Daylight Saving Time

With my son staying with us the lights are never off at our house. He is a night owl, I am a lark, and hubby works a mid shift. No hope for us.

I'm a night owl, myself, so my lights are on all the time pretty much, too. I always have been a night owl. My house is dark without lights no matter what time of day it is. I keep my drapes closed winter and summer because it helps me to save on my heat and air bill. I have big windows in the living room, dining room, and den and it makes a difference. Kathy.

Hi drannhh! I didn't know youall didn't have DST in Arizona. I thought everybody all over the U.S. had it. You learn something new all the time. Well, at least you don't have to deal with the time change every year.What part of Arizona are you in? Arizona has always been one of my favorite states. I think it's beautiful out there. I especially like the Grand Canyon. I've seen it three times. I was just 4 years old the first time I saw it so I don't remember very much about that trip. I saw it again when I was 9 and then, again, when I was 35. I have also been to Tucson, Yuma, and Tombstone, Arizona. Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention that I have been to Phoenix, too. I was 12 years old when my parents, two oldest nephews, and I were in Tucson. We were on our way to California and we decided to spend two nights there because daddy wanted to rest up from driving so much. While we were there, we went to "Old Tucson" and we just had a great time! Kathy.

I am in the Tri-State area so if I drive across one bridge it is Nevada time and across the other it is California. So half of the year it is the same time on both sides of the river and the other half we are an hour later. If we meet someone from out of town at the restaurant and somebody gets the time mixed up we are fortunately an hour early rather than an hour late, so we nearly always meet friends on the other side. We are 75 miles from the Grand Canyon by air, but a bit further by car, but I have not actually been there yet! Probably the next time I go to Sedona (and Oak Creek Canyon, which I love!) I will take a little detour up to the Grand Canyon at least as far as the South Rim.

That's interesting about you living in the tri-state area. At least, if you go to a restaurant in the area where the time is the same, you don't have to worry about whether you're late or not or if they're fixing to close. Kathy.

Can really remember when DLT came into affect but I know I was almost grown I been here on this earth for 69 years so thats why I had redular time when I grew up and yup went out with my grandpa to milk cows.

You're the first person I know of who has never had it all her life! This is so funny, lol! So you had to milk cattle at 4:00 a.m. I've lived on a farm since I was 7 years old. However, we didn't have dairy cattle. We had beef cattle. Kathy.

I personally like the longer days, myself. However, it's something that I've had to deal with all my life, as I'm sure we all have. I couldn't imagine what life would be like if we didn't have it. You remind me of what my daddy used to say, lol. He didn't like dealing with clocks, either, but he wasn't serious. Thank you for your response. Kathy.

Thank you!Kathy.

Hi GardenGerty! Like I said, I wish we could just keep the longer days, myself. It would give me time to do the things I need to get done outside. I can imagine it's a real hastle on the people you work with, though. It's something we've had to deal with all our lives, though, and I couldn't imagine what it would be like not having it. I've been meaning to tell you this for quite sometime but I really do like your new avatar. Thank you for responding and have a great night. Kathy.

Hi cher913! I didn't think about this being a good time to check the batteries in my smoke detectors. Thank you for reminding me. It seems like I'm always late for church no matter whether we're on daylight saving time or not, lol. I keep saying I'm going to try to do better but then something comes up at the last minute and I'm late again! We have a powerpoint at our church, too. Thank you for responding. Kathy.

That's the way I am. I never know when it happens and I'm glad whoever does the announcements at church always reminds us. Like I said in my discussion, I like the longer days, myself. I just can't stand for it to get dark so early. However, it's something I've had to deal with all my life. I'm glad that the clocks on my computer and cell phone reset automatically, too. I have a big house and I have a lot of clocks to wind everytime,! Thank you for responding. Kathy.

5:00 a.m. would be a little too early for me to start work. 4:00 a.m. would be even worse. I know you are happy to get that extra hour of sleep. I have had to report to a job at 6:00 a.m. and that was pretty rough. That was only a temporary job, though. Thank you for responding. Kathy.

Like I said in my discussion, I wish we could keep the longer days because I have things I have to do outside. However, it's something I've had to deal with all my life and I couldn't imagine it any other way. I never know when it's going to go off and I'm glad that whoever does the announcemnets at church always reminds us. Thank you for responding and have a great night. Kathy.

Hi Opal! It's good to hear from you again! I don't like cold weather too much, either. I used to love snow when I was a child. However, I can't stand to be out in it too long these days. I think it's pretty to look at, though. We get snow about every other year in Alabama but it doesn't always stick. When it does, it's only about two or three inches. That's the best way to look at it. Just hope for the best and hope it will be over with before we know it. Thank you for responding and have a good night. Kathy.

Like I said in my discussion, the men who did the announcements at church both Sunday and Wednesday Night reminded us. If it hadn't have been for them, I might have forgotten. I really didn't know when daylight saving time was going off and I'm glad they told us. They do this every year and I think it's a good thing. Thank you for responding and have a great night. Kathy.