Monday, March 9, 2009

Spring Forward. Hold up?

Hold up.

Where the hell does that extra hour go?

I have been contimplating "spring forward" all weekend, and I have yet to make any conclusions. Apparently the whole idea is just so we have more light in the evening during Spring and Summer months.

As I perused Wikipedia's page on Daylight Saving Time, I was a little astonished. Its all about revenue people. How much we save without running electricity, how much 7-11 can make with an extra 7 week extension of daylight savings time, and how it can lead to an influx in medical revenue.

Apparently getting up earlier causes depression, and too many people stay in the sun and get skin cancer.

But basically, spring forward is so people can see. You have to be kidding. I go through, what can only be described as "serious body weirdness" every time the time changes. And for what. One measly extra hour of sun.

And where does the extra hour go? Does it just float around, waiting for October to roll around so it can come back and smack us all in the face?

Or do we loan it to the Chinese to produce more Mattel toys with chemicals laden with cancer inside of Barbie's bright little face.

Point is...there is no point. Spring Forward? No thanks, I like dark at 6:00 p.m.

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