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Old 11-07-2023, 12:01 PM   #588
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Originally Posted by timun View Post
I think the bigger problem is people don't actually know what Daylight Saving Time is and when it's in effect. A lot of people I know do not understand that we go on Daylight Saving Time in the summer, and "fall back" to standard time in the winter; they think it's the opposite, that we're on Daylight Saving Time right now. At work I'm constantly correcting people when they write emails like "I'm available for a call at xx:xx am MST" in the summer; "You mean MDT?"
I'm glad that I'm not the only one that notices and is bothered by this. Now I usually just say "13:00 Mountain" or abbreviate to MT, PT, CT, ET, etc. because daylight/standard is irrelevant when booking meetings across time zones. My extra keypress, although correct, won't make any difference.
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