And Congress gets to dictate when!
I was perusing the CNN articles when I discovered this.
You don't have to read it, since it's short and I'm going to talk about it. In summary, Congress is considering extending daylight savings time by about 2 months. While the more logical states will blow it off, since they don't do daylight savings, most states will see the extention... but why?
"Extending daylight-saving time makes sense, especially with skyrocketing energy costs," said Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, who along with Rep. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, co-sponsored the measure.
"The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use," said Markey.
Excuse me? When was Congress given the power to dictate the hours of the sun? Or do we need an act of Congress to save energy?
Anyone got an explanation? A real one?
Cuz... WTF?
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Thanks, Jack. I tried to explain that a couple days ago, but the Percocet had fried my brain and I gave up.
I only have my own experience to go by, but my productivity does take a big hit every time the clock changes. I get jet lag for about a week. More, since the kids have been around. What do they know from Daylight Saving Time? The light's right; must be time to get up.
That said, I like the idea of keeping DST around longer. Maybe we could just get everyone in the world to slide over one time zone and make it a permanent, year-round thing. Heh.
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