If the regular daylight saving time season saved energy, it seemed to follow that permanent daylight saving time would save even more.īut the result was long, dark morning hours come wintertime. The idea was that this would save energy. Ancient history from the days of the old ones. The last time Congress voted to put the nation on year-round daylight saving time came in 1973, the start of the '70s energy crisis. And yet, sad to say, sometimes excellent springtime ideas don't always feel the same come wintertime. So I, of all people, should be applauding this action, right? No harsh transitioning with the time shift. I am not to be trusted operating heavy machinery or motor vehicles on busy streets in single-digit morning hours, so working from home has lately suited me fine. I eat at places that stick with their breakfast menu well after noontime while withholding judgment on customers. I'll pay quite a bit extra for later flights out of town. I don't attend breakfast meetings or post sunrises on Instagram. This is not a moral failing I was born that way. I organize my life around being a slow riser. It was especially hard on me back when my kids were teenagers and their high school's late bell rang at 7:20 a.m., a time that we used to call "6:20" only the week before the time change. And why not? April's clock change can be painful.
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