Greetings folks, as your native Arizonan guess I have to once again weigh in
on this matter...  ;-)

Being someone who was born and raised in Arizona and who has traveled, I
find myself in support of NOT having Daylight Savings after hearing
everything that has been tossed out on this subject.  It really boils down
to a small set of questions:

1) What problem are we trying to solve here?  As was correctly pointed out
the sole reason DST was implemented was energy savings during WWI.  What is
the current problem?  In hot northern hemisphere areas, DST causes energy
problems.

2) The amount of daylight doesn't change, you still have the same amount it
is a question of when it starts and stops.  Why can't people's schedule
change, rather than changing the clock if it is so critical?

3) "I like the sun going down at 10PM".  If this is really a concern, then I
suggest you move from anywhere in the southern US to the northern US.  Think
about it, Phoenix actually gets LESS total sun time in the summer than say
Seattle, Maine, Alaska, etc.  Also what "savings" are there in the southern
hemisphere?

4) Is it really worth the headache, hassles, and problems causing everyone
to change their clocks twice a year?  How much time is wasted, and how many
times do you find even weeks afterwards clocks still have not been changed.

5) If it really does make sense, why is there no standard?  DST in different
throughout the world, just look at the differences between the EU and USA.

Finally if all else fails, guess us backwoods Arizona types have better
things to do with our time than fool with clocks (and yes we are capable of
changing our clocks)...  ;-)

Isaac

P.s.  If the group is really bored we can start a discussion on why the USA
is not on the metric system next...


-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Maynard [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 15:30
Subject: Re: OT:Day Lite Savings Time


On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 02:27:28PM -0800, Larry Barnes wrote:
> But let the rest of America follow Arizona, Hawaii, and a few counties 
> in Indiana; and vote out dls!
>
> All in favor? ____

NAY!

Having the extra hour of daylight in the evening, when it's actually useful,
is a Good Thing. I never understood why Arizona, in particular, causes so
much trouble for itself by effectively switching timezones twice a year.

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