Once Again the World is Safe - But for How Long?

Well, I feel like a chump. Here I've been held up in a bunker for a solid month dreading the inevitable doom that is Daylight Savings Time, and I come to find out it was Y2K all over again. There was no apocalypse. Oh, the wasted time I've spent in that bunker, when I could have been blogging, enjoying February sweeps on TV, experiencing the gorgeous weather, dating.. ok, well I probably didn't miss out much on the dating, but the point is, I missed out on a lot!

You see, back in 2005, Congress thought it would be a fun idea to extend Daylight Savings Time by about 4 weeks beginning in 2007. They would be starting it 3 weeks early, and then ending it 1 week later. So we Americans get to experience Daylight Savings from March through early November! Yay! I'm glad Congress did that, rather than figure out a National Health Care Plan, or improving Social Security. 4 more weeks of Daylight Savings is far more important. The problem here is that before this momentous decision, computers were already programmed to change their clocks in early April at the "usual" start of Daylight Savings. So anything programmed/built before 2005 wouldn't be able to automatically change time this morning! The horror! Professional Doomsayers and respected newspapers such as the National Enquirer predicted disaster of biblical proportions, as pre-2005 machines were very likely going to explode or turn on their masters in Terminator-esque fashion.

And so I protected myself, thinking one day I may have to become John Connor. Alas, the day began just as any other day would. And so, I emerge, embarrassed, and in serious need of a tan. Maybe the experts were wrong - in November, Daylight Savings will end 1 week later than normal - and we still may experience Armageddon. So I guess I'd better keep the bunker handy. Coincidentally, I am offering room and board in my bunker until then, must be a non-smoker.