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CONGRATULATIONS!
You have survived another round of Daylight Savings Time!
However, the strength of the "winds of change" continues to grow and grow and grow.
Are we finally nearing the point where DST will be eliminated?
If you abhor Daylight Saving Time (DST) and the havoc it wreaks on your sleep schedule, there's a good chance your state does, too.
This year, 32 states have proposed legislation to make daylight saving permanent -- as in more sunlight year-round. Eight states have already passed bills to stop springing forward and keep that precious hour of sleep.
It's just up to Congress to approve them. And so far, addressing daylight saving time hasn't been a federal priority.
Only two states have successfully shunned springing forward: Arizona and Hawaii. Most of Arizona stopped observing it more than 50 years ago and remains in Mountain Standard Time all year (though the Navajo Nation does observe it).
And Hawaii hasn't followed it since becoming a state -- since it's so close to the equator, the sun shines for basically the same amount of time throughout the seasons.
US territories including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands don't observe daylight saving, either.
(https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/us/daylight-saving-time-states-abolish-trnd/index.html)
32 states (+ Arizona & Hawaii). That's 60%+ -- way more than a majority. I think this will get done in the next 5 years.
Not that my opinion matters, but I am not a fan. Of eliminating it. I see WAAAAAAY more benefit from resetting clocks twice a year than leaving them alone. Having daylight at 8:30pm during the summer is absolutely AWESOME!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. read about the SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rubio-hyde-smith-congress-should-see-the-light-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent
You have survived another round of Daylight Savings Time!
However, the strength of the "winds of change" continues to grow and grow and grow.
Are we finally nearing the point where DST will be eliminated?
If you abhor Daylight Saving Time (DST) and the havoc it wreaks on your sleep schedule, there's a good chance your state does, too.
This year, 32 states have proposed legislation to make daylight saving permanent -- as in more sunlight year-round. Eight states have already passed bills to stop springing forward and keep that precious hour of sleep.
It's just up to Congress to approve them. And so far, addressing daylight saving time hasn't been a federal priority.
Only two states have successfully shunned springing forward: Arizona and Hawaii. Most of Arizona stopped observing it more than 50 years ago and remains in Mountain Standard Time all year (though the Navajo Nation does observe it).
And Hawaii hasn't followed it since becoming a state -- since it's so close to the equator, the sun shines for basically the same amount of time throughout the seasons.
US territories including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands don't observe daylight saving, either.
(https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/us/daylight-saving-time-states-abolish-trnd/index.html)
32 states (+ Arizona & Hawaii). That's 60%+ -- way more than a majority. I think this will get done in the next 5 years.
Not that my opinion matters, but I am not a fan. Of eliminating it. I see WAAAAAAY more benefit from resetting clocks twice a year than leaving them alone. Having daylight at 8:30pm during the summer is absolutely AWESOME!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. read about the SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rubio-hyde-smith-congress-should-see-the-light-and-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent
