Don't complain to me, Peepers. I like it, myself.
Got to have my brekkies a whole hour earlier, today.
MOUSES!
What? What's that, Peepers? You're NOT complainin', you say?
Hmmm...
Then what's with all the moanin' and groanin' I was hearin' you do? I know I heard you complaining 'bout SOMETHIN'. Complaining 'bout somethin' 'bout somethin', for sure.
And durin' all that complainin', I'm sure I heard the mention of clocks bein' changed.
MOUSES!
What? What's that, Peepers? What's that you're complainin' about now?
Hmmm...
OH....
Oh.
Okay, so you actually WERE complaining 'bout the clocks bein' changed.
Literally.
You were LITERALLY complaining 'bout changin' the time on the clocks.
That somethin' you don't know how to do?
Don't bother answerin', ol' peep of mine. That was a rhetorical question of sorts. I think I've figured it out.
Unlike you, who took almost fifteen minutes to change the one stupid clock on the stove.
MOUSES!
No, no. No, I'm not sayin' I know how to change the time on the clocks.
If I tell her I do know, she'll designate me the official clock changer of the house.
And I've already got enough work to do.
MOUSES!
So let me get this straight, there, ol' Peepers of mine. You, like me, actually quite like the start of Daylight Saving Time. You like havin' an extra hour of light at night, to enjoy the ol' great outdoors. And you're quite happy that the sun doesn't rise at 4:30 in the morning durin' the height of summer. And most importantly, you enjoyed givin' me my brekkies a whole hour earlier today.
But the actual changin' of the clocks...
The actual physical changin' of clocks part...
Well, when it comes to actually physically changin' the time on all the clocks all through the house, it drives you nuts 'cause every clock has to be done slightly differently, and you have to get each one just right. And as the one on the stove has a couple buttons to press after changin' the time - you know, those buttons you kept forgettin' to press - well, that's why it took like fifteen minutes to change the time on only that one stupid clock.
Which, by the way - although perhaps I shouldn't say - is not yet correctly set.
'CAUSE YOU SET IT AN HOUR AHEAD OF WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED CHANGIN' THE TIME, is why.
So now it's 'bout fifteen minutes off.
MOUSES!
Well I hear you, Peepers. I understand your dilemma. I'm feelin' your pain, to be sure. But what I don't understand...
What I don't understand, is why you don't just do the same thing you do with the clock in the car.
You know.
Oh, sure you do.
Yeah, that's right, Peepers. That's EXACTLY what you do.
That's what I'm sayin', Peepers. Do that. Do what you do with the clock in the car. You never bother changin' that clock at all. And because you didn't change its time back in November, you don't have to change it now! You just had to mentally change the time in your head, for a bit. So what? It was only four or five months. And mentally changin' the time didn't involve pressin' any buttons or spinnin' tiny clock hands. All you had to do was subtract one from any given number between one and twelve.
And if subtractin' one from the time was too hard to do...
That's right, the phone clock elves went and changed the phone clock for you.
And I didn't hear them complaining 'bout a little manual labour, at all.
MOUSES!
We sure do dislike crazy people messing with the time Seville!
ReplyDelete'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW messin' with time should be left to us cats. Right? Right.
DeleteHey Peepers! Pass me that radioactive whisk.
MOUSES!
Changing the clocks seems to be really difficult for most humans, Sivvers. You'd think they'd just get rid of that daylight savings time thing. MOUSES!
ReplyDeleteOh, neither Peepers nor I would wanna get rid of Daylight Saving Time. It's super useful up here. I mean, without it, in late June and early July, it would be light out by 4:30 and 5:00 in the mornin'. Literally! Who the mouses needs that? That's prime sleepin' time, that is. And with Daylight Saving Time, summer evenings have light 'til past nine. Great time for walks in the cool of the evenin' or gettin' outside stuff done after din-dins. PURRS
DeleteI do the same thing with my car clock. :)
ReplyDeleteSeems to work well for Peepers. I'm actively encouragin' her to do the same with the clocks in the house. PURRS
DeleteThem elves must be as busy as Santa. Now there's a thought, maybe time changes outsourced to Santa! Give him something to do twice a year besides Christmas. Could use the changes as a dry run too.
ReplyDeleteToodle pips and purrs
ERin
That's a GREAT idea, Erin! Oh yes, it surely is great, to be sure. I'll have to suggest it to Santa the next time I see him. PURRS
DeleteYep, Seville...we have multiple clocks hanging on walls 'round Eastside Cats, and some poor sod has to physically climb onto a chair, pull that darn things down, use the wheel on the back that makes the hands move, then get that little hanger stuck back onto the nail in the wall. Truly, a feat that should be rewarded with a dinner out, at least!
ReplyDeleteYup, same thing here. At my house, the poor sod is Peepers. Guess that's why she was doin' her complainin'. PURRS
DeleteI got my breakie one hour earlier cause of the goofy time change. But Lynn and I both would like it to stay this one year round. What's with messing up a meal schedule!
ReplyDeleteI like both. I like springin' forward and earlier brekkies in the spring, and I like fallin' back with extra evenin' cuddle time in the fall. As for the later brekkies in the winter, I make up for it by askin' for extra treats. Peeps can't resist me when I ask for treats. PURRS
Deletedood…day lite savinz time total lee sux…catz knead ta bee abe bull ta sneek round when itz dark out side, N we canna due that when itz still brod day lite at ten PM 😾😾😾😾
ReplyDeleteI see your point, but the thing is, Peepers makes us come inside when it gets dark. With Daylight Saving Time, we get to stay out and play an hour later. PURRS
DeleteOur clocks haven't sprung forward yet. We think We have a couple more weeks to go.
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