An old Native American said, "Only government would think that cutting a foot off one end of the blanket and sewing it on the other would make it longer." That pretty well sums up daylight savings time. Ben Franklin was supposedly the first one to come up with the idea of changing the clock. He wanted more time to "roam" around the streets of Paris - France, not Texas. Remember they did not have electricity then.
Wether you like it or not, it appears unlikely that this silly practice will ever be reversed. Only Hawaii and Arizona don’t play the game. They have all the daylight they want.
In my social circle which consists of me and any stray animal that wonders by, the consensus is to put it one way and leave it. Admit it or not, daylight savings does not save energy. All it does is make you get up earlier and go to bed later with more time to mow the lawn.
It’s time to spring forward.
Grumpy old men don’t spring in any direction. By the time I get all my clocks set, it will be time to move them again.
PMO
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