Time Change -(March 11)

[Aslkahuna]

Considering Arizona Drivers, it's too dangerous to jog or cycle around here in the dark. As one gets closer to the Equator, it becomes more and more ridiculous to observe DST as the annual swing in the hours of sunrise and sunset becomes smaller. That's why PR/Guam/HI don't observe DST (nor does American Samoa). Here in AZ there's a two hour swing between earliest and latest sunset/sunrise. In the Netherlands, you are above 50N consequently Summer Time means that you have sunlight until really late (and in fact, you don't even get completely dark at night in May June and much of July). You also don't feel like you are in a Microwave turned on HIGH when the Sun is up during the Summer like we do (that infamous "dry" heat that everyone downplays even though it kills quicker than humid heat).

Steve

[Yarrah]

In the Netherlands, you are above 50N consequently Summer Time means that you have sunlight until really late (and in fact, you don't even get completely dark at night in May June and much of July).

On june 21 the sun sets at 22:04 en rises at 5:20. So it does get completely dark at night. You'll have to travel a bit more to the North (Scandinavia) to experience nights where there's always a bit of sunshine.

[cycloneye]

A reminder that the time change is comming next sunday morning (11th of March) at 2:00 AM EDT so move the clocks ahead one hour.

[Yarrah]

A reminder that the time change is comming next sunday morning (11th of March) at 2:00 AM EDT so move the clocks ahead one hour.

Does the US have some sort of special time change? In Europe we move the clocks ahead one hour on sunday 25 march.

[JonathanBelles]

DST starts 3 weeks earlier and ends 3 weeks later this year.

[cycloneye]

A reminder that the time change is comming next sunday morning (11th of March) at 2:00 AM EDT so move the clocks ahead one hour.

Does the US have some sort of special time change? In Europe we move the clocks ahead one hour on sunday 25 march.

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html

At link above,there is all of what you need to know about the time changes in Europe and in the U.S.

[Yarrah]

Thanks. Strange that not every country changes their time on the same day. It's just more confusing now.

[Miss Mary]

Hey all.....thanks for the update. I would have forgotten about this early time change.

My 16 yr old daughter swears we'll get another hour of sleep next Saturday night. I tried explaining that you spring forward and fall back in the Fall. Didn't matter. Sometimes you just learn when you argue with a teenager and when you just don't!

I'm guessing she'll be tired next Sunday....he he

[tropicana]

Hey all.....thanks for the update. I would have forgotten about this early time change.

My 16 yr old daughter swears we'll get another hour of sleep next Saturday night. I tried explaining that you spring forward and fall back in the Fall. Didn't matter. Sometimes you just learn when you argue with a teenager and when you just don't!

I'm guessing she'll be tired next Sunday....he he

yup she will be in for a rude awakening come next sunday.

[TexasStooge]

I just need to remember to sleep an hour earlier next Saturday if I wanna go to church the next morning.

[Tennesseestorm]

No, because I am still in bed.

All jokes to the side, I am ecstatic about it. It will not getting dark here until about 8pm after that change on March 11.

But with sunrise coming an hour later, wouldn't you just be using more light in the morning?

It's too darn early, if you ask me.

[angelwing]

Just shut-off the auto daylight savings time change on my PC so i'll have to change it manually next week

[breeze]

Hoorah!! I love DST! I love being able to do my yardwork when I get home, and,
I don't have to look for the driveway reflectors when I pull into the drive in the
late evening.

[baygirl_1]

In the Netherlands, you are above 50N consequently Summer Time means that you have sunlight until really late (and in fact, you don't even get completely dark at night in May June and much of July).

On june 21 the sun sets at 22:04 en rises at 5:20. So it does get completely dark at night. You'll have to travel a bit more to the North (Scandinavia) to experience nights where there's always a bit of sunshine.

About 10 years ago (B.K.-- before kids!), we vacationed in Europe and were in Stockholm just a few days before summer solstice. It seemed like the sun never really set. It just went to twilight then sunrise started. It was very strange to be walking down the streets at 11PM and have the sun still shining. We wanted to stay up all night! I loved Scandinavia!
As for Daylight Savings Time, it'll be nice to have the sun up later in the day. However, driving to school in the dark is going to be a bit of a bummer.

[O Town]

[font=Century Gothic] I am happy that I am getting more outside time. But the only thing I don't like is the fact that onHalloweenit will still be getting dark late still and we will have to wait another hour before we can go out and it be dark. Trick or Treating with it still light out won't be the same.[/font]

[cycloneye]

Not a big deal,but at link,they talk about minor computer glitches in terms of the time at computer.

Mini Y2K?

[cycloneye]

What I like about Daylight Saving Time living in Puerto Rico is the fact that the TV programs and Baseball/Basketball games that we see in cable are more early.The time in Puerto Rico pairs with Eastern Time on DST.Right now we are one hour ahead from Eastern Standard Time.

[GalvestonDuck]

Not a big deal,but at link,they talk about minor computer glitches in terms of the time at computer.

Mini Y2K?

We've nicknamed it "DST Y2K7" here.

From the UTMB site:

Daylight Savings Time switch a little complicated this year
The 2007 change to Daylight Savings Time will occur three weeks earlier than usual, on Sunday, March 11, as mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Information Services has been working diligently to update campus systems in preparation for the change. Although Exchange email and calendar servers have been updated, users are encouraged to review calendar items from March 11-April 1, 2007, for accuracy.

I suppose if anyone else here uses Microsoft Outlook, you might want to check your calendar reminders also. If the time doesn't change, the reminders won't either (here, they can set reminders to come to their pagers and many would hate to be late to meetings because time didn't change on Outlook).

[Aquawind]

Related to your computers..

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

[O Town]

Related to your computers..

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

Thanks!