Is It Time To Shelve These Twice Yearly Time Changes?

Sunday (March 9, 2025) we will partake in the yearly ritual of setting our clocks ahead one hour. I don't think this twice-yearly thing is worth it.

I'm guessing many people agree with me. I'm happy that several years ago, a change was made to extend the number of weeks for Daylight Saving Time, but I was hoping it would have gone to the next step and eliminated the twice-a-year change. Changing the time on the first Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November seems so archaic.

I'm no expert on the whole time change thing, but I have to ask, who does it benefit? Yes, I understand that daylight saving time is designed to allow us to enjoy more daylight hours during the summer, so what's the big deal in keeping it the same for the rest of the year? Sure, it may still be dark on your ride to work during the winter months, but that's what headlights are for, right?

As it stands now, many of us end up heading home from work in the dark during a part of the winter, and we deal with it. Hawaii and most of Arizona don't observe these twice-yearly time changes, so I think we should follow suit.

By the way, it's Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time as many people refer to it. There is a misconception that Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea of changing the clocks twice a year. It began during World War I as an energy saver.

I don't know about you, but I am great at saving energy, so can we just stay with Daylight Saving Time? And I hear it's bad for your health. Not sure if that's a fact. Some states are considering ending the practice, so time till tell. Sorry for the pun.

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