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Title: Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Post by: ladydi770 on November 06, 2010, 06:54:42 am
Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Daylight Saving Time begins in the spring, when you set your clocks ahead one hour. It ends in the fall, when you set your clocks back to standard time. In the US, you are notified in the news media when these changes occur. There is no federal law that states must abide by these changes, and some locations in the US choose not to. But if a state does choose to follow DST they must follow these guidelines:

In the US (and Canada)
Daylight Saving Time (Starting in 2007) is observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
In 2010
This means that, on March 14, 2010, at 2:00 a.m. - you had to set the clocks ahead one hour. (Spring forward)

And on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at 2:00 a.m. - you set the clocks back an hour. (Fall back)

 
Daylight Saving Time in Europe
Most countries in Europe, via the EU - European Union - follow a synchronized DST that lasts from the last Sunday of March until the last Sunday of October.


Title: Re: Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Post by: ktheodos on November 06, 2010, 07:39:51 am
Thanks for the reminder!! I love it when this happens in the fall!!
Title: Re: Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Post by: luvh8tragedy87 on November 06, 2010, 06:41:27 pm
I almost forgot about it until my mom reminded me. I wasn't sure when it was until I looked and saw it was on my calendar. Had an airhead moment  :-
Title: Re: Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Post by: purplerush44 on November 06, 2010, 09:41:31 pm
I'm working overnight, so I get stuck working an extra hour.
We do get paid for it though.
It's weird to write 0000-0800=9 hours on the time sheet, though.
Title: Re: Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Post by: ejholt on November 07, 2010, 03:05:57 am
Thanks for the reminder!! I love it when this happens in the fall!!
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I like it when the time goes back one hour, now I don't have to leave to go to work while it is still dark.