Hey Maine-Don’t Forget To ‘Fall Back’ This Weekend: Daylight Saving Time Ends Saturday Night!

Regardless of whether you say Daylight 'Savings' or 'Saving' time (the latter is actually correct) or if you love it or hate it (I love it in the fall, when we 'get' another hour and hate it in the spring when we 'lose' an hour) the time chage is coming, and it's coming this weekend!

Why do we do this to ourselves each year? Well, there are a lot of people who believe it all started as an idea to conserve energy during the war. t has a lot to do with business and shipping.

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics:

"Daylight Saving Time (DST) was enacted as a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Motivated by transportation improvements, this act mandated standard time within the existing time zones and established a permanent system of uniform DST, including the dates and times for twice-yearly transitions. While State governments cannot independently change time zones or the length of DST, they can exempt themselves from DST, independent of DOT authority or permission. ^"

The only ones to opt out, so far, have been Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, along with a good deal of Arizona.

The rest of us will still be expected to "fall back" at 2 AM on Sunday (or to set your clocks back Saturday night.)

Read More: 3 Things Impacted By The Time Change, Now That Maine Gets Darker

There's been a push recently to do away with what many feel is an antiquated system.

But while we're still expected to participate,  many of us are bracing for the inevitable weirdness that comes with a man-made time change. For our bodies, our kids, and our pets, it can take a little bit to adjust to what we tell our brains is now normal.

In fact, sleep experts have made the case on several occasions that we should permanently eliminate Daylight Saving Time for health reasons.

According to researchers at Rush University, the time change causes stress responses, cardiovascular strain, higher risks of accidents, and, along with sleep deprivation and fatigue.

Like it or not, the change is coming...this weekend...so be ready for it!