Sunday, March 8, 2009

Daylight Friggin' Saving Time in Canada

Yesterday, I had a very unpleasant surprise (since I do not watch news but occasionally) to lose one hour of my life. Practically, some pig-headed dudes came up in 2005 with the idea to save electricity...on the account of hard-working people!Everywhere in the civilized world, the time changes with the spring equinox, which varies between 20 and 21 of March. Except for North America: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/rules/usa.htm :P They always have to be different...and not always in the good ways. The above is only one example.Why would anyone in their right mind want to move ahead with the spring schedule, if they live in Canada, where 6 months a year there is only winter??? Well, of course, to follow the "big brother" from the south. Since HE said it, it becomes a rule for Canadians, which would not say a word, as always.Hmmm...and I wondered why Canadians have been the predilection of bad jokes in US movies. Well, there's the answer! We follow, we never doubt, we never have a saying, whatever is good for the southern brother is good for us too...Dudes, get a life!I am a working citizen! I pay my taxes! I pay your bloody astronomical wages!Let me have my friggin' 1 hour more of sleep for 2 more weeks!