5 Days of Daylight Saving Time
Mar. 16th, 2023 09:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAhead of the time switch for Daylight Saving Time last weekend there were days of articles in the news warning of all the dangers of Daylight Savings. We could expect to see spikes in fatal car crashes, heart attacks, weight gain, diabetes, teenager moodiness, and more they breathlessly warned. Will no one stop this insanity?
Now we're 5 days in to DST. What's actually happened? Well, I don't have stats on car crashes, heart attacks, etc. And none of them have happened to me so I can't even offer anecdotal evidence. 🤣 But here's what did happen:
The past few weeks I'd gotten accustomed to the sun beginning to set as a cue that the workday is done and it's time to start making dinner. Now with the time change sunset is about 7:15pm. The past several days I've been thinking, "Huh, I feel hungry, but dinner's not for an hour or two..." only to notice it's already 6pm or later. Or I'm still working only to notice it's already 6pm.
I'm sure I'll adjust within another few days at most.
Now we're 5 days in to DST. What's actually happened? Well, I don't have stats on car crashes, heart attacks, etc. And none of them have happened to me so I can't even offer anecdotal evidence. 🤣 But here's what did happen:
- Dinner time has snuck up on me.
The past few weeks I'd gotten accustomed to the sun beginning to set as a cue that the workday is done and it's time to start making dinner. Now with the time change sunset is about 7:15pm. The past several days I've been thinking, "Huh, I feel hungry, but dinner's not for an hour or two..." only to notice it's already 6pm or later. Or I'm still working only to notice it's already 6pm.
I'm sure I'll adjust within another few days at most.
