This past November 6th, it was the old Fall Back thing where we moved the clock times back an hour as we left daylight saving time. I hate when it gets dark at 4:30 pm, but at least we have light earlier in the day.
Usually, I remember to do this, but have missed stuff the next day on several occasions when I didn't.
This Daylight Saving Time has gone by many names in the past and there was quite a bit of opposition to it.
From the November 6th Chicago Tribune Chicago Flashback "2 steps forward, 1 hour back" by Stephan Benzkofer.
It has been called "fast time," "summer time," "Wilson Time," "Bolshevik Time,' "standard time," "slow time" and "God's Time."
The original arguments for it revolved around saving energy during wartime, but then became a pitched battle between urban and rural time. City folk liked the extra hour of sunlight after work, but farmers argued they couldn't switch work so easily.
Did You Remember to Switch? --Cooter
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