Why is there air?

Anyone remember that (now ancient) Bill Cosby album, Why Is There Air? I vaguely remember listening to it numerous times and always grinning. Hadn’t thought about it in ages, but now that we’re about to go into daylight savings time ("summer time" in British English)… the question, Why Is There Air?, hits me. As in, what’s the point of daylight savings time (DST), anyway?

Of course afternoons get more light, mornings less. (Here in the Pacific Northwest, the days are long no matter what.) Supposedly this saves electricity. It might, too–in some places. The time change also causes confusion , especially for pets and kids. If you happen to work in a profession that relies on morning sun, too bad. And don’t forget the clocks in your home and car, your watch, the furnace. Most of ours automatically reset to DST. However (and this is big), our stuff is programmed for the old DST calendar. Remember that? It started in April and ended in October. Now that the change occurs in March and November, we’re stuck manually resetting everything except our computers.

Adding to the chaos and confusion, some regions and countries ignore DST. In the United States alone, according to Greenwichmeantime.com, the following territories and states do not observe DST: Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the state of Arizona (not the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe).

It’s enough to make a person pull her hair out!

How do you feel about DST, or do you care at all?

Until later and wishing you an easy adjustment to DST,

Ann
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