So, the EU wide Daylight Saving Time  started yesterday and is ridiculous as far as Finland is concerned as always (way too early)… but this time it’s especially ridiculous – we’ve been having a snow storm since at least Saturday! 🤣

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The pic in the news article is from near where I live, and was like that when I went out grocery shopping today. Summer indeed! I gotta tell you, I felt real summery trudging in ankle-deep snow! 😂

It’s maddening that the process of getting rid of DST has stalled in the EU ☹️

Also the ending time is just ridiculous – October 29, 2023. Much too late! By that time we’ve been having Autumn and dark and cold for about 2 months already! 😂

Daylight Saving Time is translated as kesäaika (=Summer Time) in Finnish – it’s so funny to be speaking of kesäaika in the middle of winter! It’s not even spring yet this time.