We're going to start with a bit
of a national story tonight,
and it's about an issue that
you are very passionate about.
Daylight saving time.
Yes, we've seen your emails and we've
heard all of your voicemail messages.
A lot of you hate making the change.
Turns out you're not alone.
In a surprise vote yesterday,
the US Senate unanimously passed a bill
that would make daylight saving time
permanent for most of the country.
Every single senator on both
sides of the aisle voted for it,
and people say they can't get things done.
It's not final yet.
It still has to go to the house,
and there's no word yet from Nancy
Pelosi on whether they'll pass it but
unanimous bipartisan support in the Senate.
That's pretty darn encouraging.
Let's take a look at the details.
It's called the Sunshine Protective Act.
If it becomes law, we'll stay on
daylight saving time year round.
That means we'll have more light
at the end of the day,
but less at the beginning.
More on that in a minute.
It would go into effect on November of 2023
after input from airlines and broadcasters.
No idea why they're asking broadcasters,
but I'm glad that we're going to have a say.
Arizona and Hawaii would stay on
Standard Time because they don't
observe daylight saving time.
Right now.
There's a lot of arguments in favor
of year round daylight saving,
researchers say car crashes and heart
attacks increase when the clocks
change and mental health suffers,
and it could be hard to adjust twice a year.
And if you have small kids,
you know it's extra hard.
In the last decade,
at least,
30 states have said we're done with this.
We don't want to change our clocks anymore.
Oregon,
Washington and California are among
those states we voted to stay on
daylight saving time years ago.
But it hasn't been approved by Congress yet.
And of course there are some people
who want to stop changing the clocks,
but they want to go back to Standard
Time like we do in the winter.
That would give us more light at the
beginning of the day rather than the end.
We got a statement today from the
American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
They say evidence shows that Standard
Time better aligns with the human body
and is better for overall health and safety.
So what do you think?
Would you rather have more daylight
in the morning or the evening?
I'm a little conflicted.
I'm a morning guy, but I'm not sure.
Now before you answer that,
let's bring in Matt.
Sophie know he might have some
insight that will affect the answer,
because it's not just a few minutes
we're talking about, right?
Matt on either side,
it could be what hours.
It's yeah. I mean it's an hour, so yeah,
it's it is significant for sure.
And boy, it is a hot button issue.
It really. I did a Facebook post
on this last year and got all
kinds of comments on that too.
So first of all, the Sunshine Protection
Act bit of an is no misnomer.
And let me just start with this.
We're not changing the amount
of daylight that strikes Earth.
The Earth is still going to orbit
the sun just like it has for eons.
We're still going to have the same amount
of daylight that we've always had,
and always will,
but I want to focus on these numbers
over here on this side because the
amount of daylight it won't change.
We're just shifting the clock
as the one we say it starts,
and when it finishes,
basically so we're still going to end
up with the same amount of daylight in
the middle winter as we always have.
We're just going to shift the clock,
so maybe the Daylight Shifting Act
would be a better name for that bill.
So here's the biggest impact.
As I see it anyway,
if we go to year round daylight saving time,
Portland Sunrise from December 27th
to January 7th would be at 8:50 AM.
Right now it's at 7:50 AM and
you know in the middle winter I
get up before it gets dark.
Sorry before it gets light and
personally I kind of dread that,
but let's leave my personal opinion
out of this because 8:50 AM think
about the ramifications of that.
That means kids are not only waiting
for the school bus in the dark,
they're starting class and
many times in the dark so.
It's a big big deal there.
Seattle even worse 'cause
they're farther north there.
Sunrise wouldn't be until nearly
nine o'clock 857 from December of 27
to January 6th and just for kicks,
I threw anchor John there there
sunrise on Christmas Day would be at
11:15 if they stayed on year round.
Daylight saving time.
Now of course it's lighter later
in the afternoon instead of having
430 sunsets in December.
Pat we would have 5:30 sunsets and
that's all good. But again, that.
To me it is a pretty big impact
on how people live,
whether that's more of an
impact than couple days around.
When we change the clocks,
that's up for everybody to decide
for themselves
back then, alright, fascinating is
always Matt. Thank you very much.