Time Is On My Side

This is the first Saturday since being home in the States that didn't have high demands on it so Candi and I enjoyed some deep conversation this morning.  Topic of discussion: what in the world is daylight savings time?

Confession: my mind doesn't get the math.  I'm glad that my whole family is in the same time zone this year.  That'll save me some headaches.

This is what we read on the topic. 
Why Observe DST?


Many countries observe DST, and many do not. The reason many countries implement DST is in hopes to make better use of the daylight in the evenings, as well as some believe that it could be linked to reducing the amount of road accidents and injuries. The extra hour of daylight in the evening is said to give children more social time with friends and family and can even boost the tourism industry because it increases the amount of outdoor activies.


DST is also considered as a means to save energy due to less artificial light needed during the evening hours—clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. However, many studies disagree about the energy savings of DST and while some may show a positive outcome of the energy savings, others do not.


It is difficult to predict what will happen with Daylight Saving Time in the future. The daylight saving date in many countries may change from time to time due to special events or conditions.The United States, Canada and some other countries extended DST in 2007. The new start date is the second Sunday in March (previously the first Sunday in April) through to the first Sunday in November (previously the last Sunday in October).

Since joining the military we've only observed daylight savings one year... this one.  Arizona (our first and third assignments) has let everyone in else in the states know that you're all crazy and we're simply not changing our clocks.  Japan didn't participate.  My Pastor in Korea said that the RoK tried it one year and it almost brought the entire economic infrastructure down.  The church we're fellowshiping with this weekend change all their service times to allow people to screw this up.  I like the benefits of it in the summer time, but I wonder how long it will last.

Here's a link that lists the countries that observe for those that have friends and family around the world.