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Finally took the time to call my congressperson to register my opposition to the “Sunshine Protection Act” (H.R. 69). When the House votes it down by a single vote, you can thank me. 😉
And while I would prefer permanent STD to permanent DST, for the latitude I’m at, I’m actually in favor of the status quo. I like a rule that’s fairly simple to implement and keeps sunrise closer to the same time each day.
After decades of people clamoring for them to get rid of DST, they turn around and give up more of it.
Though I’ve really been meaning to write an article about exactly why I think permanent DST is a bad idea.
I still need to get this plot looking nicer (it’s a sun graph for New York, with DST):