Im betting its because people dont wake to alarm clocks to head to their jobs at the factory anymore. I didnt see any reminders here either.
They kicked most of the manufacturing jobs out of the country and most people that have to get up at a particular hour use their little digital spy to wake up now and those are self adjusting.
Something along those lines is what we figured when I was talking with the person who reminded me, but it is kind of funny how this year seems distinct from the rest in its lack of announcements and reminders. It makes me wonder if maybe the move away from a media monoculture is a factor. That is, everyone is tuned into their little niches rather than a common media. Maybe the fragmentation makes it so general announcements just don’t get made like they used to.