Am I waking you up?

"You bet you are, it's only 7 am. What's your problem?"

US citizens are likely to face a new wave of international anger. This time, it would be for making early phone calls to their foreign counterparts. Congress plans to unilaterally extend the daylight savings time by two months. The rationale is to save energy, although problems arise for being the only country to do so.

Funny how it apparently never crossed their mind that an international coordination would have been useful. I suppose they expect the rest of the world to follow.

"Why should we ask for permission?" Well, you'll see if you're shut out of European airport, early birds.

Still, my favorite argument in favor of daylight savings.

Crooks don't tend to be early risers, so the extra daylight helps cut down on crime. (Houston Chronicle, July 20th, 2005)