"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
As for myself, I'd be more than happy to ditch the whole "spring forward, fall back" nonsense and keep the country in the same time zones all year.
Whenever I bring that up, somebody brightly says "But it's for the faaaaarmers!" to which I scoff. "Scoff, scoff," say I, haughtily. Farmers don't work by the clock. They work when they need to work regardless of what the clock says.
Can we turn the clocks back to 1960, and get a do-over?
ReplyDeleteAs for myself, I'd be more than happy to ditch the whole "spring forward, fall back" nonsense and keep the country in the same time zones all year.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I bring that up, somebody brightly says "But it's for the faaaaarmers!" to which I scoff. "Scoff, scoff," say I, haughtily. Farmers don't work by the clock. They work when they need to work regardless of what the clock says.
Old Paco always said he hated Daylight Savings Time because that extra hour of sunshine burned the grass.
DeleteDon't forget the curtains! It fades the curtains.
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