Be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour before bed on Saturday night! Indiana did not vote to observe DST until April Most of us get out of bed after the sun has risen and gone to bed after it has set. But what if the sun rose and set later? Later sunsets cause people to get out and do more in the evenings. Some argue that this results in an increase in our gasoline consumption as we drive around more during the lighter evenings.
Food for thought! How you feel about Daylight Saving Time probably depends on whether you are an early riser or a night owl. That point was eloquently made in this old joke:. Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket.
However, in the spring, adding an hour of daylight onto the end of the day, after most of us have gotten out of work, can feel like a gift after a long winter of dark evenings. As the warmer spring weather arrives, nothing could be nicer than having more time in the evening to enjoy it! Try these tips to help you adjust to the time change. However, Franklin seemed to understand the point of view of the Native American in the joke, above. Rather than changing the clocks, he simply advised us to change our schedules to better align with nature.
Since Daylight Saving Time was introduced, lawmakers have, on occasion, seen fit to fiddle with it. This happened in the 70s, during the oil crisis, and again several years ago. Indiana said it was for making more money. Really a joke for the politicians. Fifty years ago, the state legislature opted to keep the clocks in most of the state in standard time all year.
One reason: Arizona summers are very hot, and an earlier sunset gives residents more time to enjoy tolerable temperatures before bed, as AZcentral explains. Lately, a few states have looked into joining Arizona and Hawaii, but with a twist: They want daylight saving time to be in place all year long. Earlier this year, Florida approved the delightfully named Sunshine Protection Act , which seeks to permanently leave Florida in daylight saving time. Essentially, it would mean that Florida will be one hour ahead of the rest of the East Coast during the winter months.
Massachusetts has looked into a similar measure. And Californians are voting this year on a ballot measure that would allow the state legislature to vote on making daylight saving time permanent all year round.
The bill is still waiting on approval from the United States Congress before it can go into effect. Florida Sen. So for now, Floridians will be changing their clocks on Sunday along with the rest of us. How might our patterns change? Blogger and cartographer Andy Woodruff decided to visualize this with a great series of maps. Reasonable, as defined by Woodruff, is the sun rising at 7 am or earlier or setting after 5 pm so one could, conceivably, spend some time in the sun before or after work.
This is what the map looks like under the status quo of twice-yearly clock shifts. A lot of people have unreasonable sunrise times the dark spots for much of the year:.
The sunrise situation would actually be worse for most people. More on that below. But we would experience it in times more accommodating for our modern world. In , Stromberg made the compelling case that the daylight saving time shift into the evening should be extended year-round. Having more light later could benefit us in a surprising number of ways:. A bit. When we shift clocks forward one hour in the spring, many of us will lose that hour of sleep. In the days after daylight saving time starts, our biological clocks are a little bit off.
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In the last four years, 19 states have enacted legislation or passed resolutions to provide for year-round daylight saving time, if Congress were to allow such a change, and in some cases, if surrounding states enact the same legislation, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. Some states have commissioned studies on the topic including Massachusetts and Maine Share this:. Advertisment Your local source for propane and heating fuels. Click Here For More Info.
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