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Anyone else having a hard time waking up since the time change?

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I've never understood the problem people have with the time change. You lose one hour of sleep, one time. It's not like you lose an hour ever single night. Why can't you go to bed an hour early or sleep in an extra hour? Also, the logic behind losing an hour of sleep would have to assume you slept the exact same amount every night, wouldn't it? What happens if you stay up to watch a ball game or something, does that mess people up to?
 
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coxew said:
I've never understood the problem people have with the time change. You lose one hour of sleep, one time. It's not like you lose an hour ever single night. Why can't you go to bed an hour early or sleep in an extra hour? Also, the logic behind losing an hour of sleep would have to assume you slept the exact same amount every night, wouldn't it? What happens if you stay up to watch a ball game or something, does that mess people up to?
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I used to get tired around 11 now it's 12. I used to wake up w/o an alarm clock around 7, but now my alarm wakes me up at 7:20. I think my brain likes to keep me on a schedule and doesn't like when the time changes. If I stay up late I still wake up on time the next day, it's kind of freaky. I'm sure I'll be back to normal in a week or two, but I'm going to bitch about it now. :p
 
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Just read today that they may pass a resolution in Congress to extend Daylight Savings time to be two months longer to take advantage of extended daylight to reduce our energy costs.

Talked about starting it in March and ending it in November.
 
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You lose one hour of sleep, one time.
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That is the great fallacy of DST. I set my alarm clock for 2:00 AM so I can set the clocks back like I am supposed to. Consider that there is a clock built into everything and for most it is difficult to figure out how to reset them (combined with being groggy at 2:00 AM) and that is another 45 minutes to an hour.

Then I lie in bed forever trying to get back to sleep.

I lose roughly three hours every year this way - and sometimes more in the fall.
 
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Just read today that they may pass a resolution in Congress to extend Daylight Savings time to be two months longer to take advantage of extended daylight to reduce our energy costs.

Talked about starting it in March and ending it in November.
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That sure will help all the work-from-home types - :wink2: .

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I hate it. I hate getting up early. Ive worked in financial services for the past ten years and I still hate getting in before 8.....
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Bankers hours love 'em . BTW, one of the few industries that apparently has their share of DST supporters is Wall Street -- something about getting the overseas markets. Frankly - who cares about them if they can't keep US Time.
 
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What really drives me nuts is that it was finally getting to the point where it was somewhat light outside when I got out of bed, and now I have to go back to getting up when its still dark.
 
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