Daylight Saving Time

Why do we have Daylight Saving Time? I will go into that in more detail; but  Daylight Saving Time will give you more daylight to look for that perfect new home in the evening! Give me a call when you get ready to search for that perfect home or if you would like more information about selling your current home.  I can do that ANYTIME!  903-875-4164

The purpose of Daylight Saving Time

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time  sometimes called “Summer Time” in many places in the world is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates.  The United States will change their’s in just a few hours on Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 a.m.   I will change mine before I go to bed.  That will be long before 2:00 a.m.

If you live near the equator, day and night are nearly the same length (12 hours). But elsewhere on Earth, there is much more daylight in the summer than in the winter. The closer you live to the North or South Pole, the longer the period of daylight in the summer. Thus, Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) is usually not helpful in the tropics, and countries near the equator generally do not change their clocks.

Idea of Daylight Saving Time

The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in an essay, “An Economical Project. Gee thanks, Ben!  Nothing like getting up in the pitch black dark!

There are pros and cons to Daylight Saving Time.  Some  people love it.  Some people detest it and others are indifferent to it.  Regardless of your feelings toward Daylight Saving Time, it will be here soon.  So, turn back those clocks and go to bed!  You are loosing an hour of sleep tonight!