1 Every year, the Alaska legislature tries to repeal the stupid "saving" of daylight, and every year the move is defeated because "business with the rest of the country would be more complicated."

Pah. We have 22 hours of broad daylight for a great portion of the summer - exactly what daylight are we "saving?" Can we use it in December, when we really need it?

Heck, the rest of the country barely knows what time zone we're is now; how would it be different without "saving"?

It's just a stupid idea, created in 1918 for WWI energy savings. And like ALL federal programs, it has survived for 92 years, long after any need for it has expired.

Sorry for the rant.

2 Oh feel free to rant on - I'm so with you LOL!

3 And it makes it a bitch to get up on Monday morning – which already sucks, so it really didn't need any help in that department.

4 I am all for sticking with this time period. Well, I'd go for gaining an hour of sleep every time - but in a few years things would get pretty weird when it is still dark at lunch time.

5 EXACTLY. Oh, and my critters don't understand the time changes. I think for their benefit, if nothing else, it should stay the same. Sheesh.