ec2-3-92-96-247.compute-1.amazonaws.com | ToothyWiki | RecentChanges | Login | Webcomic What your people call British Summer Time, apparently: adding an extra hour to the timezone so as not to let all that sunlight go to waste.
Adopting DaylightSavingsTime is controversial, as it makes business deals with, say, Israel or China a little strained (they don't have an equivalent).
It's worse that not everyone moves their hour at the same time. Still, it's easier to administer than waking up early on sunny days. --Vitenka
ElliottBelser says that if you're going to waste your CopiousFreeTime you may as well do it while it's bright out, and approves of the practice.
More properly DaylightSavingTime?, with no "s" after Saving, as it's a time-scheme for saving daylight (while people are awake). The plural "savings" is a corruption, AIUI. --AlexChurchill