Would it be possible to just forego
our changing the clocks every six months and just do away with the whole
daylight/standard thing? Go with one or
the other, but enough is enough with the falling back and springing ahead. Daylight savings was created long before the
modern technologies that we enjoy today.
From the Wikipedia map it appears that most countries no longer
practice. So why do we? Is one hour really going to make a
difference?
I remember several times (when I was
working downtown) catching the bus in the dark and the cold. It would be dark when I left the house. It would be dark when I came home. What difference does it make if those 5-8
hours of light happen between 9:00 and 5:00 or 7:00 to 2:00? I was at
work. I missed the daylight – except
when I passed a window. Big whoop. It’s not like it had a great impact on my
ability to see.
I think if our nation were to vote
on the whether to continue with it (or at least in this state) or not, we could
do without it. I know several people who
would be a lot happier.
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