Saturday, October 30, 2010

Daylight Savings Time 2010; It's Still Not Here: Wait for the Candy

Daylight Savings Time 2010, or the "when does the time change for Fall 2010. Both are popular searches right now, and it's Because people in the U.S. haven't gotten the message: it's on Halloween. Also They always forget: it's Daylight Saving, Not Savings Time, and Because of That, well use the more common term Savings. 

It's been this way since the last time Daylight Savings Time schedule was changed, back in 2007. It is the first Sunday in November. In reality, it's the first Sunday after Halloween. 

Candy Companies Lobbied for Daylight Savings Time To Be Changed 
It's a Well-Known Secret That non-candy companies lobbied for a long time to get Daylight Savings Time changed Thurs on Halloween. The idea was Thurs Extend daylight hours for an hour to get more candy Given Out to children trick-or-Treating. This year, Daylight Savings Time 2010 ends the latest Could it possibly, with Halloween-taking place on a Sunday. 

Of course, the popular belief is the 2007 Daylight Savings change Thurs Time Saves Energy. HOWEVER, studies, globally, have shown it saved Almost nothing, or Even used more energy. The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) concluded in a 2008 report That the 2007 U.S. extension of DST saved 0.5% of Electricity usage DURING the extended period. HOWEVER, That report was flawed, only analyzing data from the DST months, and Not Taking into account heating fuel use. 

No Matter What, Daylight Savings Time 2010 will upset the clocks of the People, and Their pets, too. It always takes place at 2:00 AM local time on the Sunday of the Specific weekend. Thus, next weekend Should Be the "time" You need to worry about the change. Remember, it's spring forward, fall back, ie, at Least as Daylight Savings Time 2010 ends you'll get an extra hour of sleep, at Least if your internal clock Allows it.

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