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Another Year When Grumpy Cat And I Say NO! To Daylight Saving Time!

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 179530

 

I HATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME! AND SO DOES GRUMPY CAT! 

YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE...  IT'S MY ANNUAL RANT ABOUT HOW MUCH I HATE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME!


How much do I hate Daylight Saving Time? I pose this question each year. The answer each year to this question NEVER changes, as there are probably not enough words in the English language to express my hatred of it! I realize that I'm not necessarily in the majority when I say I prefer my light in the morning as opposed to the evening. And are we actually "saving" time? Or are we are simply moving daylight from the morning to the evening.

 

This morning it was still dark at 7:00 am! Why early mornings should feel like the middle of the night and not the start of a new day filled with light is something I'll never understand!  Something not quite civilized about it is the way I look at it!

 

Grumpy Cat and I totally agreed on this last year, the year before that, the year before that, and the year before that... and we STILL agree this year... we hate, hate, hate Daylight Saving Time!

 

Studies show it takes people three weeks to get physically adjusted to Daylight Saving Time and that the number of heart attacks and strokes, fatal car accidents, mood disorders, hospital admission for irregular heart beats, and sleep problems significantly increase in the days following the change to Daylight Saving Time. Is it really worth all this for what most everyone admits doesn't really save a lot on energy costs? One study showed that the economic cost from lost productivity and health issues ranges from $400 million to as much as $2 billion. Is it really worth all this to maintain a tradition begun 104 years ago during World War I? Like Grumpy Cat... I say NO!

 

Grumpy Cat has even a better reason for hating Daylight Saving Time and who can argue with this reason?

 

Daylight Savings Time Is One Hour Closer To Death Says Grump Cat

 

I really hate not having light in the morning! Really, really hate it! Ok, that's my rant for Daylight Saving Time 2023. Since I don't have any control over Daylight Saving Time and the lack of morning light, I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it. But I don't have to like it! And neither does Grumpy Cat! 

 

Grumpy Cat and I STILL agree...

... Daylight Savings Time is the WORST DAY EVER!

 

Daylight Savings Time Is The Worst Day Ever Says Grumpy Cat

 

PS Did I happen to mention that I really, really hate Daylight Saving Time?

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 Nina Hollander, RE/MAX Broker, Realtor

 

 

 

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® why we keep hanging on to something that came about more than 100 years ago in WWI makes no sense whatsoever!

Mar 12, 2023 12:39 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Dorie Dillard Austin TX hi Dorie... it's the one rant I allow myself here each year... I suppose mostly because I'm so grumpy (like Grumpy Cat) when short-changed of my hours of sleep! :)

Mar 12, 2023 12:40 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Nina grump George is right there with you and grumpy cat about this crazy hour change ever 6 months.

Mar 12, 2023 03:15 PM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Hello Nina Hollander, Broker you and grumpy cat are not lone, many people say no to daylight saving time.

Mar 12, 2023 04:57 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Nina me and Grumpy cat are on the same page I have been complaining about it for about five decades.... leave it one way or the other... now with that said I read something about cardiologists agreeing with me it is not good for your health either...Endre

Mar 12, 2023 09:11 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

George Souto good morning, George... I don't think this clock changing insanity is every six months... now we have DST for eight months of the year! 

Mar 13, 2023 04:27 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

John Pusa good morning, John, (even though it's pitch black outside now at 7:30 am)... I know I'm not the only one who hates DST... but somehow no one is listening to me or Grumpy Cat!

Mar 13, 2023 04:28 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Endre Barath, Jr. this clock changing is so dangerous... more car accidents, more fatal cardiac arrests, etc. And it doesn't even save much in energy costs, which was the rationale for it.

Mar 13, 2023 04:29 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I grinned this morning because I KNEW this post was coming! :-)  Hang in there!

Mar 13, 2023 05:50 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Kat Palmiotti hi Kat... yesterday was a hard day to get through. This morning was not easy to get up either.

Mar 13, 2023 05:52 AM
Norma J. Elkins
Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN
Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

I am in your's and grumpy cat's corner for sure.  I loath daylight savings time.  If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.  Just leave it alone already.  Hope you have a fabulous Monday!

Mar 13, 2023 07:33 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Nina Hollander, Broker - Grumpy Cat and you made your case loud and clear. 

As the sun shines in through my windows I am smiling. 

Mar 13, 2023 08:02 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Norma J. Elkins good morning, Norma... so many of us hate DST and no one seems to be listening. 😞

Mar 13, 2023 08:24 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP hi Patricia... sadly, I haven't seen sun in Charlotte since Saturday morning. And it's suddenly gotten cold again.😿

Mar 13, 2023 08:25 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

Nina Hollander, Broker - behind every dark cloud is the sun. Although the sun shines here, the weather cooled down too. I heard bad weather is in the eastern New England States having an effect on many other states. 

I love New England, but not the cold winters storms. 

Mar 13, 2023 08:36 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I actually prefer DST.  It allows me an extra hour of daylight in the evening.  I think the worst thing is the changing back and forth.  They need to decide to stick to one time.

Mar 13, 2023 09:17 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Myrl Jeffcoat hi Myrl... I prefer the morning light. I'm always up early and seeing it pitch black at 7am is just unnerving. But you're right... the switching back and forth is the worst.

Mar 13, 2023 09:19 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

The done deal...

Our US Senator, Patty Murray put forward a bill, to abolish the daylight savings time right before the midterm election. She pronounced we would never have to change our clocks again. Now after changing my clocks twice since her pronouncement I will never vote for her again, like I ever did before Nina Hollander, Broker 

Mar 13, 2023 12:10 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS you are too funny, my friend. Like they don't all lie to us!

Mar 13, 2023 12:28 PM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I think your point comes across very clearly , though using Grumpy Cat to communicate it can't hurt!! lol

Mar 14, 2023 11:03 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Lise Howe when it comes to the issue of DST, Grump Cat and I are a team!

Mar 14, 2023 12:04 PM