# So who else forgot to "fall back" yesterday? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117 "2002-10-27T16:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/21 "2002-10-28T16:08:11Z")
I only remebered when I heard the news at two ‘o’ clock announced as the one ‘o’ clock news. . . . . at this point I realised I had been awake an hour ealier than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/22 "2002-10-28T16:36:20Z")
When I worked for a well-known fast food chain I was to be there at 7:00 AM one Sunday morning in the spring, when the clocks move _ahead_ one hour. This particular day was one week before the spring time change. A little after 6:00 that morning I got a call from the manager who asked me why I hadn’t come in yet. After telling him that I wasn’t due in until 7:00 he told me it was after 7:00 because of the time change. I told him that he was a week early, but he _insisted_ that the time change was for that day. I finally convinced him to call for the official time and so he did. He called me back later to tell me I was right. I wanted to say, “See? Told you, so!” :rolleyes: . ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/23 "2002-10-28T16:38:51Z")
We always set our clocks back in the morning . . . but yes I did remember about the time change as soon as I woke up. Then, still abed, Mr. S and I discussed our options of how best to use our extra hour. Funny, we both came up with the same idea. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/24 "2002-10-28T16:55:15Z")
I’m so glad I’m not the only one. For some reason my PC clock at home did not adjust automatically. But somehow the AM/PM got swapped (probably due to me mis-clicking when I rest manually). Kind of weirded me out this morning when it told me about the appointments I’d missed. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/25 "2002-10-29T01:02:52Z")
I did adjust all my clocks. But I missed something anyway. I listen to a webcast of a show on Australia Radio National. An hour before its scheduled time, I thought I should check to see if it was on. It wasn’t, so I just waited an hour and tried again. It still wasn’t on, and I heard the announcer mention the local time. It was 2 hours later than I thought it should be. It finally dawned on me that clocks in Australia were adjusted in the opposite direction because it’s spring there, not autumn. So even though I tuned in an hour early, I was still an hour late. ---
**Author:** ![agentfroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@agentfroot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agentfroot)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/26 "2002-10-29T04:16:20Z")
I had no idea I was supposed to until I turned on my computer, which informed me that it had changed the clock. I panicked for about three seconds and checked online to verify the time change, so things worked out. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/27 "2002-10-29T04:19:30Z")
I remembered to spring forward. ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/28 "2002-10-29T04:23:57Z")
I forgot all about changing my clocks so I was an hour late for work ☹ Oh well I’ll probably make up for it when we change them back and be an hour early for work 🙂 One of these days I will work out this dang daylight savings thing! ---
**Author:** ![Shah\_Jehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shah\_Jehan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shah_Jehan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117/29 "2002-10-29T05:52:57Z")
One year, I left my apartment at 8 and got home at 7:30. I got up early on Sunday and went to the grocery store. I had the radio on in the car and on my way home they mentioned the time change. Now, my fiancee takes care of “remembering stuff” for me. So I didn’t forget to fall back this time, nor have I since we met. Before we started dating, I don’t think I ever remembered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-else-forgot-to-fall-back-yesterday/134117.md?page=1)