He is opting out of daylight saving time
Re “Time’s up for this odd tradition,” editorial, March 8
In 2018, California voters chose to end the semiannual clock-changing tradition, but the problem was that people weren’t clear on which tradition to keep. The stupidity of switching clocks twice a year should end, but why does The Times’ editorial board think that we should stick with daylight saving time year-round?
In Southern California, the difference between daylight hours in winter and summer is about four hours. That means there are about 10 hours of daylight in the winter and about 14 in the summer. In more northerly latitudes, the difference is greater. No amount of legislation changes that. Just like cutting off one end of the blanket to sew it onto the other end, nothing is gained.
In these days of flexible working schedules and people working from home, we don’t need the rigidity of legislation requiring the whole country always to keep daylight saving time. I keep standard time year-round, and when “stupid time” starts, I just do things an hour earlier.
If you believe that the majority should rule over the minority, then why not put it to a vote as to which tradition to keep? Standard time or daylight saving time? I will keep standard time no matter what.