Spring Forward!!!

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"While the upcoming weather pattern seems to be “falling back” toward winter, we still “spring forward” when daylight saving time returns this weekend. At 2 a.m. Eastern time Sunday (March 12), clocks move ahead one hour as we leave standard time behind until November.

The return of daylight saving time — which Congress last year tried but failed to make permanent — is sure to reignite debate about its effects on our health and public safety, especially in the spring when we lose an hour of sleep. By shifting our clocks ahead, we essentially force ourselves to start the day one hour earlier to take advantage of more evening light.

In most of the United States, daylight saving time will push sunrise back to 7 a.m. or later, about as late as we saw in January. However, unlike two months ago, we now have nearly 12 hours of daylight as we approach the spring equinox. In exchange for darker mornings, we’ll see even more evening light: once we “spring forward,” the sun won’t set until 7 p.m. or later in many parts of the country.

Since 2007, daylight saving time has been observed from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November. The March start date coincides with our fastest weekly gains in morning and evening daylight. This means the darker mornings we experience after the time change will only last a few weeks." The Washington Post

Continue reading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/10/daylight-saving-time-questions/

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Not being an early riser (except for when I have to do an out-in-the-field work assignment), I would prefer to have permanent DST. That would not only provide the additional hours of evening daylight during the growing season, but it would also give me more light during my personal, most frequent waking hours in Wintertime... I'm definitely NOT a morning person. So, I wouldn't miss an extra hour of light in the morning at any time of year. I do miss it in the evening; especially when the days are short.

But we're all individuals; with many of us having different feelings about whether that extra hour of light should be in the morning or in the evening. Meanwhile, I would hate to see ST all year round. So, I guess switching between ST & DST is the compromise we all must make to keep both morning people and night owls happy. As much as I hate "losing" an hour in the Spring, I can live with that. Changing the clocks twice a year is something I've known all my life. However, Congress's extension in 2007 did eventually give us a few extra weeks evening light; over what DST had provided when I was younger. That made me happy.

DST all year round would make me even happier.