Don’t Forget to Turn Your Clocks Ahead!
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March 9, 2019 at 12:58 pm
Dr. SunWolf quote
March 9, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Spring forward and fall back..:-) Some places are considering remaining on standard time year round. I have been to Phoenix in August and the last thing they need when the high temperature is over 110 degrees is more daylight. π¦
March 9, 2019 at 2:11 pm
Arizona, except for the Navajo Nation, does not observe daylight saving time so their clocks don’t change to give them more daylight. Hawaii too does not observe it. I read that the benefits of DLS are slight. A few states have been looking into eliminating it, but I’m thinking that would cause great confusion. States would have a variety of times, and there would be no consistency.
March 9, 2019 at 2:46 pm
Yes, that would be a revolting development which was why the railroads in the 1800s pushed for the uniform time zones we have today. Every 15 degrees of longitude equals one hour of time difference. Besides Arizona and Hawaii the southern counties of Indiana donβt change to DST either. They may also be in the Central time zone.
March 9, 2019 at 3:22 pm
“Widespread confusion was created during the 1950s and 1960s when each U.S. locality could start and end Daylight Saving Time as it desired. One year, 23 different pairs of DST start and end dates were used in Iowa alone. For exactly five weeks each year, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were not on the same time as Washington D.C., Cleveland, or Baltimore–but Chicago was. And, on one Ohio to West Virginia bus route, passengers had to change their watches seven times in 35 miles! The situation led to millions of dollars in costs to several industries, especially those involving transportation and communications.”
March 9, 2019 at 3:02 pm
Our Daylight Saving Time starts end of next month.
We might get rid of DST (big pre-EU-election promise!) but it means that all EU states have too agree on at least something so our expectations are quite low. Well, let the states decide which gain or lose most sun. Geographically DST is not really a problem here, it’s just annoying.
Rain, storm and hail today, shopping by bike wasn’t fun.
March 9, 2019 at 3:24 pm
Birgit,
I don’t think it is necessary here any longer, but I expect they’d be quite an argument one way or the other. Even the smallest changes become political fodder.