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Time Change 2023: Clocks Spring Ahead on Sunday Morning (March 12th 2023). Hot Take: Daylight Saving and Time Change is a complex mess of a thing!

Clocks Spring Forward One Hour on Sunday (March 12, 2023 in case you're here from the future.) This means we will be in Daylight Saving Time. It's also a great time to remember to put new batteries in your smoke detectors. Then put the old batteries in a pillowcase and carry them around for self-defense. Or recycle them

Every year at this time I feel compelled to renew my research into time. It's waaay complicated you guys. But, until the Deep State Oligarchs finally share time travel technology with the rest of us, my research must continue!!! We need to figure this time thing out so that I can have more time to watch my stories and try new foods in the air fryer.

We're still waiting to see if Time Change will go away forever. Some Provinces have already voted to get rid of Spring Forward/ Fall Back. These Provinces are now waiting to see what other Provinces and certain regions of the USA are going to do. We all need to be in on Time Change or it kinda doesn't work. #WaitToSee

Every year I end up covering the same things...  Time Change is terrible... Time Change is brilliant... Time Change is both... Here come the links...
- There are stats about heart attacks, traffic accidents, energy consumption, and Ultracranky coworkers (not you, everyone else.)
- The time change might conserve energy, or it might not (depends on what study you look at).
- SOME studies say car accidents go up after the time change because our concentration gets all messed up, but another study showed that more daylight resulted in better driving outcomes (suggesting the Spring Clock change might be a keeper.)
- The time change also helps the golf industry make more cash.
- Also, we're all used to doing it, so it might be hard to adjust to never changing the clocks again.
 
From the archives but still valuable information (~ $1000000 valuation) ...  
How to deal with messed-up sleep patterns:
😠 Issue: Crankiness.
Solution: Just go with Cranky as your new normal. Maybe you used to be Happy-Go-Lucky... well, it's somebody else's turn to be nice now. Send an email to all your contacts explaining that you have chosen to become a jerk, and that people should "deal with it." and that they "need to calm down, Nancy."
Problem solved. (Fact: People love it when you tell them they need to calm down.)

😫 Issue: tiredness.
Solution: Get a pair of glasses with eyes painted on the lens. Wear them to the staff meeting and people will think you're super-alert... but really you're dreaming about how you deserve a raise.

πŸ’” Issue: increased risk of heart attack.
Solution: handcuff yourself to a cardiologist.

πŸš— Issue: Traffic Accidents.
Solution: buy an Electromagnetic Pulse Device on the Dark Web and crank it up to 11. This will disable all the vehicles around you, rendering them harmless. Note: does not work on horses. It would suck to go to all the trouble of disabling every car for a hundred miles, then get run over by a horse. Don't get cocky.
 
Here are some other (better-researched) ways to counteract your lousy stinkin' time change mood...
- Force Yourself to Smile... (it can trick your brain into being happy)
- Stand up straight (you had it right, mom)
- Force Yourself to Make Small Talk (Pro Tip: if you're terrible at small talk like me, bring a microscope to work and carry it around all day. When people are like "what's the deal with the microscope?" You can say it's for small talk. It's a terrible Dad Joke, but the commitment is pretty hilarious.)
- Put your hands up (like you're gonna be arrested?! 30 seconds of that and you're less stressed somehow)
-Do a good deed!

Results may vary

⏰ Some Daylight Saving history...
I thought it was a Ben Franklin idea... but it might've just been a Ben Franklin sense-of-humor joke... 
a guy in New Zealand also thought about Daylight Saving in 1895... then the great great grandfather of the lead singer of Coldplay had Daylight Saving ideas too. Then Coldplay had that "Clocks" song!? There are no coincidences!!
Good info to know: time is an illusion

 
If you've scrolled this far... you might be a Time Lord.

icymi, these posts got clicked a lot...

RHS Drama presents the murder mystery “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” May 19, 20, 21 at Riverview Arts Centre

Riverview High School Drama Department's production of  Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (a Murder Mystery Spoof in two acts happens Friday, Saturday, Sunday (May 19, 20, and 21) at Riverview Arts Centre. They sent us a video in full dress... It promises to be a night of "murder, mystery, and mayhem at a spooky old mansion known as The Shadows. You’ll be kept guessing along with Zip and Lilac right up until the final twist!" Tickets are only $12!! ($10 for students) available at the door or purchase online at riverviewartscentre.ca Show times:  - Friday 19 May at 7pm - Sat 20 May at 2pm and 7p - Sun 21 May at 7p click HERE for RHS on Facebook πŸ‘‰ Scotty and Tony radio: bit.ly/listentoscottyandtony πŸ‘‰ Send us school news: NewCountry969.ca/school

McHappy Day 2023 is Wednesday, May10th at your fave McDonald's *Update with video*

From Morton Avenue McDonald's, McHappy Day 2023...   View this post on Instagram A post shared by scotty horsman (@scottyhorsman)     McHappy Day around here supports the  Ronald McDonald Family Room at Moncton Hospital . It's a place where the family of a sick kid can get support and a bit of calm in a stressful time. How to Help:  - Buy anything at your favourite McDonald's. It's that simple. Buy something at McDonald's and some money goes to charity!   Scotty and Tony Note: Thanks to the crew at Morton Avenue McDonald's for having us over!   Scotty and Tony Radio M-F 6a to 10a: ( bit.ly/listentoscottyandtony )

ACM Awards 2023: who won? What did they wear?? Anyone drunk???

The ACMs were streamed on the Amazon last night. Some winners... - Entertainer of the year: Chris Stapleton - Female artist of the year: Lainey Wilson - Male artist of the year: Morgan Wallen - Duo of the year: Brothers Osborne - Group of the year: Old Dominion - Album of the year: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)  - Song of the year: She Had Me at Heads Carolina by Cole Swindell (Songwriters are Ashley Gorley, Cole Swindell, Jesse Frasure, Mark D. Sanders, Thomas Rhett, Tim Nichols) - Music event of the year: wait in the truck by HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson For the full list see ( https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-acm-awards-winners-list-1235327979/ ) Want to see what people wore? Here's a bunch of Tweets ...