Daylight Saving: The Dumbest Game We Keep Playing
Alright, listen up. It’s Deron Harris checking in from somewhere up North with my favorite co-pilot/wife, Ivonne, both of us living that rolling RV dream. Nothing ruins a good campground breakfast—or my fragile mood—like remembering it’s that time of year again. You know, the time when America collectively decides to jet-lag itself on purpose and call it progress.
Who invented this mess? Old Ben Franklin, supposedly, was trolling France with ideas for saving candles. (Thanks for nothing, Ben.) Fast-forward to 2025, I still have to set my microwave clock twice a year and act grateful for an extra hour of sunlight I never asked for. Why does the law say I have to play musical chairs with my sleep schedule, just because Germany wanted more daylight for their ammo factories in 1916? Feels like we’re following rules from people who didn’t even have Netflix.
Here’s the deal: My wife and I travel all over the country, and we meet folks who literally anchor their whole routine around this goofy time switch. Couldn’t we just pick one time —good, strong American time —and be done with it? We repealed jaywalking. We dropped prohibition. Leap Year is STILL here. But daylight saving time? Oh, we cling to this relic like it’s gold from a sunken ship.
People say, “But Deron, what if there’s another war, or some kind of big energy crisis?” Cool, let’s keep it in our back pocket. Pass a law that says, “Daylight saving time comes out only when the country needs it.” Until then, let us live. No more losing sleep for the greater good, as if my heart needs another spike in blood pressure or my dog needs a sudden midnight walk just because Congress can’t make up its mind.
Here’s some real talk: Scientists and doctors have been screaming for years that daylight saving time hurts our bodies. More heart attacks, more car crashes, more cranky, red-eyed RV wanderers like me. If you want Americans to thrive, you don’t mess with their sleep, even if you think it might save a couple of pennies on light bulbs.
So yeah, I think it’s stupid. The law is still on the books even after all this time, and Congress refuses to take a vote. We can’t agree on what to name our baby, but we have decided it’s a good idea to confuse every clock in the country twice a year.
Thanks for reading, folks. Here’s to hoping we get one time for travel, music, and breakfast, all year long. And if we ever need to win a war by waking up earlier, bring back Daylight Saving Time. Until then, let’s fix it. Or at least blame Ben Franklin.
—D
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