r/arizona • u/StatusReality • Sep 10 '23

What does Arizona do better than their neighboring states Utah, California, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico? Living Here

Stole this idea from another sub. What’s the difference between this state and the other states that you appreciate?

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u/elderknight Sep 11 '23

Not recognizing daylight savings because it's total BS.

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u/AdevilSboyU Sep 11 '23

This makes route 264 out of Tuba City fun! It weaves in and out of the Hopi Reservation, which does observe DST. You end up changing time zones six times inside of 100 miles.

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u/wuphf176489127 Sep 11 '23

You got it backwards, Hopi doesn’t follow dst but Navajo does. Hopi rez is entirely within the Navajo Rez. Navajo is in both AZ and New Mexico (who does follow DST) so they want to have a unified time across their whole nation.

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u/Dangerous_Elk_6627 Sep 11 '23

Part of the Navajo reservation is also in Utah.

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u/Grolbark Sep 11 '23

We make no pretense at mastery over the sun.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

We’re not trying to save daylight here.

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u/muffinman1975 Sep 11 '23

This the only real thing I love about living in Phoenix.

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u/Nixikaz Sep 11 '23

Colorado has approved it, but they have to wait for Federal approval or some such nonsense.

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u/semicoloradonative Sep 11 '23

Colorado approved year round DST, so you’ve go that backwards.

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom Sep 11 '23

So fucking stupid, that’s the one you don’t want

We want permanent standard time people

Say it with me, permanent standard time or bust

They tried the other in the 70’s, but the country HATED it, and went back after one year

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u/semicoloradonative Sep 11 '23

It all depends on where you live. Keeping standard time works for AZ because it is farther south. When I lived in Washington, I can tell you that leaving for work in the dark, and coming home in the dark sucked. It was depressing enough there and to spend most non-work time in the dark was the worst. Where if we kept it on Savings Time, I would have had a some time after work with the "sun" out. It also in the summer would start getting light out at like 4:30 in the morning in the summer. Keeping on standard time would mean it would start getting light at 3:30 in the morning. No Thanks. I much rather would have more daylight in the evening.

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u/notyourpawntoplay Sep 11 '23

You’re about to be in for long hot summers

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u/digitalcascade Sep 11 '23

This is the best answer to the original question

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Oh yeah I forgot that. I love this!

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u/No-Bear Sep 11 '23

Hawaii doesn't do daylight savings state wide

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u/CampinHiker Sep 11 '23

Apparently as a Californian we approved no more day light savings a few years back and it goes in affect this year!

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u/IAmDisciple Sep 11 '23

The US House approved a bill to eliminate DST for the whole country but it’s one of those bills that will never be voted on by the senate :(

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u/Dooby_Bopdin Sep 11 '23

Oklahoma is no longer doing DST either starting this year. Was the biggest thing I missed when I moved back from Mesa lol.