# Don't forget to spring forward **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward/166822 "2003-04-06T05:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward/166822/21 "2003-04-07T00:51:56Z")
What I want to know is: why can’t they have the spring time change in the middle of a work day? The would be much better. ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward/166822/22 "2003-04-07T01:10:05Z")
As a recent retiree let me say this about daylight savings time, I DON’T GIVE A SHIT WHAT TIME IT IS!!! I don’t have to be anywhere at any time. HA!!! Take that you chrono-slaves. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward/166822/23 "2003-04-07T12:28:28Z")
> [@](#): > > When there is a cuckoo (which are extremely loud, btw) sounding off outside your bedroom window because it’s bright daylight at 3:30 a.m., something needs to change. YES! Also, my brother found another nice thing about DST; yesterday was my mom’s birthday, and he commented that it was worth the hour of sleep just to have all this lovely sun in the kitchen at 6 PM. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-forget-to-spring-forward/166822.md?page=1)