My cats got me up an hour early yesterday. Similar to kids, they know when it's feeding time. Today, I got up an hour earlier than I needed to. I couldn't fall back asleep, so I laid in bed and watched the news. So, the hour of extra sleep is kind of BS.
Awake at 3:50 this morning. Not like I need to be up at 5:00 usually, but my brain often thinks I do. I did not appreciate the "thinking time" because thoughts at that hour are usually not pleasant, but I did appreciate the extra reading time that I had instead.
My cats got me up an hour early yesterday. Similar to kids, they know when it's feeding time. Today, I got up an hour earlier than I needed to. I couldn't fall back asleep, so I laid in bed and watched the news. So, the hour of extra sleep is kind of BS.
Yours too with the food? We were able to put ours off for half an hour; they were not amused.
My cats got me up an hour early yesterday. Similar to kids, they know when it's feeding time. Today, I got up an hour earlier than I needed to. I couldn't fall back asleep, so I laid in bed and watched the news. So, the hour of extra sleep is kind of BS.
Yours too with the food? We were able to put ours off for half an hour; they were not amused.
Yes. They were relentless yesterday. Today they also started in earlier than usual. Like you, I was able to ignore them for about 30 minutes. When I fed them dinner I waited until the normal time. Hopefully, they will be back on schedule tomorrow. Even animals get annoyed when we change the clocks. Time to stop this madness.
My cats got me up an hour early yesterday. Similar to kids, they know when it's feeding time. Today, I got up an hour earlier than I needed to. I couldn't fall back asleep, so I laid in bed and watched the news. So, the hour of extra sleep is kind of BS.
Yours too with the food? We were able to put ours off for half an hour; they were not amused.
Yes. They were relentless yesterday. Today they also started in earlier than usual. Like you, I was able to ignore them for about 30 minutes. When I fed them dinner I waited until the normal time. Hopefully, they will be back on schedule tomorrow. Even animals get annoyed when we change the clocks. Time to stop this madness.
Same here.
Has anyone ever come to a conclusion why we still do this stupid shit?
The only time I ever appreciated this was driving from AZ to Cali. We gained an hour crossing the border. Other than that this time change thing can take two to the chin.
Yeah, my pooch seems to be waking me up an hour earlier every morning too! Nowadays I have to take him out for walkies first thing to stop him barking.
I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening. This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it. I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening. This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it. I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
The time change does impact us here. Instead of a 530 sunset it goes to 430. So for us on the east coast it sucks. every year I hate it.
Chris, you WANT daylight saving time. We go thru this every year. DST is what gives us the extra hour of daylight in the evening. It runs from March to November. Why we spend 4 months of the year on standard time when there is the least amount of sunlight to begin with is what we need to stop. PERMANENT daylight saving time or bust!!!
Chris, you WANT daylight saving time. We go thru this every year. DST is what gives us the extra hour of daylight in the evening. It runs from March to November. Why we spend 4 months of the year on standard time when there is the least amount of sunlight to begin with is what we need to stop. PERMANENT daylight saving time or bust!!!
I know that. It shouldn't be called anything but TIME and don't fucking change it.
I would rather it dark in the AM and lighter in the evening. This sunset at 430 crap is awful...
Me too. But the time change doesn’t impact that, as we are on standard time now. So the time change gives us extra evening light in the summer but the winter is standard timer, it’s be dark at 4:30 with or without it. I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
The time change does impact us here. Instead of a 530 sunset it goes to 430. So for us on the east coast it sucks. every year I hate it.
What I meant was if there never was a time change ever, then we'd presumably be on Standard time all year, and it would have already been setting at 4:30. So the time change isnt why it sets so early, that's just the natural time. Does that make sense? In other words, the time change gives us an extra hour in the summer, but doesn't change anything in the winter, assuming we'd just be standard time all year. People blame the time change for the early sunset, when its the idiot who designed and set time to begin with.
I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
This is my favorite of the two time changes. My wife complains for at least two weeks about how she has to get up an hour before she normally is used to. Good times.
The amount of light does not change from moving clocks.
Correct, changing clocks doesn’t literally give more light. But it is typically considered having that affect since it is light an hour later in the evening when most people are home from work and not in the morning when we’re just getting out of bed, so it’s an hour more of usable light for most people to enjoy.
Right now, give or take 3 or 4 minutes, the sun is rising at 6 Am and setting at 6 pm where we are. My alarm goes off at 6:45 AM. For 45 minutes I try to sleep when the sun is up. Come Sunday it won’t rise until 7 and will set at 7. I’m not trying to sleep when it’s light and it’s light longer in the evening. Therefore it’s going to feel like it’s more light. Plus, it’s only 6:30 here and I can’t sleep because it’s so light. I’ll finally be able to sleep until my alarm goes off.
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I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
Spring backwards, Fall forward. Easy.
That is only when you are South of the Equator.
What?
Since your directions were backwards.
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I always get those confused. I wish someone would have a saying that would help me remember better. But I knew you would remember this at least though.
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Going to work in the dark and coming home from work in the dark SUCKS !
Has anyone ever come to a conclusion why we still do this stupid shit?
The only time I ever appreciated this was driving from AZ to Cali. We gained an hour crossing the border. Other than that this time change thing can take two to the chin.
I think we should be on daylight savings all year, don’t know if that’s an option or not if they ever get rid of it.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly