A little jet lagged, but otherwise OK. It helps that today is such a beautiful, spring-like day. Having the sun up until 7pm is great. Leaving work with sunlight is great. Yesterday was rough on me, but I’ll survive and it’s worth it.
Time change didn’t hit too hard this year because my biorhythms are already a mess from several weeks of cold symptoms/OTC meds.
Bring on the summer warmth already.
- lake county democrat - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:10 am:
A little groggy - I like the time change though - I don’t want the extremes going with a permanent change (either daylight or standard) would bring.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:10 am:
The key is to be an old retired guy and not worry about the clock. Sleep when you want to or get up when you feel like it. Highly recommended,.
These days I only have one real clock to change- the rest are computerized and self-changing.
- 32nd Ward Roscoe Village - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:15 am:
Having grown up on the western edge of this time zone in another state (a little further south), I would also prefer if this became the permanent time year round. I did go to school in the dark in the winter, so there might be a safety component to that I no longer deal with but which others may find a challenge, but I still vote for permanet daylight savings time.
- Marlene in Plainfield - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:18 am:
I recall my father had two signs in his business with Hours Open. One went in the window November 1st through February 28th and the other was displayed March 1st through October 31st. I don’t think there is anything wrong with Standard Time and businesses can adjust their times of service if they choose.
My eastbound AM commute had slowdown cased by two accidents likely due to sun glare. But I will enjoy sitting on my deck after work - so take the good with the bad.
- George Ryan Reynolds - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:37 am:
Great. The dog isn’t bugging me for dinner quite as early. There will be a price to pay with “fall back,” however.
I like the fallback better- an extra hour on a Sunday is always appreciated.
- TheInvisibleMan - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:59 am:
Just fine. I don’t change the time. I just keep my local time set to Central Daylight Time all year. I lived in Indiana during the time when they didn’t do the clock change thing. When I moved back to Illinois, it really made it obvious how pointless it was to change clocks. Indiana got rid of ignoring the time change, but the gloriousness of a life not changing the clocks twice a year for no reason at all has stuck with me since.
Amazingly, nobody has beaten down my door to punish me. If I have to have a meeting with someone they always include their time zone so nothing really changes in the day-to-day stuff. The vast majority of my day involves interacting with people not in my same time zone, or even in my country. It’s just second nature to have the thought “what time zone is this person in” so even adjusting to most locals still changing their clock is easy, since it’s just another time zone to adjust for - even if I’m geographically right next to them.
- Retired IEPA Worker in Colorado - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 12:10 pm:
Yesterday was good. Daylight until 7:30 pm where we live and one less hour in the day for the Leader of the Free World to spout harmful gibberish.
Time change does not bother me. But I greatly prefer it being light later. If we lock in one time permanently I hope it is DST. If not move Illinois into Eastern time zone
In South America, so there is no daylight savings time change. However, the time difference between where we are and home has been reduced to 2 hours. Which will make the return time adaption a bit easier.
Felt guilty about still being in bed at 0745 this morning. Every time we switch back and forward reminds me of time I spent time a few hundred miles from the equator in the Philippines. Sun up 6 AM, had 12.5 hour of sun/dark plus or minus depending on the time of year.
And. . .to me the time changes are a good thing. I took my turn driving a school bus in retirement. If we go to year-round DST drivers will be picking up a lot of their students in the dark. Believe me, it’s no fun and it’s very dangerous. Plus, a lot of kids will be walking to school in the dark. Again, not good.
So, standard time in the dead of winter. DST in the spring, summer and fall. It works out very well for the kids in the morning, and for after school activities. Ever ended a l-o-n-g track meet with no lights when you really could have used them? Year round standard time would result in that.
==the gloriousness of a life not changing the clocks twice a year for no reason at all has stuck with me since.==
I mean this sincerely: Is it that big of a deal? I think it takes me maybe 2 or 3 mins maximum to change my clocks. Computer and phone do it automatically so all I have to manually change are my microwave, oven, and the one old clock we have. And I guess my watches too which adds maybe 15 seconds.
- 47th Ward - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:06 am:
A little jet lagged, but otherwise OK. It helps that today is such a beautiful, spring-like day. Having the sun up until 7pm is great. Leaving work with sunlight is great. Yesterday was rough on me, but I’ll survive and it’s worth it.
- Lurker - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:07 am:
I do better with the later nights. I prefer this to be our permanent time.
- OneMan - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:07 am:
Ugh. Morning train nap did not help
- 47th Ward - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:07 am:
Also, I appear to be adjusting better than the CapFax clock. Lol.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:08 am:
===adjusting better than the CapFax clock===
I forget to change it every time. It’s like an annoying tradition or something.
- Peoples Republic of Oak Park - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:08 am:
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- hisgirlfriday - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:09 am:
Time change didn’t hit too hard this year because my biorhythms are already a mess from several weeks of cold symptoms/OTC meds.
Bring on the summer warmth already.
- lake county democrat - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:10 am:
A little groggy - I like the time change though - I don’t want the extremes going with a permanent change (either daylight or standard) would bring.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:10 am:
The key is to be an old retired guy and not worry about the clock. Sleep when you want to or get up when you feel like it. Highly recommended,.
These days I only have one real clock to change- the rest are computerized and self-changing.
- 32nd Ward Roscoe Village - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:15 am:
Having grown up on the western edge of this time zone in another state (a little further south), I would also prefer if this became the permanent time year round. I did go to school in the dark in the winter, so there might be a safety component to that I no longer deal with but which others may find a challenge, but I still vote for permanet daylight savings time.
- NotRich - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:15 am:
It has never bothered me
- Marlene in Plainfield - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:18 am:
I recall my father had two signs in his business with Hours Open. One went in the window November 1st through February 28th and the other was displayed March 1st through October 31st. I don’t think there is anything wrong with Standard Time and businesses can adjust their times of service if they choose.
- JS Mill - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:20 am:
Never had bothered me.
- Matt - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:21 am:
It never bothered me.
- Give Us Barabbas - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:25 am:
Retired, so clocks are mostly an abstraction now and yes it is as wonderful as it sounds.
- Pot calling kettle - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:30 am:
Huh…whaaa…oh, sorry, I must have dozed off…what was the question?
- Blue Dog - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:34 am:
it’s a reminder how dangerous it is for the rural kids wating for bus pickup.
- Donnie Elgin - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:34 am:
My eastbound AM commute had slowdown cased by two accidents likely due to sun glare. But I will enjoy sitting on my deck after work - so take the good with the bad.
- George Ryan Reynolds - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:37 am:
Great. The dog isn’t bugging me for dinner quite as early. There will be a price to pay with “fall back,” however.
- Lt Guv - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:38 am:
No big deal.
- Dirty Red - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:39 am:
I AM STUCK TALKING IN CAPS LOCK
- Frida's Boss - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:58 am:
I like the fallback better- an extra hour on a Sunday is always appreciated.
- TheInvisibleMan - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 11:59 am:
Just fine. I don’t change the time. I just keep my local time set to Central Daylight Time all year. I lived in Indiana during the time when they didn’t do the clock change thing. When I moved back to Illinois, it really made it obvious how pointless it was to change clocks. Indiana got rid of ignoring the time change, but the gloriousness of a life not changing the clocks twice a year for no reason at all has stuck with me since.
Amazingly, nobody has beaten down my door to punish me. If I have to have a meeting with someone they always include their time zone so nothing really changes in the day-to-day stuff. The vast majority of my day involves interacting with people not in my same time zone, or even in my country. It’s just second nature to have the thought “what time zone is this person in” so even adjusting to most locals still changing their clock is easy, since it’s just another time zone to adjust for - even if I’m geographically right next to them.
- Retired IEPA Worker in Colorado - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 12:10 pm:
Yesterday was good. Daylight until 7:30 pm where we live and one less hour in the day for the Leader of the Free World to spout harmful gibberish.
- M Python - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 12:27 pm:
Time change does not bother me. But I greatly prefer it being light later. If we lock in one time permanently I hope it is DST. If not move Illinois into Eastern time zone
- Huh? - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 12:28 pm:
In South America, so there is no daylight savings time change. However, the time difference between where we are and home has been reduced to 2 hours. Which will make the return time adaption a bit easier.
- Amalia - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 12:48 pm:
normally, I’m great with it. somehow this year i’m foggy, really tired last night. aging.
- @misterjayem - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 1:04 pm:
The weather has made it rather bearable.
– MrJM
- RNUG - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 1:18 pm:
I keep irregular hours. I was somewhat out of it on Sunday … but I did make it to church on time. Today it’s just a normal day.
- NorthsideNoMore - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 2:42 pm:
Felt guilty about still being in bed at 0745 this morning. Every time we switch back and forward reminds me of time I spent time a few hundred miles from the equator in the Philippines. Sun up 6 AM, had 12.5 hour of sun/dark plus or minus depending on the time of year.
- Stix Hix - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 3:33 pm:
I’m doing very well. Thank you for asking.
And. . .to me the time changes are a good thing. I took my turn driving a school bus in retirement. If we go to year-round DST drivers will be picking up a lot of their students in the dark. Believe me, it’s no fun and it’s very dangerous. Plus, a lot of kids will be walking to school in the dark. Again, not good.
So, standard time in the dead of winter. DST in the spring, summer and fall. It works out very well for the kids in the morning, and for after school activities. Ever ended a l-o-n-g track meet with no lights when you really could have used them? Year round standard time would result in that.
- thisjustinagain - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 4:43 pm:
Due to having sleep issues, I can’t tell one way or the other. But it’s time to end DST permanently anyway.
- Alton Sinkhole - Monday, Mar 10, 25 @ 5:54 pm:
==the gloriousness of a life not changing the clocks twice a year for no reason at all has stuck with me since.==
I mean this sincerely: Is it that big of a deal? I think it takes me maybe 2 or 3 mins maximum to change my clocks. Computer and phone do it automatically so all I have to manually change are my microwave, oven, and the one old clock we have. And I guess my watches too which adds maybe 15 seconds.