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undertow521 t1_ivenkpp wrote

Reply to comment by JStanton617 in It wouldn’t be dark so early tomorrow if Maine switched to Atlantic Time by LordHamburguesa1

Yeah, sporting events like baseball/hockey that typically start at 7pm would start at 8pm in that instance, not to mention prime time NFL games starting at 9pm. Not a huge deal in the big scheme of things but a pain in the ass for us sports fans that would make following teams a bit more difficult.

Edit: Yeah, I don't get the down votes for this comment. Is it not literally an issue sports fans in Maine would have to deal with? Why would someone downvoted that?

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LordHamburguesa1 OP t1_ivjbyfk wrote

Oh no, sports would start later…

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undertow521 t1_ivjcv96 wrote

Yes. They would. Which would suck for fans and kids who like to catch the games as well as sports bars where people go to watch said games. Games that now start at 7 already end around 10pm, while NFL games go to 11pm. Shifting those back an hour would suck!

As I said, it's not a critical, society crumbling issue, but it certainly would make it difficult for folks that have to get up to go to work to follow their teams. That's all I'm pointing out.

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sheeponabowl t1_ivf4cof wrote

Wah

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undertow521 t1_ivf522i wrote

Is it not an issue sports fans in Maine would have to deal with in this scenario? You might not care but there are people who do.

I was merely commenting that it woukd be an aspect of this type of change that I wouldn't enjoy.

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