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Posted by _Nut_ on Mar-09-2008 18:52:

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Originally posted by tubularbills
question: do they have daylight saving time in pt barrow alaska, where the sun is up for 24 hrs during june?

The answer is yes. We are all just in the 'Alaskan Time Zone'

And everyone went through the DS shift.

Alaska Standard Time (AKST) = GMT-9

Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) = GMT-8

Why? That I don't know.

Posted by ScuL on Mar-09-2008 19:37:

quote:
Originally posted by _Nut_
Well I am an 'alaskan' now and I haven't noticed any issues with it - or people complaining about it.

The funny thing... sunrise was at 736a yesterday and today it is at 833 or something. In 3 weeks it will be 736a again. Ahhh the joys of gaining almost 6 minutes of daylight a day.

well it's what i read at wiki once

quote:
Alaska

Alaska currently observes DST, but there is a statewide move to abolish it. As of July 24, 2006, Alaska's lieutenant governor Loren Leman approved a petition to collect signatures to put the initiative measure on the ballot by 2008. Due to its high latitude, Alaska has nearly round-the-clock daylight during summer and DST is seen by some Alaskans as unnecessary and a nuisance. Another issue is that the Alaskan mainland's single time zone is too wide and there is a large disparity between civil time and solar time with solar noon occurring as late as 3:00 P.M. by the clock in places like Nome, Alaska. Others argue that ending daylight saving time will place Alaska as much as five hours from Eastern Daylight Time, making coordination of travel and phone conversations more difficult

Posted by _Nut_ on Mar-09-2008 19:58:

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Originally posted by ScuL
well it's what i read at wiki once

Why do I feel that a " don't believe everything you read on the internet " is appropriate here?

Posted by Jake Benson on Mar-09-2008 22:24:

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Originally posted by Aleks_B
dude you better recognize that farmers grow the food you eat. be thankfull ppl live that lifestyle even if it doesn't appeal to you.

I also recognize microsoft that makes computers I use, Germans that make software I use, Hollywood that makes DVDs I use, etc., but none of them force us to change time so that they can wake up "at the same time" instead of waking up earlier or later.

Posted by tubularbills on Mar-10-2008 01:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Jake Benson
I also recognize microsoft that makes computers I use, Germans that make software I use, Hollywood that makes DVDs I use, etc., but none of them force us to change time so that they can wake up "at the same time" instead of waking up earlier or later.

OH SNAP

Posted by PoisonJam19 on Mar-10-2008 03:46:

I was pissed last night when I wandered home drunk at 4:30AM, only to realize it was actually 5:30.

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