In nine days I’m having a “Watch the Time Change” party. I’ve got a bunch of people coming on March 13th…cocktails begin at 10:00 pm…dinner and jug wine will be served at midnight (just kidding about the jug wine), and then I’ll break out some Burns Blue Beads Clear. I have many computers, and we’re gonna watch the time change at 2:00 am Sunday morning…good excuse for a late night early morning get together. Everyone will be assigned a clock / device that is not connected to the net or has no memory…I have about twenty-five (or more) of ‘em including my vehicles. The Juju Woman and I decided we need some help, and I’m gonna pull it off. I will buy them a cab or give them a place to sleep, and make them coffee and cook their breakfast if they will help me ensure all my electronic and battery powered shit is on the correct time. Upon arriving, everyone will draw from a bucket to obtain the the map to the device they are responsible for. I think it will take some coordination and yelling to get everything synced to the minute…but I have a plan for that as well. I do have a “penalty box”.
I think springing forward and falling back twice a year is stupid. Pick one or the other and adjust to it. My personal opinion is to stay on Daylight Saving Time year round, but that’s just my preference. It really doesn’t make any difference to me…just stay on one time all year long. My dog Stretch doesn’t adjust…I tell him twice a year he needs to adjust his hunger feeding and “doing of the business” schedule to match mine. He doesn’t understand. His 24 hour clock does not recognize time change. He was born in DST, and as far as he is concerned…it is the only time.
Bottom line: There is absolutely no telling what time zone I’ll wake up in.
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Until a few years ago Indiana stayed on EST year round. It was great — all my clocks were correct. Now we do the DST bullshit and I get mad every time.
As a business person it was a nightmare for customers to know what time it was in Indiana, though. Half the year we were on Eastern and half on Central. The upside is my boss never knew what time it was in Indidana and I could have two hour lunches! Not that I did , but the opportunity was there.
I hate hate hate the whole fall back spring forward thing. It’s stupid!! In the spring it’s the equivalent of cutting off your own head and standing on it to get taller!! Yeesh…
I say just pick a damn time… Stick with it.