Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is?

We traveled from Madison, WI, to Chattanooga, TN, a week ago Friday, a ten/eleven hour drive. Somewhere right before Chattanooga we crossed from Central Time Zone into Eastern, losing an hour. The next day, Saturday, we drove another ten/eleven hours to our destination, St. Pete Beach, Florida, on the Gulf Coast. Quite by accident, we chose "spring ahead" as our travel weekend, thus losing another hour. So, I lost two days in a car, and, two hours ... where are they? Years ago I traveled to the Eastern Time Zone on "fall back" weekend for a training week. On Monday everyone was talking about their extra hour. Because I lost an hour in travel, and gained an hour with the time change, it was net zero for me. No gained hour. I felt cheated! I know, this doesn't really matter, and does anybody really care, but I just wonder why this whole time change thing twice a year is necessary. Arizona doesn't change times, and they function just fine. Soooo, we are here at the beach for a couple of weeks, and I finally am used to what the clock says. On the drive down, I worked on the lap afghan for my mom, and finished it shortly after we arrived. I gave it a machine wash and dry and the cotton "Dishy" yarn is now soft, squishy, garter-stitch fun. I think she is really going to like it. I should put it in a box and mail it off to her, but the rainbow colors are wonderful to look at in this temporary home. It may get delivered to her in person on our trip home. We will gain an hour just north of Chattanooga. Jerilynn