Daylight Saving Time

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.

That has happened a few times, but the other nice thing about this area is that it because of the resort casinos in the area, there are many businesses that stay open 24-hrs, and especially restaurants. It is a small-town atmosphere in many ways, but they do not roll the sidewalks up after dusk. Not here:-)

So you like daylight saving time, right? I believe I do, too. Like I said in my discussion, I like the longer hours because it gives me time to do the things I need to do outside. I wish we could keep DST, myself. However, I've had to deal with the time change all my life and I wouldn't know what to do if we didn't have it. It's too bad that your new president abolished DST. Thank you for responding. Kathy.

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.

I know what you mean about dealing with horses that get out all the time! We had to deal with that a lot when we had a bunch of horses years ago. I had a horse that I raised from a foal that died in 2007 and at one point, he got to where he could open the gate and get out. He lived to be 34 years old, btw. Horses can be a real pain sometimes but I still enjoy them. I haven't had much of a problem with the horse I have now getting out and I hope I never do. My nephew gave him to me not long before the other horse died. However, I'm not going to keep him because he's a stud horse and he's a little too unpredictable. My nephew is going to swap him out for an older horse for me, maybe a mare. Anyway, I used to go out at 6:00 in the moring to ride a few times and I really enjoyed that time of day. That was in the summer several years ago. It really is nice to watch the sun come up. I'm really not a morning person, myself, so most of the time I rode after supper.
In the meantime, I volunteer at a therapeutic riding center called "EASI" (Equines Assisting Special Individuals). What we do is, we teach children with disabilities and some who don't have disabilities how to ride horseback. It's so much fun! I'm on the drill team out there and that gives me a horse to ride. If you would like to check out our website, the link is: http://www.easi.webs.com. . The last time I looked, my picture still wasn't on there. However, I ride the big Palomino they have out there named "Yellow".
Getting back to DST, you mentioned living in the land of the midnight sun. I got to thinking after I started this discussion that I have a cousin who lives in Alaska. I wonder how she nad her husband fare (not sure if that's spelled right) during the time change. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.