Spring Forward and Fall Back

It is that time of year again, time for daylight savings to end by setting our clocks back an hour.  It is just an hour and it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is.  We have to adjust our internal clocks to not want to eat at 4:30 or go to bed at a time that will have us getting up way to early.  I get up early anyway with my boy.  He generally gets up anywhere between 5:30 and 6:30 but when you throw in daylight savings we are getting up at 4:30 in the morning.  Today was the longest day ever.  We were all tired and ready for dinner at 3:00 and yes we started to make dinner and we all showered getting ready for the wind down, you know when you are just done for the day.  We ate, watched TV, played cards, downloaded a new game for the iPad and spent the next hour or so playing with that only to realize it was just 6:30.  My kids both went to bed at 8:00 and I didn't even make my girl go then she just was ready because like I said it was the longest day ever. 

So why do we spring forward and fall back?  We have been doing it since 1883 and it was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroads. In 1918 it became law.  I am not real sure why we still participate in daylight savings.  Hawaii and most of Arizona does not participate.  I see no benefit none what so ever. Oh sure we all think we are going to get an extra hour of sleep, but is that true?  Not for me.  Let's do away with daylight saving time.  I think it is no longer needed.  What are your thoughts on this?  All I know is it messes with me in a bad way.