5 O'clock And Still Sunny

It's the beginning of March, which means the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. We all know what that means; we lose an hour of sleep, to gain nearly nine months of extra daylight, in the mid-afternoon to evening hours of the day. I can relate to this subject, because I was VERY confused as to when to change my alarm clock. But, I'm sure there was plenty of confusion to go around. CNN's website says, that this years Daylight Savings Time, began at 2 a.m. this morning, and that it will end on the first Sunday of November of this year. Now, for the people that have the work week and school week ahead of them, they are probably not too happy with this time change, because they are losing an hour of their precious, and possibly much needed, sleep. People kind of wander, though; Who, or what, came up with something like Daylight Savings Time, in the first place? Well, you can't really blame the scientists, the weather, or even Mother Nature for that matter. But, you could probably blame Benjamin Franklin. He's the man who came up with the idea of saving daylight. This idea, though, wasn't put into  action until the year of WWI, when daylight saving was useful to help save energy for lights. In the year 1918, The Standard Time Act, was developed to establish time zones and daylight saving, but this didn't last very long, for the act was repealed the following year.
Now, most people really hate this time of year, because when they wake up, it's still pretty dark outside. But, they should be thankful for the fact that they get to see the sun still shining around 5 o'clock now. You want to know why? Well, here's why I say this. In 1966, 47 years after The Standard Time Act had been repealed, a new act came had been formed, and put into play. The Uniform Time Act, was made. This act established Daylight Savings Time throughout America, and gave states the option to be exempt from Daylight Savings Time. States like Hawaii, and most parts of Arizona, took the opportunity of this exemption from Daylight Savings Time, along with Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. In the years of 1974 and '75, Congress decided to extend Daylight Savings Time, to save energy during the energy crisis of those two years. Nearly 70 countries follow Daylight Savings Time, but the countries that are set upon the equator, do not.
Even though there are people that really don't appreciate the fact that they have to rest their clocks an hour ahead, theres not really much anyone can do about it. But hey, if you don't like having to lose an hour of sleep from March to November, then you might as well move to Arizona, or Hawaii. :) There are times when I really hate having to wake up in the mornings, and see that the sun isn't awake yet. But, the fact that I actually get to enjoy the sun in the early evening hours, makes me appreciate it sometimes. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who feels this way. But, if I am...then theres nothing wrong with being different about things like that.


This information is provided from the article "Daylight Saving Time: Don't forget to spring forward", from the CNN website