Luke Burbank on taking “spring forward” to the following degree

It is occurring, America: we have arrived at the very best day of the 12 months – the day we spring forward!

I do know, you are most likely nonetheless rubbing your eyes, and questioning why this man on TV is so glad about you dropping an hour of sleep? Pay attention, you will get it again. Simply spend one much less hour tonight scrolling via Fb in mattress, and look, you are all caught up!

The return to “Daylight Saving Time” (and by the best way, there is no “s” on the finish), which is the official identify for what occurs right this moment, is a day to rejoice, as a result of it means we made it. We’re survivors, of these darkish afternoons, these darkish mornings, and people darkish nights of the soul, enthusiastic about how, effectively, darkish it’s exterior.

We made it via the worst of it, which for folks like me, with “self-diagnosed” Seasonal Affective Dysfunction, is definitely a fairly large deal. Simply the thought that every day, for the following few months, there will probably be MORE daylight, not much less, is emotionally liberating.

I stand (or, effectively, sit) right here earlier than you a special Luke Burbank. Have I performed even one second of Final Frisbee in my life? Completely not! Would I be there in a heartbeat in case you invited me to play some at 6 p.m. tonight? You wager your candy tuchus!

At present, every little thing looks like potential.

Some time again Congress nearly handed a regulation leaving us on Daylight Saving Time all 12 months spherical. Which means we would by no means fall again once more.

Take into consideration how good we would all get at Frisbee with that type of additional daylight!

I say we take it a step additional … go a regulation subsequent 12 months that springs us forward three hours. Sure, that first Sunday will probably be tough, I am not going to sugar coat it. However after that? All these heat spring nights, when it would not get darkish till 11 p.m. or midnight? I imply, simply the cash we would save on our lighting payments.

“However, Luke, will not that imply dawn will not be till 1 p.m.?” Perhaps?

Look, I am no Galileo, I actually have not thought this via very effectively. I am only a man brimming with pleasure, sitting right here in entrance of you on the Finest Day of the Yr, hoping you will invite me out to do one thing enjoyable tonight.

However not too late, as a result of I am taping “60 Minutes,” and it should be one.

       
Story produced by Younger Kim and Liza Monasebian. Editor: Emanuele Secci.