Daylight Savings
Monday, March 10, 2008 at 10:48PM Why?!?! For the love of all that is mighty...WHY?!?!?!
I blame the Britts and early British Law! Fuck you all very much!
There are the obvious ridculous reasons cited somewhere on the web:
- Energy conservation - Really? Not in any metropolitan city! Commercial buildings leave lights on 24/7; the working class work longer hours since heading for your car in broad daylight is not normal and would make you look like a slacker.
- Safer for trick or treaters - Are you fucking serious?!?! Halloween is in October...by then, we would have already "fallen back."
- Fewer crime happenings - Says who? Eight laptops were just reported stolen within a week from my office...during lunch hour! And last time I checked, lunch time = broad daylight.
- Fewer traffic accidents - Again, not in any metro-city like L.A. As long as there are Chinese people and senior citizens who don't have their own personal drivers, accidents will prevail! (Sorry, no offense to the Chinamen...but studies have shown.)
And finally, the kicker...
- People like it - What human being, in any frame of mind, would appreciate losing an hour of sleep? The theory behind this one is people can do more after work. Like what? Anything that needs to or has to get done after work, will get done with or without natural light.
Every year this fucks up my internal clock and this year was the worst ever! This time, I wasn't only set back by an hour but more like five hours. I was making a concious effort to go to bed a little early. Then all I could think about was going to bed early, which kept me up. Turned on the TV hoping for a nice bedtime story, then two full fucking movies later, eyes wide opened like my pupils had just been dilated! It's now 4a.m.! Now I'm pissed that I havn't fallen asleep yet, which riles me up even more. It's now 5a.m. and the early local news show is on with blurts of current traffic conditions. "The 405 and 101 freeways are all free and clear..." NO SHIT...It's 5a.m. asswipe!!!!!!
I rolled out of bed at just about noon, missed three morning meetings, and strolled into the office at 2:30 in the afternoon! Not to mention, my Outlook calendar on my Blackberry is all jacked up. Really pissed! This is going to fuck up my whole week. I'm moving to Arizona. (And then what? Stare at red rocks and play with desert lizards all fucking day? No thanks...so, just kidding. Just in a pissy mood.)
Reader Comments (6)
I'm right there with you Tech Babe=/
Hope your week gets better! But I feel your pain, not as bad though.
This has to be one of the stupidest fucking things the US does. Maybe it made sense in pioneer times when they used candles and shit, but in this modern era, it feels like it's just something they do to jack us up.
Funny:-)
I have always hated Daylight Saving Time Change.
It use to be so farmers could get in an extra hour of work. Now merchants say people don't shop as much when it is light out.
I think they are the culprit, but what do I know. Point well made.
That's is fricken hilarious! Next time swig down some Nyquil like I do, heh.