God, is it that time already? It seems we just set our clocks back one hour, and now it's time to move them forward again. Yes, it's Daylight Saving Time--not Daylight Savings Time--as most people refer to it. I don't know about you, but I loathe playing the ol' switcheroo with the clocks. When you set the clocks forward an hour, people think you have an extra hour of daylight. Hello???? You have the same amount of daylight hours, just at a different time of the day. While most people work a 9 to 5 job, you end up awakening prior to sunrise and leaving for work in the dark. Hell, even a rooster knows not to crow until he sees the sun coming up, but we poor working stiffs are too stupid and get out of bed anyway.
Then there's the issue of spring ahead, fall back. Well it seems this year, it's winter ahead, fall back. That doesn't have as interesting of a ring to it, does it? Yes indeed, they have extended daylight saving time by four weeks beginning this year. We will set our clocks forward a full three weeks ahead of last year and turn them back a week later. Just exactly what government agency are we paying to sit around and make this stuff up? Is there an actual Daylight Saving Time department, or do we just let, oh let's say, the Department of Energy think about this during their slow periods. I'm not trying to pick on the Energy Department, but the cheerleaders for the time clock game believe we save energy by using it. In their minds, we don't turn our lights on until an hour later in the day. Of course, we have them on an hour earlier in the morning just to see to get out of bed.
Others note that the statistics for car crashes goes down with Daylight Saving Time. Well, perhaps the statistics for later in the day car crashes are decreased, but what about the additional wrecks in the morning while we are all driving to work with one eyeball open in pitch black darkness still trying to figure out where to stop and get our first cup of caffeine to wake our tired butts up?
I say if Daylight Saving Time is such a great thing, why don't we just move the clocks ahead an hour and leave them there? Has anyone ever thought about that? If all of these wonderful things are happening by making me get my lazy ass up an hour earlier, why change them back at all? Unfortunately, I've yet to find anyone who can answer this question.
Then there's the issue of spring ahead, fall back. Well it seems this year, it's winter ahead, fall back. That doesn't have as interesting of a ring to it, does it? Yes indeed, they have extended daylight saving time by four weeks beginning this year. We will set our clocks forward a full three weeks ahead of last year and turn them back a week later. Just exactly what government agency are we paying to sit around and make this stuff up? Is there an actual Daylight Saving Time department, or do we just let, oh let's say, the Department of Energy think about this during their slow periods. I'm not trying to pick on the Energy Department, but the cheerleaders for the time clock game believe we save energy by using it. In their minds, we don't turn our lights on until an hour later in the day. Of course, we have them on an hour earlier in the morning just to see to get out of bed.
Others note that the statistics for car crashes goes down with Daylight Saving Time. Well, perhaps the statistics for later in the day car crashes are decreased, but what about the additional wrecks in the morning while we are all driving to work with one eyeball open in pitch black darkness still trying to figure out where to stop and get our first cup of caffeine to wake our tired butts up?
I say if Daylight Saving Time is such a great thing, why don't we just move the clocks ahead an hour and leave them there? Has anyone ever thought about that? If all of these wonderful things are happening by making me get my lazy ass up an hour earlier, why change them back at all? Unfortunately, I've yet to find anyone who can answer this question.
In the meantime, and until someone who is a night owl like myself changes the law, we will all have to continue to deal with it--unless of course you live in either Hawaii or Arizona who have chosen not to participate in this utter nonsense. Hmmm, interesting. Two states who are at the top of the sunshine and heat list, and they don't want any more. Maybe too much of a good thing isn't great after all. Then again, I'm willing to play the guinea pig just to find out. Any Realtors out there who'd like to find me a nice condominium in Honolulu or Phoenix?
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