# Do you turn your computer off? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2002, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424 "2002-06-22T11:27:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424/41 "2002-06-24T21:28:48Z")
Hey, I just figured out how to turn the damn thing on, why the hell would I turn it off? ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424/42 "2002-06-24T21:34:14Z")
Hey, I just figured out how to turn the damn thing on, why the hell would I turn it off? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424/43 "2002-06-24T23:35:58Z")
I have everything plugged into a surge protector that has an on/off switch. When I am not on the computer, I shut the surge protector off, which turns off monitor, printer and computer. I had an older computer that had the fan die in the middle of the night and it overheated and the whole computer took a major dump. Plus, I too have this thing about wasting electricity (maybe since prices more than doubled in one year here in Nevada) so I pretty much shut off everything at night except airconditioner. Realistically, by turning off the computer and stuff, I am probably saving 6 cents per year, but psychologically it just seems the right thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424/44 "2002-06-25T00:20:46Z")
3 computers in my house, always on. Its a habit I picked up from work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-turn-your-computer-off/115424.md?page=2)