…unless of course you are in the States of Arizona
(excluding the Navajo Nation) or Hawaii, or the territories of Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa.
Indiana, which
had been a source of so much interesting comment at least twice a year when
daylight time came in and out has finally buckled under to the system and now
observes daylight time like everybody else, thus losing its major source of
notice from outsiders.
Anyway, this
means that the time differential between the US
(except as noted above) and Uruguay
will change yet AGAIN. Now we will be
one hour closer to North American Time Zones.
From today, Uruguay will be:
1 hours later than US Eastern Daylight Time
2 hours later than US Central Daylight Time
3 hours later than US Daylight Mountain Time
4 hours later than US Pacific Daylight Time.
Confusing, isn't it.
Bet you can wait for the time changes that occur twice in the fall.
I personally like daylight time. It’s nice to still have sunlight later in the
day. Moreover, it is equally nice not to
be assaulted by the probing ray in my bedroom so early in the morning. The only thing I can remember that I liked
about Richard Nixon’s term of office was that we had daylight time year round.
I know the argument about poor little children going
to school in the dark… But let me ask you this, would you rather have them go
to school in the dark when most drivers on the highways have had a good night’s
sleep and are alcohol and drug free; or have the same children come home in the
dark under the present system and get to contend with drivers worn down by the
day’s work or on the way home after a tipple at happy hour?
As for the farmers—they’re used to getting up in the
dark. How about a one-time federal tax credit for farmers to buy alarm clocks
in which the wake up time automatically adjusts earlier or later for the
daylight time changes that could then be abolished? Or even better so that the time gradually
adjusts day by day as the days get longer or shorter—what a perfect high tech
solution to get out and slopping the hogs on a frosty morning.
Sounds like a waste of federal money that could be
better spent on congressional junkets to me…
Happy Daylight Saving time (except for you in Europe who are already on Summer time)!
