***Spring FORWARD!!!

[elleng]

It is now 3:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time!!!

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Yay!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. I am bracing for the ripple in space-time. It's 1:46 am here.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Damn! There aren't enough hours in the day as it is - but at least it will be light out later.

What I keep wondering, didn't the Senate vote unanimously to get rid of the time change??

[elleng]

4. Which U.S. states do not 'spring ahead'?

'While the Uniform Time Act of 1966 promoted a uniform system of time across the country, it did allow states to choose whether they wanted to participate. . .

When did daylight saving time start?
Benjamin Franklin satirically toyed with the idea of Parisians changing their sleep patterns to save money on candles and lamp oil in 1784. His frugal suggestion: Rise with the sun. But Franklin didn’t invent or create daylight saving time.

It wasn’t until more than a hundred years later, in 1895, that daylight saving time was officially proposed by New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, who suggested a two-hour fall back in October and a two-hour spring forward in March. It is thought that Hudson wanted extra sunlight for his work collecting insects.

Daylight saving time was implemented in the United States and around the world as a wartime measure initially to save money and energy. David Prerau, author of “Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time,” suggests countries on both sides of the war adopted daylight saving time to maximize daylight during typical waking hours, and thus reduce use of candles, oil and electricity.

After the war, some places didn’t want to give up daylight saving time, and as a result there were different times in different towns. People were unsure what time it was. Jurisdictions chose whether to keep the change and when to adjust the clocks, creating a patchwork system for about two decades.

To solve the wrinkles in time, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 was created: It set dates and times for the twice yearly ritual. The act remains the law of the land today.

Will we ever stop changing our clocks?
Despite ongoing debates about the necessity of daylight saving time, including arguments about its impact on health and safety, it doesn’t look like daylight saving is going anywhere anytime soon.

In March 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would have kept daylight saving time year-round and eliminated standard time from November to March. The plan did not win House approval, and there has been no major movement on the legislation since.

But that doesn’t mean states aren’t still grappling with ways to stop changing their clocks.'>>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-time-change/?

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Thanks!

I remember that one was Arizona, or parts of it, and another state in the north. How about Hawaii? I worked for a company that was responsible for the TV listings in the newspapers - nationally - and those areas which didn't observe the time change were a big PIA twice a year.

[elleng]

6. *Hawaii and most of Arizona -- except the Navajo Nation -- remain on standard time throughout the year,

meaning they don’t change their clocks like the rest of country. It means that for much of the year, the time difference between New York and Phoenix is three hours — but from November to March, Phoenix residents are just two hours behind.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181981663

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Thank you! Seems to me there was another area which was a problem, possibly part of Michigan??

It's been awhile, but it was enough of a problem for us that it sticks in my mind...

[elleng]

8. Is Michigan going to stop daylight savings time?

In Michigan, a bill was first introduced in 2021 to "lock the clock" as long as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania did the same. That bill passed the Michigan House, but didn't go any further.5 days ago
In Michigan, a bill was first introduced in 2021 to "lock the clock" as long as Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania did the same. That bill passed the Michigan House, but didn't go any further.

https://wcrz.com/is-daylight-saving-time-about-to-get-canceled-in-michigan/

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Interesting. But it was years ago that I worked with the local channels, seems like a part of Michigan didn't observe

And I'm thinking that it may be another Native American area, though it was long enough ago that this could have changed by now.

[joshdawg]

10. Two states that have retained sanity.......

as far as this time change nonsense goes.