The only way I can tell whether it's the time of Dark when I'm supposed to be going to work or leaving work is by which direction my car is pointed. DST is a fancy trick designed to deceive our natural tendency to fall asleep at night or arrive at work late. We, The People, believe one thing by calling it something else. So, when DST kicks in we're all supposed to be happy that 8 a.m., which will really be 9 a.m., looks slightly less dark than 9 a.m. would look if our lawmakers were being honest with nature and us. This accomplishes two things.
Most citizens go to sleep in black, drive to work in black, and drive home in black.
This is the same thing that would happen without DST, but we have the comfort of knowing our Elected Officials did something to change things. But, I digress, a sure sign The Dark Season is falling upon us in full force. It's so hard to see clearly at this time of the year, you know. Which, now that I think about it, probably explains why presidential elections are in November. But that's another topic.