CrackityJones33

CrackityJones33 t1_jdwz42y wrote

Reply to comment by Hoosac_Love in Greenland turns clocks forward for last,should Massachusetts/eastern US do the same by Hoosac_Love

You are right, it is possible, but outside of MA, especially in the southern states, if they were to stay in DST for the entire year they would not have light in some cases until nearly 8:00am in the morning. This is one of the major reasons it failed in the 70s when congress did pass legislation keeping DST permanent.

I doubt the country as a whole will change again, but I would like to see MA move to Atlantic time (which may be even a greater challenge). This would essentially allow us to stay on DST year round.

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CrackityJones33 t1_jdwuw31 wrote

Reply to Greenland turns clocks forward for last,should Massachusetts/eastern US do the same by Hoosac_Love

MA cannot stay in DST without an act of congress but we can elect to stay in standard time without federal approval.

MA and north of here in the US should really be in Atlantic time year round (GMT - 4) but for some reason we aligned with the rest of the eastern seaboard and it looks like we will be stuck this way forever.

There is a low probability the house pick up the vote on this one even though the senate unanimously past the vote.

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Reply to Don’t forget to clear your car off!! by aehsonairb

This happened to me once. A truck dumped a boat load of snow onto my car while driving. It looked just like the pic above and I had to stop the car on the road to clear it off because I could not see a thing and it was too dense for wipers to clear.

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CrackityJones33 t1_j98nhlu wrote

Reply to Which town would you say is the best choice to live in for newly married couple? by Cbos15111

South Hadley (top vote when responding) is great for what you are looking for. Good school district with lots of nature and hiking trails (relative to MA). The downside is when you want to travel. BDL is a tiny airport so you get very limited flights and pay through the roof and you should expect 90 to 120 minutes to get to Cambridge or even more if it’s during rush hour. Grafton may be the most well rounded option on your list.

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Reply to ‘People are leaving’: Massachusetts has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there? by labormarket

No life is not better. MA is a fantastic state, especially when to comes to education and quality of life. Unfortunately, there are more people looking for homes than actual homes in MA, especially east of 495, where there is virtually no land left to develop, keeping prices high and forcing people out. Couple that with high taxes and residency goes down.

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