Spring forward
Mar 7th 2008, 9:44 pm
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Re: Spring forward
AZ traditionally has not had DST -- the effect is not all that different on the Southern border. I have to be careful in scheduling my hearings in Arizona -- I make sure they are in the afternoon during the winter. The court is usually quite accomodating.
In the 1973, the country went back to year round DST to save energy. There was a lot of political backlash because of student in the Northern states waiting for school buses in the dark. How shocking. So it reverted back.
The new law is again an attempt to save energy. So DST starts three weeks earlier. The one week delay on the end is to avoid Halloween trick or treaters from going out in the new darkness.
In the 1973, the country went back to year round DST to save energy. There was a lot of political backlash because of student in the Northern states waiting for school buses in the dark. How shocking. So it reverted back.
The new law is again an attempt to save energy. So DST starts three weeks earlier. The one week delay on the end is to avoid Halloween trick or treaters from going out in the new darkness.
OK and tks for that, interesting
Mar 7th 2008, 9:47 pm
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Mar 8th 2008, 11:21 pm
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Re: Spring forward
Florida has 2 time zones. Panama City Beach/Destin etc., are all 1 hour behind Eastern..
Mar 8th 2008, 11:25 pm
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Re: Spring forward
Mar 8th 2008, 11:26 pm
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Mar 8th 2008, 11:27 pm
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Re: Spring forward
Hawaii doesn't change either.
Mar 10th 2008, 7:32 pm
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Re: Spring forward
Bush's contribution to US energy policy: 4 more weeks of daylight savings.
Mar 10th 2008, 7:59 pm
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Re: Spring forward
Energy policy my arse. I don't know of the reasons for the March change but the change from October to November is because of the candy industry (an extra hour of daylight Halloween evening is apparently worth a lot of money to them).
