Daylight Saving Time

An interesting question around Daylight Saving Time came to mind as it came to an end on November 7th.

Why do we think we gain an hour when we are actually lose seeing the sun for 4 or 5 months?

Meaning for those that work normal hours, we will go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. Yes we gain an hour to sleep for one day but I would prefer to see the sun either when I go to work or when I come home.

I started this post last fall and now that we have started again with DST, I have reached the same conclusion, can we just put an end to ending Daylight Savings Time and keep it year round? Just think that would mean we wouldn't have lost an hour of sleep last night.

Regardless, I am now happy once again, I love the sun, it's warmth, seeing it brings me optimism, it brings me energy, it brings me spring. We also have a great 15 day forecast since all I saw after tomorrow were temps in the 40's or 50's.

	High	Low	Precip(in)	Snow(in)	Forecast
Sun 3/13/2011	36°	22°	0	0	Clouds and sunshine
Mon 3/14/2011	38°	32°	0	0	Breezy with clouds and sun
Tue 3/15/2011	44°	33°	0.08	0	Cloudy with a few showers
Wed 3/16/2011	48°	38°	0.03	0	Mostly sunny and mild
Thu 3/17/2011	50°	33°	0	0	Cloudy with a shower possible
Fri 3/18/2011	45°	28°	0	0	Partial sunshine
Sat 3/19/2011	48°	30°	0.7	0	Occasional rain and drizzle
Sun 3/20/2011	46°	36°	0.4	0	Rain
Mon 3/21/2011	47°	27°	0.01	0	Low clouds
Tue 3/22/2011	42°	21°	0.43	0.7	A little afternoon rain
Wed 3/23/2011	41°	27°	0.02	0.1	An a.m. flurry, then a shower
Thu 3/24/2011	45°	32°	0	0	Sunshine
Fri 3/25/2011	46°	30°	0.04	0	A blend of sun and clouds
Sat 3/26/2011	43°	30°	0.52	0.6	Rain, some ice early; windy
Sun 3/27/2011	40°	39°	0.37	1	Wintry mix to rain

How else can I say it but SWEET!, now I just need to be patient for a few more weeks as I watch that snow melt it's way off my trails. I love spring.