Time Change

[Cumberland]

Time to change the clocks tonight. I forgot last year, so I wanted to make sure no one else does.

I read on CNN.com that Arizona does not observe the time change. Anyone know why?

Here is what it said:
The time change is not taking place in Arizona, Hawaii, the part of Indiana in the Eastern time zone, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa. All stay on standard time year round.

Thanks for the reminder! While I appreciate the "extra" hour, I don't really get why we do this.
I can't remember why Arizona does not....at a different job a few years back I was talking to someone in AZ and they told me why....now I don't remember. I'll have to think about!

[Rapunzel]

Here's what I found (sigh - Jon's on call so I'm either cleaning house or on the 'puter today.):

http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html#WHAT

Indiana is one of three states which do not Spring ahead from "standard" to "daylight saving" time or Fall back from daylight to standard six months later. Arizona* and Hawaii are the others. Under the US Uniform Time Act of 1966, the Department of Transportation is in charge of time zones in the United States and ensuring that jurisdictions observing daylight saving time begin and end on the same date. However, states may determine participation in Daylight Saving Time.

The US Uniform Time Act of 1966 places Indiana in the Eastern time zone. In 1969, ten (10) counties in the Chicago and Evansville corners of the state were moved to the Central time zone. At some point, according to the Indiana Film Commission Online, an eleventh, Starke County, in the northwest (Chigago area) was added. Five (5) counties near Cincinnati and Louisville, while in the Eastern zone with the remaining 76 counties, do observe Eastern Daylight Time. Indiana State law, however, is allowed by the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to keep those 76 counties on Eastern Standard Time (EST) all year long.


Thus, US and Indiana law create three different time arrangements in the Hoosier State:
76 counties (including state capital Indianapolis) are in the Eastern Time Zone but do not change to Daylight time in April; instead they remain on Standard Time all year long; [yellow on map and chart]

11 counties -- six near Chicago, IL, and five near Evansville, IN, are in the Central Time Zone and use both Central Standard and Central Daylight; [red on map and chart] and

five other counties -- two near Cincinnati, OH, and three near Louisville, KY -- are in the Eastern Time Zone but use both Eastern Standard and Eastern Daylight. [green on map and chart]


http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-z ... na+phoenix

Does Arizona observe Daylight Saving Time?
Unlike most states in the U.S., Daylight-Saving Time is not observed in most of Arizona. The exception to this is in the Navajo Nation Community of Arizona, which observes Daylight-Saving Time, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in a 6 hours difference behind GMT.


http://www.lib.az.us/links/daylight.htm

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary by the United States government relating to adoption of daylight saving time by all of the states, the state of Arizona elects to reject such time and elects to continue in force the terms of subsection A, relating to standard time in Arizona.

An Arizona Republic editorial ("It’s Settled." 26 Mar 1968) noted that "drive-in theaters, the parents of small children, the bars, the farmers and those who do business with California" would be pleased that Arizona would remain on Mountain Standard Time and that "power companies, the evening golfers, the late risers, and the people with business interests on the Eastern seaboard" would be unhappy. Another Arizona Republic editorial ("Why Arizona Should Forget Daylight Saving Time Idea." 10 Mar 1969) noted:

"The above data [sunrise and sunset times and average temperatures during the summer months from the U.S. Weather Bureau] clearly show that we must wait until about 9 p.m. DST to start any night-time activity such as drive-in movies, moonlight rides, convincing little children it’s bedtime, etc. And it’s still hot as blazes!"

The federal Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-182, December 15, 1973) established a trial year-round Daylight Saving Time period to start 6 Jan 1974 to 27 Apr 1975. However, 4 Jan 1974, U.S. Transportation Secretary, Claude S. Brinegar, granted a temporary exemption from Daylight Saving Time to Arizona, Idaho and Oregon (Arizona Republic, 5 Jan 1974, p. A1) Rep. Frank Kelley, R-Phoenix believed that the exemption "was prompted by the fact that Arizona is on the western edge of the mountain time zone where the exemption will keep Arizona, California and Mexico on the same time and stimulate business among them." Gov. "Jack" Williams thought that petitions from "vegetable growers, farm bureaus, parents and industrial operations" swayed Secretary Brinegar and that the exemption would permit Arizona "to remain on a clock time more compatible with the sun time." P.L. 93-434, October 5, 1974, amended P.L. 93-182 to restore standard time from November 1974 through February 1975.

The following articles provides reasons why some oppose daylight saving time:
http://www.geocities.com/jiboegle/column04Apr00.html

http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/040497/time.html


OK, I am way too bored at the moment....

Jennifer

[Rapunzel]

Oh, I found something else entitled "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Why We Change Our Clocks Today". It includes the history of daylight saving time, arguments for and against its use, as well as accounts of states and nations where it's use has been halted or interrupted.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/776313/posts

Jennifer

Wow, Jennifer....Jon must be on call!

I'll have to take a closer look at some of those so that I have a better informed opinion than "it seems like a dumb idea."

I remember hearing that some industries in favor of the time change were energy industries and charcoal of all things (more light late in summer, more BBQs, or something silly like that).

Reading your post, I do remember the AZ employee saying the heat related to the time of day people work, etc had something to do with it and that sort of makes sense reading your post.

[mommax3]

I spent 28 years in Indiana counties that did not change, and then we moved to Texas. It was very hard to get used to. During residency, my husband would get very bitter when he was on call the Saturday of the time change because he was "actually on call for 25 hours". It still is weird to us. My aunt lives in one of the counties that changes with Chicago and it was always hard to plan holiday dinners and stuff. It seems strange to me that I am on the same time as Chicago even though I am quite a bit further west.

Just my take on the whole thing......

Sally