In 2008, in the U.S., DST starts March 9, and ends November 2.  The U.S. begins DST at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March and reverts to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time on the first Sunday in November.  DST is not observed in Hawaii or Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Nation, which does observe DST, even in Arizona. 

Throughout its long and fascinating history, Summer Time has had a remarkable impact on a wide variety of unexpected areas - from Middle Eastern terrorism to feuding twin cities, from voter turnout to time-changing riots, from radio stations to trick-or-treaters, and from opera performances to manslaughter charges. 

Because DST or Summer Time provides a convenient reminder, fire departments encourage people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they change their clocks.  “A working smoke detector more than doubles a person’s chances of surviving a home fire,” says William McNabb of the Troy Fired Department in Michigan.  More than 90% of homes in the U.S. have smoke detectors, but 1/3 are estimated to have dead or missing batteries. 

Even in countries where DST have been observed for many years, many people intensely dislike the semiannual time shifting.  Many people complain about the inconvenience of adjusting to a new sleep schedule when the time changes.  While this is a nuisance to most, for those with sleep disorders, the transition can be very difficult.  There is evidence that work productivity decreases as

people adjust to the time change.  There is evidence that the severity of auto accidents increases as people adjust to the time change.  People often complain about the inconvenience of changing their clocks twice a year.  People who wake at dawn, or whose schedules are otherwise tied to sunrise, complain about the adjustment.  Canadian poultry producer Marty Notenbomer notes, “The chickens do not adapt to the changed clock until several weeks have gone by, so the first week of April and the last week of October are very frustrating for us.”  A writer in 1947 noted, “I don’t really care how time is reckoned so long as there is some agreement about it, but I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind.  I even object to the implication that I am wasting something valuable if I stay in bed after the sun has risen.  As an admirer of moonlight I resent the bossy insistence of those who want to reduce my time for enjoying it.  At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves.”

The City of Mount Enterprise has once-per-week pickup for curbside trash on Monday’s for those citizens within the city limits.

All trash should be set at the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on Monday. Pineywoods begins pickup around 7:00 a.m. and may miss your pickup if your trash is not at the curb when they come by.

Each residential customer is allowed six 30-gallon bags per week. All garbage must be bagged, even if you have cans. The cost for this service is $30.00 per quarter, and is billed once a Quarter. If you would like a trash container you will need to call Pineywoods to set this up.  If you live outside the city limits you can also call Pineywoods Sanitation at 800-324-2092 to setup pick-up. Pick up days will vary by address.

   If service is disconnected the customer will be responsible for paying a late fee in addition to the next quarter’s bill before service will be turned back on. 

Pineywoods Sanitation has two holidays per year: Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

     Only one household per account. 

     No leaves, straw or yard waste will be picked up.

     No hazardous, toxic or illegal substances, tires, paint, batteries maybe placed in trash.

If your trash is missed on Monday, please call the office as soon as possible so that we might be able to contact the driver before he leaves the area.

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