DST

really, whats the point? to me all daylight saving time ever seems to do is fuck with everybody's schedule twice a year. the spring is always worse, as you lose that hour and it feels like getting up an hour earlier. probably because we are getting up an hour earlier. and instead of getting up along with the sun in the morning, i am at work by the time its up for another month or so.

then in the fall, all the sudden we lose that hour of daylight in the evening, so that we get to use up all the daylight being indoors at work. it sucks to leave in the morning and its dark, then return home in the evening, and its dark.

i cant understand why it is that we dont just stick to DST all year. its not like our time ever reflects what the sun does, time zones put an end to that long long ago. so what else keeps us going back during the winter? that the world uses GMT as the base. who cares? why not just do what is more comfortable for people, which means not fucking with the clocks every spring and fall.

oh, and the extension of DST by a month a couple years back was designed to save energy by not needing to use lights. and that may be the case, but what about the need for extra cooling during the summer by arriving at home an hour earlier and cranking up the AC. they also claim its safer, you can complete your commute in the daylight. but if youre at all like me, you woke up well before dark and the sun came up as you arrived at work. kids are waiting at bus stops and walking to school in the dark, too. so maybe the afternoon is safer, but the morning cant be. i think its about time to just pick a time and stick with it. ben franklin's idea may have worked well back in the 18th century, but i think its time has passed.

sure its not really that big of a deal, but if congress can waste their time with this, then so can i. the freep has an article on it too, so im not the only one.