AVONDALE, Arizona — In every room of his stucco two-story house in this Phoenix suburb, Ray Harwood has a clock, or two or three — digital, satellite or with a pendulum. He keeps the time on his wrist, on counters, desks and walls, and even on his bedroom ceiling.
Harwood, 63, has a slight obsession with time and an opinion that we should stop messing with it.
He lives in one of the two states — the other is Hawaii — that don’t change their clocks twice a year for daylight saving time. And Harwood has started to wonder why other states do. In the last few years, he has become one of just a few hobbyists who are tracking the movement in states to either abolish daylight saving time or stay on it year-round.
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7 comments:
I agree with him, absolish it and just leave the time alone.
DST absolutely makes no sense. Just adjust schedules that are dependent on daylight. Problem solved.
For energy savings, more daylight during working hours by adjusting the clock back and forth.
I agree 100% Leave the time alone .
The scientific argument for energy savings goes both ways. Health studies indicate a 5% increase in heart attacks the first week of the spring change, and lots of people are mentally dulled and depressed for weeks starting with the fall change.
I'm for making it go away.
I think they should compromise. Just fall a half hour back from what it is right now, this fall, and leave it all year. I personally like it as it is, hour forward, and hour back. But I'm willing to compromise.
DST is NOT an issue. Really, bigger more IMPORTANT issues to address/accomplish.
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