This is my bi-annual reminder that this weekend in the U.S. we move our clocks back by an hour and my reminder that it’s stupid. I’ve been posting this every Fall and Spring since 2006 and will continue to do so until we do away with Daylight Savings Time.
When I’m elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law getting rid of Daylight Savings Time. I don’t know if other countries do this. I do know that not all the U.S. states abide by it. Daylight Savings Time was created about 100 years ago to give farmers more daylight in which to do their work in the fields. Call me crazy, but why the hell didn’t someone just suggest that the lazy ass farmers drag themselves out of a bed a little earlier each day? Because those cud chewing, overall wearing, udder jerking lay-abouts can’t be bothered to set their alarm clocks, we’re all stuck changing time?
I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but about 10 years ago the U.S. Congress, in another colossal waste of their time and our tax dollars, extended daylight savings time by a few weeks on either end. First off, why isn’t it called daylight spending time since we are using more daylight in the summer months? Secondly, at this point the farmers (except the creepy Amish ones) all have electricity and alarm clocks, which may not have been the case 100 years ago. I can get away with saying that about the Amish because my demographic data shows that for some reason I have very low readership among the Amish. I guess they just don’t get me.
Reportedly the reason Congress did this is to save energy. How will changing our clocks twice a year save energy? Don’t we set our thermostats and use heat based on the outdoor temperature, not how light out it is? I’d like to save the energy I expend changing my clocks! I’d like Congress to tell me when I get that back. Congress has again proven to be the biggest collection of morons outside of…well…I guess I can’t think of a bigger collection. Why doesn’t Congress set their alarm clocks an hour earlier so they can get up early and get more of this important work done?
B.T. dubs, if we set our clocks back an hour now but we turn them ahead in the Spring, over the course of a year what difference does it make? If we learned anything from Marty McFly it was that we shouldn’t muck about with time. Also, according to statistics, the day after we change our clocks there are more workplace injuries, car accidents, and for the day, a 10% rise in heart attacks.
I for one am not going to go for this stupid daylight savings time thing anymore. I don’t work at a farm or for Congress, so I told my boss that for 6 months I’ll be to work an hour early or late, however it works out. When I’m elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, this is going to change
If you’d like to support my bid for President or Sexiest Man Alive, please hit the Facebook, Twitter or re-blog share button below, but hurry because you have an hour less to do it in this weekend. Or is it an hour more? Have a great weekend! ~Phil
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You have my vote for sure.
Our European Commission suggested last month to drop it. I hope they succeed!
Me too! Maybe I’ll move there if they do.
I’m voting for you! BTW, this craziness does not help farmers at all. I doubt it helps anyone. 🙁
Thanks Gwen!
Yep, same in UK. Like many things in Britain, nobody can remember who started it or why but they think it’s important to carry on the tradition.
I never could figure out what the premise is:
So in June and July the sun rises approximately 5:00 A.M. and sets at approximately 8:00 P.M. on normal time
…so, in order to initiate a “later sunset” we set the hands ahead to show the sunset as 9:00 P.M., an “hour later”
…but notice that, now, the sunrise is 6:00 A.M.
…the proportion is still even. So what was accomplished?
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Nothing as far as I can tell, other than annoying everyone
Did you manage to change the clocks on your oven and microwave, though? If so, you are better than both Sexiest Man Alive and President: you are Superman! Literally nobody on earth knows how to do this!
Then my distant ancestors must have originated from another planet in another galaxy, as I routinely change the digital-readout clocks on both the kitchen oven and the microwave.
That is AMAZING! 😊