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Remember to Fall Back

ScarletKnight41 Oct 27 2006 09:53 PM

This is the weekend that Daylight Savings ends. Turn back your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday.

Valadius Oct 27 2006 09:54 PM

And remember, next year daylight savings time starts earlier and ends later.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 27 2006 10:09 PM

Great. So Junior now wakes up at 3:30!

SteveJRogers Oct 28 2006 10:38 AM

I HAT it when its dark at 5pm when I check out of work. Course that could just be because I'm not a fan of driving at night!

Rockin' Doc Oct 28 2006 11:10 AM

SJR - "I HAT it when its dark at 5pm when I check out of work. Course that could just be because I'm not a fan of driving at night!" Look on the bright side, at least you'll have some more material for your road rage rants in the Things I Didn't Say Today thread.

Iubitul Oct 28 2006 01:32 PM

SK: "Remember to fall back" Iubitul: "Is this one of those tests where I have to trust on of you to catch me? No thanks"

MFS62 Oct 28 2006 02:58 PM

I remember when Dick Barnett played for the Knicks. When he released his jump shot, he was so sure it was going to be a basket, he'd yell "Fall back, baby". Later

ScarletKnight41 Oct 28 2006 05:18 PM

Iubitul wrote: SK: "Remember to fall back" Iubitul: "Is this one of those tests where I have to trust on of you to catch me? No thanks" You don't trust me? :(

Elster88 Oct 28 2006 05:36 PM

Valadius wrote: And remember, next year daylight savings time starts earlier and ends later. ???

Iubitul Oct 28 2006 06:07 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: ="Iubitul"]SK: "Remember to fall back" Iubitul: "Is this one of those tests where I have to trust on of you to catch me? No thanks" You don't trust me? :( And here I am making fun of those corporate group team building exercises... oh nevermind.. I was talking about the group as a whole... Sheesh...

KC Oct 28 2006 06:18 PM

I generally shy away from Betty Boop fans, but I'd trust Mrs. Fields to catch me ... or least soften my landing.

Willets Point Oct 28 2006 06:41 PM

The pizzaman in Cooperstown wore a t-shirt that said "Red Sox Time: Spring Forward, Fall Back." I hate Yankees fans, especially when they're serving me pizza.

ScarletKnight41 Oct 28 2006 09:59 PM

KC wrote: I generally shy away from Betty Boop fans, but I'd trust Mrs. Fields to catch me ... or least soften my landing. You know I would, Bro.

Valadius Oct 29 2006 02:23 PM

Elster88 wrote: ="Valadius"]And remember, next year daylight savings time starts earlier and ends later. ??? Congress passed a law last year that extends daylight savings time by a month. This is the last year that it began the first Sunday in April and ended the last Sunday in October. Starting next year, it begins the second Sunday in March (March 11, 2007) and ends the first Sunday in November (November 4, 2007). This was done for a couple of reasons: to save on energy costs, and to add an hour of daylight on Halloween for trick-or-treating.

Rockin' Doc Oct 29 2006 02:44 PM

Thanks for the info, Valadius. I didn't know about the new law, but I must say that i approve. I hate it when it gets dark before I even get off work.

Elster88 Oct 29 2006 02:45 PM

Valadius wrote: ="Elster88"] Valadius wrote: And remember, next year daylight savings time starts earlier and ends later. ??? Congress passed a law last year that extends daylight savings time by a month. This is the last year that it began the first Sunday in April and ended the last Sunday in October. Starting next year, it begins the second Sunday in March (March 11, 2007) and ends the first Sunday in November (November 4, 2007). This was done for a couple of reasons: to save on energy costs, and to add an hour of daylight on Halloween for trick-or-treating. I'll buy that. Thanks, Val.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 30 2006 10:28 AM

Don't forget to change your time zone in your forum user profile. Those of us on the East Coast should be in GMT -5 hours.

Frayed Knot Oct 30 2006 10:38 AM

Seems to me that when the new Daylight Savings parameters go into effect, all these fancy new machines (computers, VCRs etc.) that "know" to change the time themselves going to be screwed up! Except for the handful of clocks which actually are tuned to a constantly-correcting time signal from atomic clocks and whatnot, this stuff must be programmed into these critters based on the soon-to-be-old time frames. So not only will you have to change the time on them manually next Spring when the 'early' time change goes into effect, but then you'll also have to "un-change" them a few weeks later when the stupid beast thinks DST is supposed to start. Ahh yes, progress.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 30 2006 10:42 AM

Sure nuff, Junior was up and about at 4 this morning.

Frayed Knot Oct 30 2006 10:45 AM

btw, anyone notice that Red [u:45b893ca1f]Auerbach[/u:45b893ca1f] died a few hours before we were schelduled to set our clocks ... an [u:45b893ca1f]hour back[/u:45b893ca1f]?!?!

Centerfield Oct 30 2006 10:46 AM

I wish we would just be on DST all year round.

Willets Point Oct 30 2006 10:50 AM

Instead of messing with time we should just have work hours change from 9-5 to 7-3 and all other hours adjust likewise (ex. baseball games start at 5 pm instead of 7 pm, prime time television starts at 6 pm, et al).

soupcan Oct 30 2006 10:52 AM

Willets for Imperial Time Overlord!