Standard Time

On November 7th, the clocks fell back to Standard Time, meaning most of us got an extra hour to catch up on our sleep. That extra hour in bed might have brought our lives some extra chaos too.

With Daylight Savings Time, cycling over Burrard Bridge meant I could stop for a while to admire the sunset. At home, I could rake the leaves, tend the garden, wash the car. Life was livable.

With Standard Time, what did I have to look forward to?

• Glowing, brutal street lights.
• Collapsing to my hands and knees to recover the dropped keys that had vanished among the leaves. 
• Overlooking chores, though not because of laziness.
• Shopping for batteries.

Lately, the trend has been to give us more Daylight Savings and less Standard Time. When I was a kid it was exactly six months of each. This year, we started Daylight Savings on March 8th and ended on November 7th - that's almost 8 months! One day, I think (with the help of PR) Daylight Savings will become the new Standard. Just you watch!