Entry bubble Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend

By: Jess | October 29, 2009 | Category: General

ClockHere's a big reminder if you don't have it on your calendar yet.

Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend!

Starting on Sunday at 2 a.m. Daylight Saving Time will end (for the places that observe it) and we'll all need to set our clocks back one hour.

Personally I love the extra hour of sleep, but hate the shorter days that come with switching back to standard time. I'm also not always the best at remembering to change the clocks. I usually remember at the last minute Saturday night. Forgetting to change your clocks can cause mild chaos for some people, like a friend of mine who went the whole day without remembering to switch her clocks and almost ended up being late for work the following Monday. (This was in the spring, when we were supposed to spring our clocks ahead an hour.)

Curious as to why this whole Daylight Saving Time and changing clocks thing even exists? National Geographic did a nice job explaining the history of DST.

Have you ever forgotten to change your clocks? Feel free to share your stories in the comments.

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Entry bubble Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 9

By: Joanne | March 04, 2008 | Category: General

clock I’m still not used to Daylight Saving Time starting so early in the year, but here it is! On Sunday, we turn our clocks ahead one hour. That is, if you live in a place that observes Daylight Saving Time. I always thought it was goofy that some states observe Daylight Saving Time and other don’t. Can someone answer a question that’s plagued me since I was a child? Is it confusing to live in one time zone and work each day in another? I always thought this would lead to a lot of missed appointments, but maybe you’re more adaptable than I am.

We’re in our second year of extended Daylight Saving Time, brought to us by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The change is meant to save energy by providing more daylight during the evening, although the savings may be offset by increased energy use in the morning. Interestingly enough, a draft report on the impact of lengthening Daylight Saving Time has recently come out of the University of California, Santa Barbara that suggests just the opposite. The law requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the impact of the Daylight Saving Time extension and report back to Congress, so stay tuned—it just might change again one of these days.

The University of California draft report has generated a lot of anti-Daylight Saving Time discussion, but personally, I just like Daylight Saving Time because it gives me long evenings to spend outside with my family and friends. It’s as simple as that.

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