Beth's Ponderings
We recently turned
our clocks back to Standard Time again (thank goodness!) which has brought up,
yet again, the debate about whether we should continue to switch between
Standard and Daylight Savings Time or not.
BC, and some other
places, are exploring scrapping the time change for good. But, they are proposing to stay on Daylight
Savings Time year-round instead of staying on Standard time.
Besides the umpteen
problems that will create physically, emotionally and mentally in people,
because of emphasis on evening light and not morning light, and even night owls
need more morning light to function at their best, most people tend to forget
that the reason the time change is so jarring on us is because it is a whole
hour that is, for all intents and purposes, taken out of context.
If we remained on
Standard Time year-round we would notice the days lengthening and shortening in
a more natural manner, and we’d still have sunshine in the evening in the
summers, and all the daylight hours we would need to get done what needs to get
done, even if what needs to get done is being lazy.
I agree, scrap
Daylight Savings time, but stay on Standard time as it is a healthier and saner
option for all of us, unless we choose to ditch tracking time totally.
Beth
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