Yes, I have a gripe, and I know how to use it.
It's Daylight Saving Time (ON and OFF). WHY, oh why are we still practicing this evil piece of no-goodery?!? I know, I know. You can all explain to me why it was first initiated and maybe even present some justifiable case studies of why we should follow its theories. However, here's what I think:
I think it messes with my internal clock like no one's business.
I think it fools me in the fall when we're off DST into thinking that that extra hour of sleep will be oh-so-welcome and grand. In the spring, it makes me cranky knowing that I'm going to lose one more hour of my precious, luxurious sleep.
I think all the farmers I have ever met have lights on their combines/tractors (I don't know the difference, so don't ask)... and they don't need that extra hour of daylight anymore.
I think it's a waste of my time to find every non-computerized clock in the house to fall back or spring ahead (it really scares the crap out of me when I glance at that ONE clock I missed, and I seem to fall into this black hole of time warpiness... not really sure of what time it REALLY is).
I think falling back this past weekend didn't make it any easier waking up in the morning, but I sure as hell am more tired at night. In the past two days, I've been asleep before 10pm. WHA? Not cool.
End of today's gripe.
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Wait, I thought Daylight Saving Time was the summer season -- they extend the hours of sunlight for farmers/harvesting. I think this is actually normal time (Standard Time)! Unless I'm crazy ... highly possible.
maliavale: Yes, you're right... I just meant that I hate the whole thing. We're "OFF" DST now, and then we're back on in the spring.
Oh, sorry, sorry, yes, yes. I would call you ma'am here, but I can't! I must have not read close enough. Foot = mouth.
maliavale: Well, I wasn't really clear... I updated it a little bit. So thanks for pointing it out! :-) And thanks for not calling me ma'am. hahahahahah
I could not agree with you more. My internal clock has enough to deal with as it is, what with my work day starting at the ungodly hour of 8 a.m., when no sensible system would require such a thing of a night person. The back and forth...I hate it!
We moved here from Hawaii (where they don't do the whole time change thing) and it is my first time in 3 years to do this--it sucks! It is dark at 5 o'clock which means that I can't pass the dog walking responsiblities off on to my husband.
I'm still messed up.
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