>>>As Jim says, it was started during WWII, but continued afterwards 'by popular demand' because people liked having sunlight after work.
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>>I believe nobody thought at how much is the damage because of all people that can't get used with it from the first day... :(
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>>I also like having more daylight after work, but the price is hard to pay for me! :)
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>>>Sounds like 'popular demand' did NOT consult UT members :-)
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>>Surely nobody asked me! :)
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>I don't like the clock/metabolism resetting either, it's a stupid nuisance that disrupts society twice a year. But to satisfy those who like the daylight time (as well as those who don't) I had my compromise resolution published in the Washington Post last year:
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>Add 1/2 hour to standard time in spring (or subtract 1/2 hour in fall), and then never reset the time again. My idea was fairly popular, but of course the old system is not easy to change, it takes an act of congress or a national emergency...

Is my mind playing tricks on me or wasn't there a year or two back in the '70s when we stayed on daylight savings time? Something to do with the energy crisis.