# Life in a second class time zone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884 "2003-07-30T12:49:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![paa3838](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@paa3838](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paa3838)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884/21 "2003-07-30T16:57:12Z")
Hey, try living in Hawaii. We _never_ know if/when a new show is coming on, especially for the cable channels and the WB & UPN (We have one station that does a little of both plus local sports). Some channels show stuff simultaneously with the west coast (i.e., a show at 10 p.m. there is shown at 7 p.m.), some channels at the same time they’re supposed to be on the west coast (a show at 10 p.m. there is on at 10 p.m. here), some simultaenously with the east coast. I lived in Washington State for a while, and couldn’t get over the predictability of TV. (and the day really did last longer there, with the news at 11!) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884/22 "2003-07-30T18:57:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by _Mama Tiger_ > \*\*When we lived in Sasebo, we were living on the economy and ot Japanese cable, and there were a couple channels that broadcast in English on SAP, and we could even watch ALL the sumo (and I mean ALL the sumo, and Papa Tiger DID watch ALL the sumo) with English announcing. I kinda miss it, to be honest… \*\* Oh, my, that takes me back! I worked on the base in Sasebo for a week in '86, \*_Mama Tiger_, and you’re right-it was on _all the time!!!_ Maybe if that’s all you get to see, you get hooked on it, nut it grove me nuts. Fortunately, I was single and there were lots of people willing to entertain me, so it wasn’t too bad. And after 10 years in the Central Zone, I’m now on the West Coast and _hate_ having to wait until 8:00 for Survivor. It’s the only Prime-Time show I watch, since I get up at 3:00, and Thursday nights are a huge pain in the ass because of it! ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884/23 "2003-07-30T20:20:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*Hey, I’ve lived in the Eastern time zone essentially all my life. And I haven’t watched SNL more than sporadically since just a few years out of college, and have almost never watched Leno or Letterman. And if it doesn’t involve the Redskins, I go to bed at halftime when watching MNF. > > When the alarm goes off at 6am, and work starts at 8, I don’t even _think_ about TV after 11pm. Of course, these days I rarely watch TV at all. \*\* Good point. Thinking about it, not only do I live in Eastern Time now, but I lived in Central Time mostly as a student/slacker (for zillions of years) and had a schedule that reflected that. I _work_ now in Eastern Time, and have necessarily turned into an early morning person, which probably has more to do with my lack of late-night viewing that anything. But still, I wish I didn’t have to wait until 1 pm for football! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884/24 "2003-07-30T22:00:08Z")
I lived in Central most of my life, then moved out to California. Man, what bliss. I’ll give everybody who wants it Eastern if I can just have Cali time back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-a-second-class-time-zone/191884.md?page=1)