Just a today post. I’ve worded it better other times. Just not here yet.
We haven’t settled on a fixed time because half of the population in each state disagrees with which way should be the permanent way‽ Last year, Missouri adopted permanent standard time (the legally allowed option from the feds), and this year they’re working on permanent Savings Time. It’s a mumbo-jumbo of states, each picking the opposite. Oklahoma passed both. Texas wants DST(Passed May 2025)
Permanent standard time would put US/Missouri essentially on mountain time:
Equal with Colorado and an hour behind Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Louisiana
Permanent DST would put US/Missouri in with our neighbors, Kansas, Nebraska, and Kentucky, but also New York, which wants permanent Standard time.
Oklahoma picked both as well. So, Go with Kansas on Standard, or Texas on Savings.
Oh Wait, Minnesota picked both as well
p.s 4 or 5 people I talk to prefer evening light over morning, but the morning people are very adamant.
P.P.s, Considering NY going standard and Missouri going Savings, I almost think that central and eastern people are already following the same time, we’re just calling it by a different name/number.
Central follows East Coast TV times…
8/7 central prime time TV starts. the late news starts at 11/10 Central
that 8 eastern and 7 central. The old 9-5 eastern workday is 8-4 central
I also find it strange that NY would want more morning light. In July, the sun was coming up before 5 AM WTF!!!!
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The list:
Standard Time:
California (Weird, given Arizona and Nevada are Mountain, and that much of California is east of the PNW of which BOTH Oregon and Washington want perm DST)
Virginia
Nebraska
Kansas
Alaska
Washington DC
Illinois
Oklahoma
New Jersey
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Missouri
New York
Vermont
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Permanent DST:
Maine
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington