Denizens of the Eastern Timezone; a question:

[eyepaddle]

How the hell do you deal with all the TV being on so late--and still getting up and going to work at 8:00 am? I'm used to seeing things like "An all new Top Chef--tonight at 10:00!" and thinking alright, 9:00 looks good (the networks being to cheap to make promos for the Central--and presumably Mountain--time zones which actually tell you when things are going to be on in your market)

Catching the news or Jon Stewart at 10:00 still allows for eight hours of sleep and a chance to get up at 6:30 to make it to work by 8:00 am. I figured the work day stared at 9:00 around here, but as it turns out, nope y'all get up and start work at the same clock time as 'm used to. Are people in the ET just chronically a bit sleep deprived?

[bicentennial_baby]

1. We adjust!

I'm usually up until 11-12, normally, some times later. I get up, during the school year, at 7-ish. It's worth it. :D

[eyepaddle]

6. Like you, I'm staying tuned to see what's up on Top Chef tonight

I want to see Howie get the boot. Maybe Hung.

No, Howie.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. I leave for work at 9:00 and get 6.5 hours/night on average.

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

5. That's what I've been running on this week

and it is really starting to grind!

But hey, if it works for you! :)

[lost-in-nj]

3. TIVO!!!

anything after 11
gets tivoed!!!



:hi:

lost

[eyepaddle]

7. Borrowing a page from the esteemed MrScorpio

That could be somethng I want to do with a DU'er--TIVO stuff with lost-in-nj the next time I'm out this way! :hi:

[lost-in-nj]

14. Your on

just let me know what to program!!!!

you could kayak with my son
he goes in the ocean and bays
to fish
he has a
huge banana yellow Ocean Kayak!!!


stay safe


:hi:

lost

[MrScorpio]

4. Sleep? What the hell is that?

There is no sleep in the Eastern Time Zone.

Remember, we own the city the NEVER sleeps!

[eyepaddle]

9. Fair enough!

I am gonna crAsh HARD when I get home.

Believe it or not, a weeklong conference on Hazardous Material and Waste complete with 40 hours of training has worn me down.

Yup, believe it or not, I'm glad all I have to do tomorrow is drive!

[Critters2]

8. I lived in Massachusetts for 4 years, and I never got used to this

And I spent the whole time un-recalculating the time on commercials. "11 o'clock is 10 o'clock in real time."

[eyepaddle]

10. I was wondering how long it would take me to stop recalculating,

This whole week I can't figure ou when stuff is on--because the stuff is on when they say it is!

What the hell is THAT all about?

[Critters2]

12. I know. Never, ever got used to it. nt

[AwakeAtLast]

11. All I know is switching from Central to Eastern really sucks!

Basically I never see anything past 11:00. Some local stations show their news at 10:00, so I will watch that before hitting the sack.

I haven't seen Letterman in years, except every now and then on YouTube.

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

13. It's those seemingly minor things which

really make the lasting impression.

New York State will always remind me of wanting a nap. :)

[femmocrat]

15. Well, Jon Stewart is repeated the following day at 8 p.m.

The problem with that is that it conflicts with KO.

It's not difficult in the summer, but once school starts I have a hard time making it through the day without a nap.