Saudi??? no DST there that I recall in 9 years.........and they DON'T
worship the moon either. They just use it to control their lives.
jp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Murray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT:Day Lite Savings Time
> "Jay Maynard" wrote:
> > 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!
> > 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.
>
> Daylight Saving Time is so much fun! I'll try to resist getting drawn
into
> the fray, but I have to contribute this bit of trivia regarding Arizona:
> Not all of Arizona remains on Standard Time all year. The Navajo Nation,
in
> northeastern Arizona, does observe Daylight Saving Time.
>
> I guess I don't understand Native American culture. I'd think it would be
> the Amerindians who would leave the clocks alone while the rest of us mess
> with the time. Anyway, the Hopi Nation agrees with the rest of Arizona
and
> stays on Standard Time.
>
> Just some of the fun things I came across when I owned the TZTAB file on
> MPE. As for Indiana and Australia and Saudi Arabia, let's not go there!
>
> Walter
>
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