Just in time to have to be reset again for the time change Sunday, the clocks on the tower at Albany Station have been fixed. Now they all show the same time, and when I checked on Wednesday afternoon, what they showed was exactly correct.
Repealing time change may save lives
Written March 6th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
For the umpteenth time, we’re losing an hour with the time change come Sunday. And right on cue ODOT is warning us of the potentially fatal effects of drowsy driving that the change might cause.
Ray of hope: Three bills on DST
Written January 17th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
In the gloom of an Albany afternoon in January, it may be interesting to know that at least a few legislators this year would like to do something about daylight saving time or DST. More precisely, they would like to get rid of the pointless ritual of adjusting our clocks by one hour twice a […]
Cal vote might help on twilight rides
Written November 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Getting a late start on my Sunday bike ride, I got caught by the gathering dusk. Then I thought of California, where on that general subject, the majority of voters this month had the right idea.
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Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
Time change: Stuck with a dumb idea
Written October 31st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Another pointless clock change is coming up Sunday, and it made me wonder what’s going on, timewise, in the rest of the world.
Time change: The glorious upside
Written March 10th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Another time change. Nothing we can do about it, so we might as well do our best to ignore the hassle and look for the bright side instead.
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Time change: Not everybody fell back
That’s the trouble with all that time switching we are obliged to do twice a year. Some of us don’t always get around to it, not right away.
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