this is the first piece of legislation that is, what do you say? Like, you know, out of the Bill Gates. All right? This is the first one. So they're going to have to vote on it. I mean, the House passed it. And now the Senate's going to have to make a decision. either vote and pass it and give it to President Trump for his signature, which is what he's asking for, or they're going to kill it. But the SAVE Act, we don't even know if they're going to get to it. Now, tonight's speech may change that because of the revelations Trump is going to make. But as things stand right now, they don't want to touch term limits. They don't want to touch the SAVE Act. They don't want to touch most important pieces of legislation that you and I and this audience consider important. But I'm just saying it's taken 10 years. I'm just giving you President Trump's argument. It took me 10 years to get to this point so I can get permanent daylight saving time. Because he thinks the idea of this biannual changing of the clocks, his words, not mine, is quote unquote ridiculous. So he says, you know, a lot of other countries don't do it. Why should we be the only ones doing it? It's expensive. It's annoying. You know, he says it's just a pain in the neck. And let's just end the practice once and for all. He says we have the votes in the House. We have many Democrats that are willing to side with us in the Senate. And now I'm being blocked. And, you know, we're talking about it's a two-hour vote. So he's like, you know, we can get this done today. And I'll sign it today. And as he said, for God's sake, pass something. Take a win. Put something up in the win column. Nothing. Nothing. Already now you got obstructionists. So it's not even an up or down vote. They're just going to kill it. And Trump, as I said, he's exasperated.

Like he goes, can you guys pass anything? Anything. I don't care. You know, I don't know. We love Mickey Mouse. Can you just pass that? Like, just do something. But Al, so you're basically saying either keep it as is or if we're going to do it permanently, do it standard time. You want more sunshine in the morning than in the evening, correct? That will help me get to my car to get to where I need to go. These people are the only thing that they are good about passing is wind, through you know what. And they've got to get their act together because they're not showing me they're for this country. They're just the opposite of it. So if you don't like this country, go elsewhere. as much people that we have to deal with. Amen. Amen. Al, thank you very much for that call. Okay, Al says, well, if you put a gun to my head, I'll, you know, yeah, standard time all year long. But honestly, keep it as it is. Just change the clocks twice a year. I'm good with it. So we're now 7.06. No one has sided with the Cooner Man yet. On the text line, yes, and emails, yes. But in terms of the calls. Now, I don't know if this is Mike who loves to torture me for the hell of it. And he's just putting all the anti-permanent daylight saving time people on the air. Or... The audience just really doesn't like this idea. Ron, Ron on the Cape. Thanks for holding, Ron, and welcome. Good morning. How are you? I'm good. How are you, Ron? Not bad. Not bad. I've got an easy solution for this mess. Fall back a half an hour and leave it be. But the difference, they probably can't even do that, though. Well, you know, Ron, it's funny you should mention that because I got a text from 603. I was going to read it later in the show. But basically, the 603 was urging what you're saying. Well, he goes like, Jeff, can't we split the proverbial baby? In other words, just, you know, half an hour. Just change it half an hour. And this way everybody gets a little something. And, you know, the question is, you know, question is solved. It's resolved. Ron, I think the reason why lawmakers to be fair to them, and, you know, I'm not a big fan of them, I think it's because this would really put us off sync with the Europeans and the Asians because, you know, we're at the half hour. So it would really throw things off because, you know, Europe is six hours, five hours ahead or six hours ahead or seven hours ahead. And, you know, Asian countries are behind us. But it's, you know, it's not by half an hour. It's by, you know, on the hour, whatever, eight hours behind, 10 hours behind. So I think if we went with the half hour, it would settle things here. But I think it would create problems with other countries and other time zones.

I think that would be the counter argument. What say you, Ron? Kind of tired about worrying about other countries. Let's worry about ourselves and take care of ourselves first. So, Ron, so you're in America first or even when it comes to time, right? 10-4. So, Ron, you're saying, split the baby. Let's go half an hour. Correct? Do it. Why not? I mean, yeah, why not? I mean, it makes sense. They're complaining about time. How much, I'm sorry, they're complaining about, oh, it's going to be dark, it's going to be light, it's going to be this, it's going to be that. Half an hour is not going to make a snowball difference. As long as it's the same time all year, Ron, I'll take it. I'll take it, Ron. Ron, the changing of the clocks, does that bother you? As much as it bothers me? I could care less. I could kill us. We got bigger fish to fry. Let's get the save act past. No, no, I know. I hear you. I hear you. But Ron, why do you think it bothers me so much? I don't know. I'm letting you. I thought maybe you had a theory, you know. I just, I don't know why. I wake up always in a bad mood when they change the clocks. I don't, I've always been like that. I have no idea why. Yeah, even then when we fall back and I get the extra hour, it just throws my whole sleep rhythm off. Look, I'll admit, I'm a sensitive guy. I mean, really, I'm just, you know, I like a routine. I'm very much into routine. And if anything disrupts my routine, I'm not a happy man. You know, so, yeah, I mean, do I like the extra hour sleep? Yes, but then that throws me off anyway because then I can't sleep for a while because, you know, I've been sleeping too much. So that's why I just like it one time, the whole year, and leave me alone. Ron, thank you very much for that call, very creative. Ron says, you know what? Half an hour. Change it half an hour. So there, how much more difference can a half an hour make? And by the way, so far, nobody is yet supporting me or the president. I just want to mention that, that we should have permanent daylight saving time. Antoinette on the cave. Thanks for holding Antoinette and welcome. Hi, good morning, Jeff. Nice to talk to you. It's been a little bit. Welcome, welcome, Antoinette. Thank you. Bring ahead and fall back. It's no big deal. I always thought it's a nice rite of passage of the two seasons of the year, and it's the dark never bothered me, never had any kind of darkness depression. It's such a short period of time when it's darker. you know, in the morning, in the evening, and I find it to be very cozy with a hot cup of coffee in the morning, and the nighttime's a longer, and then there's this nice transition to the light, and I think it's a very comforting time. So I would say leave it be and enjoy the transition of the seasons. Do you change your clocks in your home?

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