Since the nominal (15 degree slice) boundary between Mountain and Pacific goes right through the Phoenix metro area, it sort of makes sense that Arizona would stay on the same time year round.
Michael > On 15 Mar 2022, at 15:44:12, Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote: > > We already have this problem with Arizona, which never changes time for the > summer. > > -mel via cell > >> On Mar 15, 2022, at 3:40 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> If Canada doesn't do the same thing at the same time, it'll be a real >> hassle, dealing with a change from -8 to -7 crossing the border between BC >> and WA, for instance. It has to be done consistently throughout North >> America. >> >> On Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 12:35, Jay R. Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: >> The bill is "permanently move all US time zones one hour earlier (-8 thru -5 >> is >> replaced permanently with -7 thru -4). >> >> They are *calling it* "permanent DST", but that's not really what's >> happening, >> in my engineering appraisal. Or my geopolitical one, but I don't lay claim >> to professional opinions there. >> -- jra >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Mel Beckman" <m...@beckman.org> >> > To: "jra" <j...@baylink.com> >> > Cc: "nanog@nanog.org list" <nanog@nanog.org> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 3:19:11 PM >> > Subject: Re: "Permanent" DST >> >> > I don’t follow why cancelling DST has the effect of moving the US fifteen >> > degrees to the east. Also, your subject line reads “permanent DST”, but >> > from >> > your language the bill will be permanent standard time. >> > >> > I haven’t read the bill, but I’m hoping you can explain your position more >> > clearly. >> > >> > -mel via cell >> > >> >> On Mar 15, 2022, at 3:13 PM, Jay R. Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> In a unanimous vote today, the US Senate approved a bill which would >> >> >> >> 1) Cancel DST permanently, and >> >> 2) Move every square inch of US territory 15 degrees to the east. >> >> >> >> My opinion of this ought to be obvious from my rhetoric. Hopefully, it >> >> will >> >> fail, because it's likely to be the end of rational time worldwide, and >> >> even >> >> if you do log in UTC, it will still make your life difficult. >> >> >> >> I'm poleaxed; I can't even decide which grounds to scream about this on... >> >> >> >> Hopefully, the House or the White House will be more coherent in their >> >> decision on this engineering construct. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- jra >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jay R. Ashworth Baylink >> >> j...@baylink.com >> >> Designer The Things I Think RFC >> >> 2100 >> >> Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land >> >> Rover DII >> > > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 >> > > 647 1274 >> >> -- >> Jay R. Ashworth Baylink >> j...@baylink.com >> Designer The Things I Think RFC >> 2100 >> Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover >> DII >> St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 >> 1274
