DID YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS?

 (pic - "random" decorative ornament)

Daylight Savings Time 

T R I V I A

To keep to their published timetables, 

Amtrak trains cannot leave a station 

before the scheduled time. 

So, when the clocks fall back one hour in the Fall, 

all trains that are running on time

stop at 2:00am & wait

one hour before resuming. 

It's been reported that 

Amtrak passengers are often 

surprised to find their train at a dead stop

& their travel time 

an hour LONGER than expected. 

When changing to Daylight Saving Time 

in the spring, 

trains instantaneously 

become an hour behind schedule at 2:00am;

but they just keep going & 

do their best to make up the time.

REASONS

 to appreciate DST...

(DST = Daylight Saving Time)

1. I'm not driving home (from work) in the dark

2.  I exercise more in the Spring

3.  I can spend more time outside in the evening

to dislike DST...

1.  I have a hard time getting up in the morning

2.  I procrastinate more (see #2)

3.  Mosquitoes love me! (see #3)

4.  We eat dinner later!!! 

I'm thinking I should take an Amtrak ride 

to test this trivia fact...

Did you change your smoke alarm batteries?