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Mass. may defect from Eastern Time Zone

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by dixiehack, Aug 30, 2016.

  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I thought it was left field at Yankee Stadium where it got late early.
     
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  2. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    That would be one of the bigger problems I spoke of, unlikely to be affected much by an hour's time difference.
     
  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Seasonal affective disorder is indeed a thing, I have it. In November I am distinctly more miserable than any other month of the year. But fiddling with the time doesn't change how far your hemisphere is from the sun. FWIW, this SAD sufferer finds dark mornings far more depressing than early sunsets.
     
  4. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    Serious question - Is there an ideal part of the US to live that would minimize the effects of SAD ?
     
  5. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Hawaii? It's closest to the equator. Except for it, I guess Key West, but then you have alcoholism to worry about.
     
  6. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    I've known people who have moved to Hawaii and then felt trapped on an Island and
    moved back . I guess Manhattan Island does not have same effect.
     
  7. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Charles Laquidara, a Boston radio guy, retired to Hawaii because his wife suffered from SAD. I think he moved back.
     
  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I know SAD is more common among women than men, but what percentage of the population as a whole suffers from it?
    Is it a large enough segment that it is a significant factor in setting state policy?
    I am not belittling those who suffer from SAD, but shouldn't it be a significant percentage of the population if that is the reason for changing that type of state policy?
     
  9. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I want to retire from winter.

    I wish I could hibernate. Damned shitty evolution.
     
  10. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Cold and darkness >>>> heat, daylight and massive crowds.
     
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  11. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    I'll grant you the massive crowds, but I'd rather have heat and daylight every day and twice on Sunday.
     
  12. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Arizona already does this without much problem. But it definitely would be weird to have half the West Coast on what would essentially be Mountain Time for half the year.

    And it would screw up a lot of baseball telecasts to have Cali games starting at 7 p.m. PST, which would be 8 p.m. PDT on the rest of the West Coast and at 11 p.m. EDT.
     
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