Mar 08 2009
Oh, How I Hate Daylight Savings Time
Oh, I’ve heard the reasoning behind Daylight Savings Time . Seriously. I know the results are mixed, but they are also minimal and controversial. So, if there are upsides, they’re not exactly overwhelming.
But the downsides are enormous. If not for the world, for me. I hate daylight savings time. I hate not knowing when the clocks change (I don’t watch TV). I hate losing an hour every spring and, yes, I know I get it back in the fall, but I’m always so overbooked for time, they could get me an extra November and I’d use it all up before spring. I mean Christmas is coming and I have kids. I hate the fact the some states skip this stupidity but never the state I’m living in. However, I then have to remember which state changes and which states don’t and I have enough trouble with time zones.
*Note to self: if I ever switch countries, live in one small enough to be all in one time zone.
I hate to change the 900 clocks in my house, including my alarm clock and my daughter’s alarm clock and both microwaves and two hundred media devices, only to forget the one in my car and still be off time-wise. I hate having to figure out how to convince my daughter (soon to be one) to change her schedule to match what some idget yahoo thought would be a good idea, only to have to do that again in six months. I hate losing an hour for any reason, when I’m already working my butt off trying to put my house back together after Hurricane Ike thought it was a set of Lincoln logs. I mean if we’re going to lose an hour for no good reason, why can’t it be a workday weekday hour that our companies have to pay for. Why do we have to give up an hour of our own time.
I have to tell you I don’t understand why we put up with this. Isn’t life complicated enough? Aren’t there enough things to stress over and confuse and remember and explain? Do we have to add another one of truly dubious usefulness?
There. I said it. Now back to my sleep-deprived life.
My great-grandfather refused to follow Daylight Savings Time. If you wanted him to be somewhere during the summer months, you had to tell him on the “old” time, or tough luck for you.
LOL–you’re ranting.
I love springing forward. It’s so beautiful this time of year. It was great enjoying sunlight at 7:00 pm. Yep–it can be a hassle. I’ve changed all the clocks except the one over the fireplace. That one just requires too much effort. I’ll get around to it sometime tonight.
It was really fun seeing everyone who showed up an hour late for church today. At least they make it on Sunday instead of Monday morning.
Davida
I know! Can we please get rid of it. I thought I was having a bonifide sex marathon last night until I realized we had lost an hour!
I absolutely love setting my clocks back in the fall, but this whole springing forward thing? Nonsense. All day long I felt like I didn’t have time to get anything done. Besides, you try to convince four toddlers that they have to go to bed while the sun is out. Not easy.
thegreenninja, that’s just adding insult to injury. Much like flit, I see the distinct point. As I dragged my happy butt out of bed at what SHOULD have been 4:45am, I’m grateful I hadn’t tried a sex marathon last night myself or you could shoot me then and there.
quadmama, I’m with you. Why can’t they just give us random hours here and there instead of demanding them back. Eventually, if they give us 24 over the course of a year, we’ll get back where we started. Roxy was NOT happy about going to bed even though we put her down an hour “later.” Clearly, she knew something was up. I can’t imagine trying to herd four toddlers to bed simultaneously.
This was a cute read thank you