[CQ-Contest] SS CW today

[James Cain]

Remember way back, when everybody in the U.S. switched from Daylight Saving Time to Normal Time on Saturday night of the CQ WW SSB contest?

Well, thanks to the geniuses in the U.S. Congress, who extended Daylight Saving Time by a week or so, SS CW starts at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (instead of 4 p.m.). I suppose it starts later in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones, too. 

If I am wrong/confused about this, attribute it to my having grown up in Indiana, where time is relative to what county you live in. 

Does this mean that we can operate only 23 hours instead of 24? Or is it 25 hours? Do we get more sleep overnight? 

Does anybody really know what time it is? 

Maybe we should have an SS Practice between 2000Z and 2100Z. If we all send CW near the speed of light, will SS start later still?

Jim Cain, K1TN
Atlantic City NJ Time