IT SUCKS AND IT'S STUPID!
Now, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. But seriously - how can you think this solves anything?
It takes at least a week to adjust to the new time - the hour you lose - where did it go? I just lost an hour of sleep and that's not a good thing. I'm a cranky person when I'm tired. And there is not enough coffe to make me feel any differently.
Now I have to go around and change my clocks to make sure they have the right time. I have a clock that has little shelves on it and it hangs on the wall. To change this clock I have to take things off the shelves and then take it off the wall. This clock never gets changed unless the battery dies. Word of advise - at my house if you are looking at that clock it will always be the 'real' time.
My phone - is it going to automatically update like it's supposed to or not? Ugg I think it will but how can I be sure? The only way to be sure is to get up and go check another clock in the house to see what time it says. And that's another thing - do you set the clocks forward before you go to bed or wait until the next morning to do so? To many decisions here for me already.
Now to try to remember how to change the clock in the car. Oh wait - I just traded cars I have no idea how to change that one. It will wait until Gary wants to mess with it (which he has done). Now I have to remember that I haven't changed the clock yet and then mentally add another hour to the time when I'm in the car so I don't show up late thinking I'm actually an hour early.
I was getting used to having a little bit of sunlight when I headed to work at 7 am. Now I am heading to work at 6 am. That's real smart - let's put someone who is tired behind the wheel of a moving vehicle in the dark.
Putting someone who is not a morning person at all on the phone at 6 am is probably not a smart idea either. Who knows what might come out of my mouth. Let's just hope I can put a filter on it.
Now napping at work is really frowned upon but seriously - doesn't everyone need a nap at least on the Monday after Daylight Savings Time? It is known as National Napping Day.
Statistics say that on the Monday after Daylight Savings Time starts - heart attacks increase by 24%,- car accidents increase by 17%, and work productivity goes down. I did not need any survey or statistics to tell me that.
And another thing - what about TV programming? Now how do they decide which show to air at 2 am when the time is supposed to change? If I'm having one of those nights where I can't sleep and I'm watching TV expecting to see a certain show - trust me - I will not be happy! Do they continue with regular programming or what?
Now for the even stupider part. There are some states that want to change Daylight Savings Time to be permanent. No more changing! Well that would be a great idea if they were not stupid enough to want to change it to Permanent Daylight Savings Time - meaning never turn your clock back! What idiot thinks this is a good idea?
So there you have it - my feelings on Daylight Savings Time. There is no good reason for it! - Period! Just leave the clocks alone. There are 24 hours in each day - the sun comes up and the sun goes down.
