Why do we still perform this old and terrible tradition? Fall back, Spring ahead! And here I am just wanting to sleep another hour. Why do we follow something which was only meant to be a joke in the first place?
Maybe it saved a little on coal during the first World War, but come on. That ended in 1918. Most recent studies show we actually use more energy during the months of DST. That sucks. In fact, it sucks even more than you or I think. During the final month of DST, consumers spend an extra amount on car fuel, with most buyers getting their fuel at convenience stores, producing and extra $1 billion for oil industries. This means it will probably never change!
This, despite the fact that traffic accidents tend to surge the Monday immediately following the DST changeover. We live in a sad world, folks. One in which monetary profits far outweigh the cost of human lives and safety. Hell, Daylight Savings Time is simply bad for your health. And the Fast Food industry likes it that way.
I could come up with a million reasons why I think this evil tradition should be straight up abolished. But really, the only one that matters is I want my damn sleep.
I like the one in the Fall. Makes you think you get to stay up late and sleep in... shakes up your daily schedule, reminds you are alive and all that? It's like someone splashed a bucket of cold water over your head. Or in Fall, someone poured a warm bath...
ReplyDeleteThe truth is you got to love the corporations that run the country. Once you give in and accept your overlords things go down a lot easier.