Thursday, March 11, 2010

Here It Comes Again...DST

Do you grumble and gripe about DST as much as I do? What is DST? That time of the year when moving my time around confuses not only me but my cats.
Daylight Savings Time. Yep, it's here again. This
Sunday.
Starting in 2007, daylight time began in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ended on the first Sunday in November. This is when the new law went into effect.
On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time.
On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time.
These dates were established by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005).
Not all places in the U.S. observe daylight time. In particular, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it. Indiana adopted its use beginning in 2006.
Many other countries observe some form of "summer time," but they do not necessarily change their clocks on the same dates as the U.S.
If you read the history of Daylight Time in the U.S., you'll see just how many times it's been changed back and forth over the years. Maybe with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 things will stay the same forever. Maybe not. Only time (ha!) will tell.
Our open time here at the public library is as follows:
Monday - Saturday we open at 8:30 a.m. On all of those days we close at 5:30 p.m., except for Tuesday when we close at 8 p.m. Sunday we're closed all day.
The Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library is open Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Be sure you change the clocks at your house, and include your wrist watch and any other item you have that shows the time.
If you're like me with favorite pets, they won't pay a bit of attention to DST. To them eating time is always the same time, year in, year out.
(Source: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/)

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