Because I don’t routinely travel at the speed of light, time is a nice, clean, linear thing to me. There’s 24 hours in a day, every day. My clock’s hands go from one, to two, to three, and so on in a never ending cycle. This whole spring forward fall back business is just, well, it doesn’t compute.
You crazy other states can spring and fall all you want, but I’m sticking with Arizona, where we don’t need no stinkin’ daylight saving time. We like our time simple. It’s always the same - Mountain Standard Time all year long.
You other states have fun trying to figure out how to change the time in your car. Oh, and on the VCR (hopefully, your Tivo is smarter). Oh, and on the microwave, and the oven, and the coffee maker. And your alarm clocks. And desk clocks. And your sprinkler system timer. Don’t forget to mention the change to your dog so she doesn’t pounce on the bed an hour early wanting her kibble and a trip outside.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Well Chick, I hate to spoil yer fun, but most, okay many electronics, switch automatically. The modern world is truly a marvel, ain’t it?
Seriously, the electronic clocks are a snap, it’s our internal clocks that take awhile to adjust. In fact I once heard a study (for what that’s worth) claiming that youngsters can adjust to the time change in a day or so, but as we age it gets more difficult so that by the time you are a senior, it may take you up until about a month before the next change, to be fully adjusted. True? Who knows. I feel it for about 3 weeks, and I’m closer to senior than youngster.
I believe this is the last time Ohio is switching. I think. I hope.
November 4th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
sure, burst my daylight saving bubble… I’ve never lived in a DST state. Since I like my clocks to all be synchronized, I imagine even changing one or two would be a very long process for me.