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Changing Our Clocks Twice a Year Is …

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Something my dogs just never understand.
Juley Welch, Grayson-Collin EC | Fairview

An opportunity for me to see the beautiful sunlight an extra hour in the spring and sleep an extra hour in the fall.
Consuelo M. Perez, Medina EC | Zapata County

A great reminder to change the batteries in your fire detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
Cathy Martel, Sam Houston EC | Livingston

About as useless as a screen door on a submarine.
Cody Hooper, Grayson-Collin EC | Fairview

Like cutting off one end of a blanket and sewing it to the other end to make the blanket longer.
Chris Knioum, Bluebonnet EC

A proud tradition of pretending this still makes sense.
Mary Caruth, Pedernales EC | Fischer

The only thing I ever heard my grandmother complain about.
Danara O’Connor, Grayson-Collin EC | McKinney

Two too many.
James Dungan, Farmers EC | Wylie

Needlessly disruptive.
Laurie Stearns, Pedernales EC | San Marcos

Easy enough, but getting adjusted to it is tough.
Karl Konrad, United Cooperative Services | Cleburne

Not complicated. Get over it.
Joyce Fox, Central Texas EC | Kingsland

Absurd.
Mae Whitten | Via Facebook

Equivalent to smashing your finger with a hammer.
Kay Van Bramer, Central Texas EC | Llano

Good for nothing.
Guenter Falz, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan

Annoying.
Sandy Bottner, Grayson-Collin EC | Fairview

Easy when you don’t have small children to keep on a routine.
Taylor Standish, South Plains EC | Wolfforth

An attempt to make the world revolve around us.
Kent Bogle, Taylor EC | Trent

Unnecessary and a pain to get used to, especially in the spring.
Benny Calvit, Bowie-Cass EC | De Kalb

A thorn in my side.
Susan Martin, San Patricio EC | Three Rivers

An excuse to look at a clock—being retired like I am.
Steve Bailey, PenTex Energy | Gainesville

Dumber than dirt.
Stuart Berkowitz, Pedernales EC | Manchaca

Difficult for us old folks and messes up our schedules.
Clady Paul Page, Jasper-Newton EC | Kirbyville

Always a hassle.
Eddie T. Rendon, Victoria EC | Inez

Ridiculous, unnecessary and inconvenient.
Bruce Baacke, MidSouth EC | Montgomery

An outdated practice in today’s digital/artificial intelligence world.
Rene Hernandez, GVEC | Seguin

The only time we see our clockmaker.
Beth Buchholz, Concho Valley EC | Robert Lee

An outdated, useless practice that should be stopped ASAP.
Dave W. Cameron Jr., San Bernard EC | Columbus

Stupid.
Mona Tucker, Rusk County EC | Carthage

An annoying chore that has outlived its usefulness.
Joyce DeWitt, CoServ | Pilot Point

Wrong.
James Simpson, Fayette EC | Schulenburg

Unnecessary.
Patricia Loveless, Coleman County EC | Norton

A waste of time.
Bud Carr Sr., Hamilton County EC | Evant and Porter

The pits.
Shirley Stafford, Trinity Valley EC | Chandler

Killing us for no good reason.
Carri Adams, HILCO EC | Waco

A waste of time.
Patricia Lambert, Wood County EC | Mineola

A task Texans no longer need to do.
Eileen Grzehowiak, Navasota Valley EC | Thornton

Not fooling Mother Nature.
Cecil Ellis, Nueces EC | Kingsville

An unnecessary anachronism.
Jan Sanchez, Big Country EC | Hamlin

Very hard to do on my sundial at 2 a.m.
Nolan Green, Cherokee County EC | Jacksonville

Such a pain.
Gary L. Galloway, Tri-County EC | Weatherford

What everyone does—so don’t be early or late.
Jesus Alvarado | Via Facebook

Two times too many.
Denise Falgout, Navarro County EC | Corsicana

A pain in the butt.
Lupita Mora, Magic Valley EC | Mission

A waste of time.
Scott McFerrin, Wise EC | Decatur

Going to happen twice a year, so just deal with it, buddy.
Gerald Dechert, Bandera EC | Bandera

The definition of insanity.
Lucie Burkett, Sam Houston EC | Huntsville

Stupid. Selfish. Scientifically unjustified. No better way to say it.
Andrew Bloom, J-A-C EC | Windthorst

Fun—it gives me a chance to help out Mom.
Josiah Nelson, age 12, Pedernales EC | Georgetown

Ticking me off.
Catherine Cason, Fannin EC and United Cooperative Services | Bonham and Stephenville

Time-consuming.
Donalie Boyce, CECA | May

The dumbest thing Congress has ever made us do.
Steve Boehme, Medina EC | Castroville

The only opportunity we have to control time.
Javier Torres, Karnes EC | Floresville