Time Change in US March 11

[Dynamo1]

It's that time of the year again. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00am, March 11, when we turn the clock AHEAD one hour. In other words, you might lose an hour of sleep and I, and many others, who work a night shift lose an hour of pay.

The state of Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe DST. Last year, the Indiana legislature voted to begin observing daylight saving time statewide.

Most of Mexico and Canada also observes DST but parts do not. To find out if your area does or doesn't, check out the Wikipedia page concerning it. Another good page is WebExhibits.

Dynamo1 at the reference desk

 

[glam_chic86]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

My province of BC does. You know what that means....one extra hour of daylight to have more fun! Woooo .

 

[SparkyGirl]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Okay...this stuff messes with my ability to get everything ready for such change. Change clocks that don't change by themselves. Triple checking to make sure all clocks are set right and then I can relax.

::::Begins mental calculation of how many clocks need to be changed by hand:::::

 

[ForensicRedneck]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Does this mean I get an hour of sleep or I lose an hour?

 

[meshellb2001]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

I live in Indiana and never had to change before, Now I do, I'm still kind of confused about it all.

 

[Dynamo1]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

ForensicRedneck said:
Does this mean I get an hour of sleep or I lose an hour?

As I said in the first post of this thread, you lose an hour of sleep.

 

[WASSITO]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

And for those who are working that night, we work an hour less But get payed for it.

 

[EllaJ]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Uggh..My sleeping schedule is going to get all messed up for a couple weeks. Monday morning is going to suck

 

[Dynamo1]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

WASSITO said:
And for those who are working that night, we work an hour less But get payed for it.

Some jobs do but some don't. But when the next time change occurs in the fall and I am working, I usually get paid time and a half for the extra hour.

 

[SparkyGirl]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Is it me or does this time change really mess your body up?
After a time change it is like I walk around in this daze, not saying I walk around that way, for a few weeks.

Since I work nights and I'm still adjusting to that, I wonder if I will have to revert back to ingesting large amounts of caffine to cope.

 

[HoratioAndMe]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Gahh, I nearly forgot! This thread is a lifesaver. I could've been late for class!

 

[Sirea]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Whoa, so that's tonight (or rather, Sunday morning), huh? I was wondering when that was gonna happen, Thanks!

Yay, another hour of daylight! Spring has sprung

 

[pizzapie]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

I actually managed to remember, thanks to someone at my school who posted reminders!
I'll be another one who will be messed up for about a week on sleep.

 

[Calihan]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

Remember at the end of fall, you no longer change the time back at the end of October. Starting this year change your clocks back an hour at the end of November.

 

[Dynamo1]

Re: Time Change in US April 2

needmorecsi said:
Remember at the end of fall, you no longer change the time back at the end of October. Starting this year change your clocks back an hour at the end of November.

Wrong, but close.
"Beginning in 2007, it will start DST on the second Sunday in March, and change back to standard time on the first Sunday in November."