Free the Hostage!

Something near and dear to me has been TAKEN and held hostage for six months. But on Sunday, it will finally be returned. I'm so excited!

Sunday, we Fall Back, and I get my hour of sleep back!

But what I don't understand is why we still use the antiquated Daylight Saving Time practice? A study has shown that we actually use MORE energy than if we left well enough alone. Basically, what is now saved on lighting because of the extended daylight hours is now spent on heating and cooling...and then some. And this makes sense--you are awake longer, so you want to be comfortable while you are awake. So WHY do we still torture ourselves every six months? Just when our bodies finally get adjusted to the new time, we have an hour ripped out from under our cute little sleeping heads, only to be shoved back violently another six months later.

Most of us no longer need the extra hour of daylight for harvesting and tending our crops. We have porch lights for that. And those that do, well, why can't they just get up an hour earlier instead of forcing ALL of the US (ok...most. I think there might still be a county or 2 that doesn't participate) to adapt because of the needs of a few? I'll be the first to tell you life isn't fair, but to punish the majority for the lifestyle choice (farming as a profession is a choice...even if that choice was made for you by your family) is not what this country is founded on.

Besides...isn't the Obama Administration looking to reduce our carbon footprints and other green crunchy shit like that? How does making us use more energy fit with THAT concept?

So, I propose we end the charade. Stop making people late for church and work one Sunday a year, and an hour early another Sunday a year. Contrary to the beliefs of some, this does not balance out. The six months in between events negates any balancing that would otherwise have been acceptable.

FREE THE HOSTAGE! Let's start a petition to end Daylight Saving Time...after we get our hour back on Sunday, Nov. 1. Please sign below.