[conspire] A matter of time (zones and changes)

[Elise Scher]

I would like year round standard time too.

Respectfully,
Elise Scher

On Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 11:31 PM Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

> (Lorne told me he accidentally replied offlist, so I'm directing back.)
>
> Quoting Lorne S (salchootchkin at gmail.com):
>
> > Thank you for the heads up and for thinking of us Canucks! It's British
> > Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba that have opted for permanent daylight
> time
> > starting this morning. Saskatchewan has always been permanent standard
> time
> > as is Arizona. I agree that the time switching twice a year is madness,
> but
> > being an early riser and a fan of noon being closer to actual solar
> noon, I
> > prefer the Saskatchewan permanent Standard Time.
>
> Yes, y'know, the moment I sent that, I thought "No, Manitoba!"  But I'd
> been tired.
>
> > In fact, a bill about permanent daylight time was passed in the US House
> > but is stalled in the Senate, partly due to some scientists pushing for
> > permanent standard time to better align human internal clocks with
> daylight
> > hours. This is my first daylight savings winter, so I'll see how I feel
> > about it by April.
>
> For the USA to fix the problem has been difficult in large part because
> of the complex way state and Federal law interact, secondarily because
> of Congress's slowness to bother action, and thirdly because of lack of
> consensus about the correct remedy.
>
> I favour year-round standard time on belance, but it's a complex topic.
>
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