Quotations in the News: Daylight Saving Time
July 27th, 2005 by Michael Moncur in NewsWelcome to the first of the Quotations in the News series, which will cover quotable items from recent news stories.
Just about everyone I talk to about Daylight Saving Time seems to agree that it’s an odd, archaic tradition that confuses everyone and makes little sense. Congress is apparently unaware of our opinion, because they just voted to extend Daylight Savings by another month. That should make it much less confusing.
I was worried that Congress might be out of touch with reality, but apparently they’ve put a great effort into in-depth analysis of the potential energy savings and the impact on our existing societal traditions and infrastructure, as evidenced by this unbelievable quote:
Also, they’re doing it For The Children. “Kids across the nation will soon rejoice,” because they’ll get another hour of daylight trick-or-treating, says Rep. Fred Upton. That’s odd, I thought the traditional time for trick-or-treating was “when it gets dark.”
At least I’m in good company. Here’s Canadian author Robertson Davies on Daylight Saving:
July 27th, 2005 at 7:48 am
With daylight saving, you get to get up an hour early then you used to.