Diver
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Daylight Savings ??
Is there any similar time change in Baja ?
My thought is probably not, they wouldn't mess with mother nature ?!?!?!?
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bajabound2005
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Yes, Baja has Daylight Savings. Baja Norte is on Pacific Time and Baja Sur is on Mountain Time. All of Mexico, except for the state of Sonora,
observes Daylight Savings Time.
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vandenberg
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Diver.
There is, but not always on the same date. We have the feeling that the government feels, that if they do it on the same date, the U.S. is dictating
it , so they do it on a different day
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vandenberg
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And it's only in the last few years. In the 70's, 80's and most of the 90's there was no change.
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bajabound2005
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From the website http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/america/mexico/
Mexico
What is the time in Mexico, Central America?
N.B: The time zones in Mexico are volatile and continuously under review.
Does Mexico observe Daylight Saving Time?
Following legal disputes, Mexico will adopt Daylight-saving Time in line with the USA. From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 to the last Sunday in
October at 02:00, Daylight-Saving Time is in effect the times in Time Zones 1,2 &3.
Time Zone 4 will not adopt Daylight-saving Time.
Mexico Time Zone I - General
Standard Time: GMT-6
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local
Daylight Savings Time: GMT-5
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local
Mexico Time Zone II - States of Baja California Sur (South), Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa
Standard Time: GMT-7
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local
Daylight Savings Time: GMT-6
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local
Mexico Time Zone III - State of Baja California
Standard Time: GMT-8
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local
Daylight Savings Time: GMT-7
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local
Mexico Time Zone IV - State of Sonora
Standard Time: GMT-7
all year around
Does not adopt Daylight-Saving Time as it neighbours Arizona, USA
What time zone is Mexico in?
Mexico is divided into 4 Standard Time zones:
1:- General: GMT-6
2:- Baja California: GMT-8
3:- Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit & Sinaloa: GMT-7
4:- Sonora: GMT-7.
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Bob and Susan
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fun facts....
It was an idea first suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
The idea wasn?t accepted until 1916, when England figured out during World War I that the country could save energy by changing the clock.
The United States followed suit in 1918--but people hated it and the law was repealed until World War II.
In 1966 local governments in the United States followed a kind of free-form daylight-saving time. Some did it, some didn't.
Some started earlier in the year, some later.
This was kind of confusing, especially for public transportation and broadcasters.
In 1966 Congress passed a law saying if you wanted to follow daylight-saving time, it had to follow the national pattern.
In 1973, when Nixon was president and during the OPEC oil embargo, Congress enacted a special, two-year daylight-saving period.
In 1975 it was repealed because agricultural states didn't like it.
Finally, in 1986, Ronald Reagan made one last change--moving the start of daylight saving to the first Sunday in April.
It used to start on the last Sunday in April, but moving it up lets us save even more oil.
Here are the holdout states: Hawaii, Indiana, and Arizona.
Most counties (77 in all) stay on Eastern Standard Time all year.
Ten counties use Eastern Standard Time and Central Standard Time.
Five use a combination of Eastern Standard Time and Eastern Daylight Time.
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Indiana uses DST starting this year.
No Bad Days
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\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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capt. mike
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i think it's all relative...............
thank God for ZULU
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Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Dave
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A very distant relative
Like a third cousin, twice removed.
| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
i think it's all relative...............
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What's the point if no one wears a watch or even cares if they're late?
The bonus comes in the fall when everyone is (almost) on time. If only for a few days. 
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I love Arizona. We don't have no truck with such foolishness. Dayight savings? We got more damn daylight than we know what to do with. And what
kind of interest does it pay anyway?
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Sharksbaja
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Bioadjustment
I think most people unknowingly start adjusting to longer daylight hours including but not limited to:
Dinner time
Breakfast time
Bed time
Awaken time
also, events and travel that are tailored or determined by the hours of sun /night are all affected to some degree by the time/zone relationship.
In AZ it's true, they have ENOUGH sunlight hours as it is.
Say......... how do phone rates and electrical power consumption play into the dynamics and ramifications of playing GOD with our precious
timeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Personally tho, I'd like to see more daylight hours in PNW.
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Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
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capt. mike
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when in baja i always set my watch on Drinking Savings time............
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
when in baja i always set my watch on Drinking Savings time............ |
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Mike Supino
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When in Mexico, I find that the closest thing that I need to a watch or a clock is knowing that the Tecate delivery guy usually arives on Friday. 
Therianthropic
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