Monday, October 30, 2006
DST Ends. Nuts.
DST ended yesterday. I remembered to set most of my clocks back an hour.
And while I have not been early or late for anything (yet), I am pretty outraged about Daylight Saving Time today.
Seems nuts to end DST, just as we all start craving more daylight. Wouldn't autumn be a better time to START DST, instead of ending it?
In summer, we have plenty of daylight. No need to save it in the summer. It's not like we can store it up for winter.
And with people working three shifts, 'round the clock -- who are we kidding? We are not saving a darn thing.
On the bright side, my dad was thrilled with the satellite clock I gave him for Father's Day. He got up at 2 a.m. to watch it automatically go back an hour at the appointed time.
"Like magic," he exclaimed.
Of course, the whole point of getting him the clock was to ease the spring / autumn hassle of clock-setting. But Dad felt compelled to get up at 2 a.m. to witness the magic of technology.
At age 87, I hope I can retain a sense of wonder for small miracles, like my dad has. And hopefully, by the time I am 87, we will have found a better solution for managing our time than implementing the nutty on-again, off-again DST system. ¶ 10/30/2006 10:55:00 AM
DST ended yesterday. I remembered to set most of my clocks back an hour.
And while I have not been early or late for anything (yet), I am pretty outraged about Daylight Saving Time today.
Seems nuts to end DST, just as we all start craving more daylight. Wouldn't autumn be a better time to START DST, instead of ending it?
In summer, we have plenty of daylight. No need to save it in the summer. It's not like we can store it up for winter.
And with people working three shifts, 'round the clock -- who are we kidding? We are not saving a darn thing.
On the bright side, my dad was thrilled with the satellite clock I gave him for Father's Day. He got up at 2 a.m. to watch it automatically go back an hour at the appointed time.
"Like magic," he exclaimed.
Of course, the whole point of getting him the clock was to ease the spring / autumn hassle of clock-setting. But Dad felt compelled to get up at 2 a.m. to witness the magic of technology.
At age 87, I hope I can retain a sense of wonder for small miracles, like my dad has. And hopefully, by the time I am 87, we will have found a better solution for managing our time than implementing the nutty on-again, off-again DST system. ¶ 10/30/2006 10:55:00 AM
