Last evening, earlier than usual, I felt tired, but it was too early to go to bed. Why? All because of the Time Change.
Daylight savings time is over. We ‘fell back’ Saturday night. Got an extra hour of sleep. That’s really the only good thing about this continual time change that will probably carry on until the end of … time.
Totally illogical, but we just keep doing it. Changing time messes with me, especially when we return to Daylight Savings Time in the Spring. And if you’re a night owl, know that you fare the worst with the Spring change.
In the past, it was argued that DST would conserve energy, but there hasn’t been much evidence that that really works.
To be fair, studies have shown that setting clocks back might have health benefits. Swedish researchers studied 20 years of records and found that the number of heart attacks dipped on the Monday after clocks moved back an hour. An extra hour of sleep is apparently a big deal for some bodies. But, wait! Moving clocks ahead in the Spring led to more heart attacks in the week after. So, really, what’s the point?
Pedestrians don’t fare too well with the ‘Fall Back’ schedule change. Apparently, there is an increase in pedestrian related accidents at this time, when drivers have to suddenly adjust to earlier darkness.
This is serious business!
In Canada, it’s up to individual provinces whether to use Daylight Savings Time. With BC voters going to the polls in the Spring, perhaps it’s time to make this a provincial election issue! ;)
I am wholeheartedly opposed to the time change. I think it is useless and outdated, not to mention dangerous as you pointed out. Its a far larger hassle than its worth, and I think it should be ABOLISHED! You think I'm joking? I'm not. Just ask Paul...he got an earful yesterday when I was changing all the clocks!
ReplyDeleteI like falling back, but I sure don't like springing forward. Harder to adjust to losing that extra hour.
ReplyDeleteI don't like it getting dark by 5 p.m., makes the evenings seem so much longer at times
betty
Ha! I just blogged about this. I don't really mind the time changes too much. I think though that I would prefer to live somewhere closer to the equator where the days stay close to the same length all year round. Problem solved!
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