Do you have "Daylight Savings Time" where you live?

@TheHorse (218546)
Walnut Creek, California
March 10, 2019 1:43pm CST
I had NO CLUE that last night was when we switch from standard time to daylight savings time. When I noticed (this morning) that my computer and desk clock were showing different times, I went "Aha!" I still have to switch the time on the clock in my truck. I haven't gone anywhere yet today. Do you have daylight savings time where you live? Did it switch last night?
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
10 Mar 19
We don't fool ourselves into thinking that we save any daylight. We have British Summer Time here and we put our clocks forward an hour on the last Sunday in March, so there's another three weeks to go yet. Since my little black whiskered alarm clock wakes me at 6am precisely (give or take an hour or so) demanding to be fed, doubtless he'll find himself an hour later come the 31st!
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
10 Mar 19
@owlwings Sounds like you alarm clock is a cat -
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
10 Mar 19
@TheHorse He gets little meaty bits in jelly which claim to be made from different varieties of poultry. I can't taste or smell the difference but he definitely prefers the ones marked 'Turkey' and 'Duck' and turns his nose up (a bit) at the ones marked 'Beef'.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
What do you feed it?
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Mar 19
Yes we do and I switched before I went to bed and so that I would wake up at the right time.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
Heh. I woke up when the sun told me to.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Mar 19
@TheHorse Here we can't go by the sun as at times is does not make an appearance for days. I had things to do but we had a snowstorm during the night and everything got cancelled and we were encouraged to stay home.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
@1hopefulman My big event yesterday was going to Target to get a new reading lamp. No snow here, though.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
10 Mar 19
Yes, in all the EU, but it may disappear in 2020, there was an EU poll last month about it. The main discussion now is will we stay to Summer or Winter time, and depending of the country, it seems that people have different opinions, preferring Winter time in Northern Europe and Summer time in Southern Europe.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
10 Mar 19
And now that Britain is about to leave the EU, we shall probably have to KEEP the annual change-ringing - except for Northern Ireland, of course, who will put their clocks back in the Spring and forward in the Autumn!
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
10 Mar 19
@owlwings UK is on the same longitude than France, but your Summer time is our Winter time, can we call that "sovereignty"?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
@owlwings Are the Irish a tad weird? I like their music.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Mar 19
I remember that we had it here in the Philippines, many decades ago. But it never was repeated anymore.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46917)
• India
11 Apr 19
@SIMPLYD what was the reason for stopping it? Logistics?
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Mar 19
@TheHorse That was in the 1980's. We had it then no more after that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Do you remember when they stopped having it?
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139551)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Mar 19
Yes they have daylight saving time here. I do not like it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
I don't really care one way or another. I did enjoy the long Summer evenings when I wa a kid. But I'm too old not for playing four-square with "the kids on the block."
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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10 Mar 19
Thanks for reminding me! I forgot all about it. Fortunately I had nowhere to be today. Where did the time go
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Did I just lose an hour of what's left of my life?
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DB
@dgobucks226 (35574)
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11 Mar 19
@TheHorse And you can't get it back...
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Mar 19
When I was a child, this was available here. Later it seemed this project made people to feel confused and it didn't work well and actually it was not so useful in the south. So we don't have this project any more.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46917)
• India
12 Apr 19
@youless so China also experimented with Daylight Savings Time?
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youless
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Apr 19
@TheHorse At least 25 years ago, I assume.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr 19
@youless Do you remember about when it stopped?
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67774)
• United States
11 Mar 19
::sigh:: Yes. They don't have it in Hawaii, which was a nice thing about living there.....
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
I've never even been there!
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
11 Mar 19
Yes, we do have DST
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Detroit Standard Time?
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
10 Mar 19
We'll move our clocks forward only on 31st March.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Mar 19
Yes and then forgot , I read a post here and I got up and changed the clocks last night at 10 pm, so not to forget again. I need to change the car clock as well.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
Heh. I imagine I'll go somewhere at some point.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46917)
• India
12 Apr 19
@andriaperry Car clock? Is it a standard car accesory there or you got it fitted separately?
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46917)
• India
13 Apr 19
@TheHorse not seen such in India- may be in some SUVs and High end Sedans.
Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
11 Mar 19
Yes, we have but we haven't switched last night yet. I hate the winter time.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Do you switch on March 31?
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
12 Mar 19
@TheHorse Yes, on the last march weekend.
Jim Bauer
@porwest (90118)
• United States
10 Mar 19
We do and it did...by the way...whatcha smokin' in that pipe?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
I put it there to see who would notice.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
@porwest Yep, you get to write a song with me in which we make fun of Liberals and Conservatives and make everybody mad.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (90118)
• United States
10 Mar 19
@TheHorse Hmm. Do win a prize?
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
10 Mar 19
Yes and I'm very grumpy about it. I told my family I was refusing to participate...unfortunately I've not been given a choice.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
So it's only 7:08 Pacific Time in your world. Um, try to get to work an hour early.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
11 Mar 19
Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
10 Mar 19
In Sweden we switch to summer time on March 31st - I think they will skip the summer time - maybe some time in the future..??
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
11 Mar 19
@TheHorse We live near the Arctic Circle - mid winter is very dark, except for the snow, but midsummer is warm and light - we even have midnight sun that time.. this place has big contrasts..
The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Will you have snow and early evenings all Summer? I've never been to Sweden.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47274)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Mar 19
I had to adjust two wrist watches, bedside clock radio, stove, microwave and a wall clock. At least the computer did it on its own.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
It was my computer (differing from my desk clock) that reminded me.
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
10 Mar 19
Yes it did and yes we do. Actually I like the "Spring Ahead" a whole lot better than "Falling Back"!!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Mar 19
Which is which? I'm perpetually confused!
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102610)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Mar 19
In Louisiana we do have daylight savings time. The switch was made before my relatives and myself went to sleep.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Were you "partying" late? I thought it occurred at 1 AM.
Wise Ghost
@WiseGhots (14606)
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11 Mar 19
Yes (and it's pretty boring ).
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
More time for cycling and such like when I get home from work.
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Nana
@Nana49 (3399)
• United States
11 Mar 19
Mime switched last night ..someome here made a post on it that reminded me .. I only had one clock to set back ..phone did itself and i guess i will have to do my car ..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218546)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Mar 19
Oh sh*t! I forgot to reset my car! Will I be an hour late to work tomorrow?