Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc=We are now at daylight savings time

[weatherlover427]

I never watch baseball, or any sports. Or any TWC specials. All DST is good for is more daylight IMHO.

[ColdFront77]

Most of IN does not move and I think neither do AK and HI...might be wrong about those though...

Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico (as Luis mentioned), the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, as well as the part of Indiana located in the Eastern time zone do not change their clocks the first Saturday night/Sunday morning in April and the last Saturday night/Sunday morning in October.

[coriolis]

Bring on DST!

[blizzard]

I see no valid reason to change the clocks. It bugs the heck out of me. If anyone can tell me the REAL reason that Dayloight savings time was enacted, please do. I always thought it was due to the farmers and the harvesting of their crops. But since talking to my dad, who farmed all of his young life, the farmers hated it worse than I do.....lol

So I am sure it wasn't due to that......Maybe I'll move to Arizona, or Back to Hawaii, so I don't have to worry about changing the clocks....lol

[cycloneye]

Good point Blizzard about someone explaining in detail all of why the clocks are changed foward one hour every first sunday of april and why in the last sunday of october the clocks move backwards one hour.I guess that it has to do with the daylight hours that are longer at summer and short at winters.But why Arizona and parts of Indiana dont have that change is another question.

[StormCrazyIowan]

My clock in my car I never changed in October, so on April 4 that time will be right again! Wow, can't believe that it's that time again- awesome! But that means I'll have to go to work at 2am that night, since 2 will be 3! OH well...

[bfez1]

I hate losing my 1 hr of sleep. I will be cranky for weeks.
LEAVE THE TIME ALONE!!!

[TexasStooge]

Yep, it's that time of year again.

[cycloneye]

A reminder that next saturday night most of you will have one hour less of sleep.

[stormraiser]

I found this... http://geography.about.com/cs/daylightsavings/a/dst.htm

Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the United States during World War I in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. During World War II the federal government again required the states to observe the time change. Between the wars and after World War II, states and communities chose whether or not to observe Daylight Saving Time. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act which standardized the length of Daylight Saving Time. Arizona, Hawaii, parts of Indiana, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time.

Other parts of the world observe Daylight Saving Time as well. While European nations have been taking advantage of the time change for decades, in 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized a EU-wide "summertime period." The EU version of Daylight Saving Time runs from the last Sunday in March through the last Sunday in October. During the summer, Russia's clocks are two hours ahead of standard time. During the winter, all 11 of the Russian time zones are an hour ahead of standard time. During the summer months, Russian clocks are advanced another hour ahead. With their high latitude, the two hours of Daylight Saving Time really helps to save daylight. In the southern hemisphere where summer comes in December, Daylight Saving Time is observed from October to March. Equatorial and tropical countries (lower latitudes) don't observe Daylight Saving Time since the daylight hours are similar during every season, so there's no advantage to moving clocks forward during the summer.

The next time you're changing your clocks for Daylight Saving Time, remember that it's not just trying to mess up your schedule but its purpose is to save energy.

[cycloneye]

I found this... http://geography.about.com/cs/daylightsavings/a/dst.htm

Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the United States during World War I in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. During World War II the federal government again required the states to observe the time change. Between the wars and after World War II, states and communities chose whether or not to observe Daylight Saving Time. In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act which standardized the length of Daylight Saving Time. Arizona, Hawaii, parts of Indiana, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time.

Other parts of the world observe Daylight Saving Time as well. While European nations have been taking advantage of the time change for decades, in 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized a EU-wide "summertime period." The EU version of Daylight Saving Time runs from the last Sunday in March through the last Sunday in October. During the summer, Russia's clocks are two hours ahead of standard time. During the winter, all 11 of the Russian time zones are an hour ahead of standard time. During the summer months, Russian clocks are advanced another hour ahead. With their high latitude, the two hours of Daylight Saving Time really helps to save daylight. In the southern hemisphere where summer comes in December, Daylight Saving Time is observed from October to March. Equatorial and tropical countries (lower latitudes) don't observe Daylight Saving Time since the daylight hours are similar during every season, so there's no advantage to moving clocks forward during the summer.

The next time you're changing your clocks for Daylight Saving Time, remember that it's not just trying to mess up your schedule but its purpose is to save energy.

Thank you Anthony for providing the link that answers what I was asking about why every 6 months the clocks are changed ahead and backwards.I knew it was something related to the daylight but I wanted a complete information about that so thanks again Anthony .

[stormraiser]

No problem, Luis. IF you hadn't posted in the thread, I wouldn't have seen the call for more info

[cycloneye]

No problem, Luis. IF you hadn't posted in the thread, I wouldn't have seen the call for more info

Well I had to bump this thread as it got to another page and remind the members.

[cycloneye]

I found searching the net this other link that provides all the information about daylight savings time.

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/

[ColdFront77]

Luis, I found that website several days ago, too.

On that site you will see that the time change in April was changed from the last weekend in April to the first weekend in April, in 1986.

[cycloneye]

Ok folks tonight is the night to change those clocks and move them foward one hour.So one hour of less sleep you will have tonight .

[Miss Mary]

Luis - thanks for the timely - pun intended - reminder. Almost forgot we had to move forward an hour.....appreciate your topic.

Mary

[therock1811]

Well we're 14 hours from the change and I've decided to go ahead and move mine forward at 8pm...to save the bother of waking up late tomorrow...

[cycloneye]

Good move Jermey to change your clock early in the evening.

[streetsoldier]

All timepieces are already set, except for that "Big Ben" monster in the living room...I'll have to wait until after 2100 for that.