I also hate the time changes which is why I made this post. And, yes, it affects my bird as his 'normal' hours change such as when I uncover his cage. Actually I sort of do what I can by making his change over several days. For instance I normally uncover his cage at 10 AM which is now what was 9:00 AM. Sunday I uncovered at 9:15 AM; Monday I went to 9:30 AM and tomorrow will be 9:45 AM. At least it isn't an instant change. Still he tends to be MUCH more vocal after a time change probably due to his internal clock being messed with.
What strikes me as off the wall is how hard it is for a state in the U.S. to quit the time changes. There have been something like 20 states that have passed legislature to get rid of the time changes on a state level but can't actually do so without approval from the Federal Government which the Feds seem to not be willing to give. It is even worse for the whole country to drop the changes. which would need a 2/3 positive vote in both the House and Senate. After that it would take ratification from 75% of the states to actually happen. It is stupid and has no importance in today's world... It no longer serves a purpose.
It amazes me that there have been something like 700 attempts to kill the thing with no success. Most people think that the time change was initially done to help farmers but, from my research, it was actually to conserve energy by lowering the need for candles and electricity not being needed for an extra hour. This makes no sense in today's world as, while there does seem to be an energy saving, it is less than 1%. Yes, that boils down to a lot of saving but does not include the fact that power is more used in the morning. In my humble opinion it seems to me that it balances out as to energy usage between Stand Time and Daylight Savings Time. Boils down to where I can see no actual use for the changes.
