Daylight Savings Time

Straight AheadStarting this year, Daylight Savings Time will begin three weeks sooner and extend one week later throughout most of the U.S. than it has in the past. It will begin the second Sunday in March and extent to the first Sunday in November. For 2007, Daylight Savings Time, throughout most of the United States, will begin at 2:00 A.M., on Sunday, March 11, and will end at 2:00 A.M., on Sunday, November 4. This was made possible because of legislation passed a couple of years ago by Congress. I like the change. I have always thought that if you're going to have Daylight Savings Time, it should extend through Halloween to the first Sunday in November. Aside from the more obvious benefits of Daylight Savings Time in terms of sunlight and saving energy, I thought that extending it through Halloween would be great for the trick-or-treaters; and now, Congress has done something quite simple and logical that benefits the country. This helps the candy industry, the children of America, and probably even will aid law enforcement on a night when pranks are prone to get out of hand. As a side note, we're leaving in a little while for Nashville, returning Saturday. It will be great to be able to come back from Nashville in a few weeks without having to worry quite so much about getting home before dark. We won't have to push it quite so much perhaps on the Saturdays when we leave Nashville. I hasten to add,however, that I don't think we'll be going up there quite as much as we have this winter. Still, Daylight Savings Time will make the trips a little less hectic.