Americans, expect your clocks to be screwed up

[thewayne]

Yesterday (Sunday) at around 2am would have been Daylight Savings Time, where our clocks go backwards one hour. Because of The Shrub, we had a law passed that allegedly saved energy, and expanded the dates of DST by something like one week on each end. Some electronic clock-based systems couldn't be patched, so expect a little bit of weirdness. My Palm Pilot updated itself incorrectly, so I had to reset it and shall have to do it again next Sunday, likewise I just noticed a board that I post to listed the incorrect time.

Oh, the official word of Congress and the Gov't on how much fuel was saved by making DST start earlier by a week or so: none.

Comments

[chirssly.livejournal.com]

That explains why my office is freezing. I had to come into work an hour early and the thermostat thinks it's an hour earlier yet. *sigh*

[thedragonweaver.livejournal.com]

I remember one Congressman had the idiot argument that delaying the end of DST would help Halloween by providing more daylight in the evening, and my thought was, no, you idiot, anyone over the age of eight waits until DARK to trick-or-treat.

[kylejcrb.livejournal.com]

lol DST

[deborak]

So far, so good here. All my various electronic gizmos are showing correct times.

[donkey-hokey.livejournal.com]

It's part of Bush's legacy. He's gotta have SOMETHING besides a failed war, and all the other fun things already a part of the legacy.

Once upon a time, falling back happened the Sunday right after my birthday.. easy to remember, and an extra hour of sleep was a nice gift. Now it's going to take a little more to remember which Sunday.

[droewyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, guess what reset itself in our house? My alarm clock.

Good thing I NOTICED on Sunday...

[joecthulhu.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, DST makes me glad I live in AZ.

Did you know that not all of AZ doesn't go on DST? The Navajo Nation recognizes it.