Hey, this weekend was “let’s fuck with everybody’s body clocks to increase the general rate of disorientation and car accidents, and kill productivity while we all adjust” weekend.
Also known, of course, as the start of daylight savings time, a truly pointless, annoying exercise that needs to go away.
Enjoy!
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gosh.
Well the switch never really bothered me. And I like it light late in the summer. So it’s somewhat ironic that I’m now in Arizona, where I don’t have to deal with the switch.
I’m of the opinion that Daylight Savings Time costs more in productivity losses than it saves in energy costs. Daylight Savings Time should have been permanently eliminated after World War II.
A simple measure, like a law mandating that florescent light bulbs replace incandescent bulbs, would cut most household electrical costs by 10-30%, saving much more than Daylight Savings Time does, without the productivity disruptions.
Our staff meeting this morning opened with everyone complaining about how the time change had kicked them in the ass. Just not a helpful thing.
The baths closed early – I HATE THAT.
There’s some cognitive dissonance with going on DST then having a huge snowdump the very next day.
If we’re just going to keep moving it up/stretching it out, we might as well make DST year-round. I’d rather have the extra hour of light later than earlier.
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