Daylight Savings Time

The upcoming change in Daylight Saving Time recently enacted by Congress will save an estimated 100,000 barrels of oil each day, from the total of about 20 million barrels daily. Where the cost factor kicks in is that any gadget, appliance, auto, computer, alarm clock or anything else that has a clock which automatically adjusts each Spring and Fall for Daylight Savings will now be out of sync and require manual adjustment. The manufactures of these items will need to make the necessary changes for their new product lines before 2007 when the change is due to take effect.

There is good news for some of us who have dumb clocks; it will be just like it’s always been, Fall Back and Spring Forward.