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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:14 PM Oct 2015

Getting to be that time again - turning the clocks back

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-do-we-turn-the-clocks-back-2015-10-10?reflink=MW_GoogleNews&google_editors_picks=true

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Having trouble getting out of bed in the morning because it’s so dark? Be patient, soon you’ll see the sun earlier, because it’s nearly time to “fall back,” and move our clocks back an hour to Standard Time.

In the U.S., the clocks will be turned back one hour on Nov. 1, at 2:00 a.m. local time, so trick-or-treaters will get a little more light on Halloween before the switch. (Mark your calendar, we “spring ahead” an hour on the second Sunday in March.)

If you live in Europe, you will have already moved your clock back to Standard Time on Sunday, Oct. 25, in the wee hours of the morning (it varies by country), in Asia, most countries do not observe the practice. Here is a worldwide breakdown.
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I looove getting that hour back.

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Getting to be that time again - turning the clocks back (Original Post) LiberalElite Oct 2015 OP

When the clocks go back, I get terribly depressed. xfundy Oct 2015 #1

It affects me too. wheniwasincongress Oct 2015 #6

I worked 12 hour night shifts, so I hated it. Warpy Oct 2015 #2

We've been working for it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #3

I hate changing the clock. dawg Oct 2015 #4

Yay! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #5

Another hate it here. kiva Oct 2015 #7

I wish they could just leave it as it is now all year. nt BreakfastClub Oct 2015 #8

Since the time of sunrise and sunset changes anyway, SheilaT Oct 2015 #9

From the title, I thoght this was a post about the republican primary. rug Oct 2015 #10

I wish they'd roll it back and leave it there. cwydro Oct 2015 #11

It's not my favorite time. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #12

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

1. When the clocks go back, I get terribly depressed.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:26 PM

Oct 2015

And when it gets dark at 5pm it's horrible.

wheniwasincongress

(1,307 posts)

6. It affects me too.

Reply to xfundy (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:05 PM

Oct 2015

I am really not looking forward to January/February/March...terribly cold and dark and grey, there isn't cheery Christmas music and decorations everywhere anymore...

Warpy

(111,254 posts)

2. I worked 12 hour night shifts, so I hated it.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:28 PM

Oct 2015

HATED IT. Now I hate it when it gets dark at 5 PM after the change. HATE IT. Otherwise, it doesn't make any difference, I go to bed when the clock says 1 instead of 2 and read until the clock says 3 instead of 4 and get up when the clock says 11 instead of 12.

I just hate the dark that standard time seems to magnify. I'd far rather keep daylight savings time year round. It's not nearly as depressing.

And yes, I have a light box. That doesn't help much.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

3. We've been working for it.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:38 PM

Oct 2015

I've been adjusting the time I feed my dogs slowly over the last month, so that when the clocks change, we'll be back to our 'regular' feeding times.

dawg

(10,624 posts)

4. I hate changing the clock.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:47 PM

Oct 2015

There's already too little day left when I get off work. Driving home in the dark sets me into a depression.

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

5. Yay!

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:01 PM

Oct 2015

I love Fall and Winter. I feel much happier these seasons. Maybe the temps will get down into the 60s or 70s.

kiva

(4,373 posts)

7. Another hate it here.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:22 PM

Oct 2015

I just wish they would leave DST year round...early sunset, blech.

BreakfastClub

(765 posts)

8. I wish they could just leave it as it is now all year. nt

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:49 PM

Oct 2015

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

9. Since the time of sunrise and sunset changes anyway,

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:51 PM

Oct 2015

I think people get vastly more worked up over the clock adjustment twice a year. I would prefer we went on at the beginning of April and came off it at the end of September, but nobody consults me on this.