Spring Forward
This coming Sunday, March 9th, we here in the States begin Daylight Saving Time by setting our clocks ahead one hour. While it can be a bummer (an hour's sleep, lost!), it also heralds the longer days of summer just around the corner.
Some trivia:
- Technically, it's Daylight Saving Time (not Saving=s=, plural).
- Studies have shown that DST doesn't save energy. It does reduce evening lighting requirements, but that is offset by higher energy-load costs for cooling.
- Studies have shown that DST reduces traffic, and particularly pedestrian, fatalities.
- DST is not observed in Arizona or Hawaii, or in the US Territories of Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Marianna Islands.
- For all the grief I give when I say, "It's only an hour, people!", apparently circadian rhythms can be disrupted for up to several weeks. Geez, adapt already!
2 comments:
does this mean when when at the bar this Saturday night/Sunday morning they'll stop serving booze an hour early? fooey. Better drink a few shots right before 1!
It seems early this year -- wasn't it always in April? I'm looking forward to longer days, sandals and living in a jacket-free zone. And considering we're in for a major snow storm this afternoon, those days are even more appealing.
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