# When do you leave you house in the morning and when do you return? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387 "2015-11-12T18:10:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/41 "2015-11-13T01:12:49Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I’m just curious when, on a typical work day, do you leave you house and when do you walk back in the front door? Also, where do you live? Also, where do you hide your spare key? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/42 "2015-11-13T02:23:41Z")
Leave 5:45 AM, return circa 5 PM, somtimes earlier. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/43 "2015-11-13T02:35:41Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Also, where do you hide your spare key? …And do you have dogs? What is the code to disarm the security system? What are your valuables and where do you keep them? Is there beer in your fridge? ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/44 "2015-11-13T02:51:27Z")
If I’m working a day shift, I leave home at 06:35. If I get off work on time and don’t stop at the shops for anything, I’m home by about 16:45. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/45 "2015-11-13T02:59:25Z")
I leave for work at either 8:40 and get home at 6:20 or leave for work at 10:40 and get home at 8:20. Willamette Valley. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/46 "2015-11-13T03:02:38Z")
Bangkok. The wife leaves about 7am and returns anywhere from 5-8pm. I head out in the early afternoon and usually return about 9pm or so. Much later if I’m doing a, um, bar inspection. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/47 "2015-11-13T06:52:55Z")
4:45 AM back about 6:15PM ,when on days. swap the AM and PMs for night shift ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/48 "2015-11-13T07:19:32Z")
I leave about ten minutes before 4am, and I’m home usually around noonish. I live in Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/49 "2015-11-13T07:47:17Z")
If I have to go to the office for a video conference, I leave at 4:45 AM and get back home usually by 11 AM. If I had to do a full day at the office, I’d get home at 7:30 PM as the traffic is so catastrophically bad out here. A train line extension promises to cut nearly two hours off the round trip, but it’s not due to be running for another two years. Thankfully, I’m a full time telecommuter, so unless I want to pop over to the grocery store at lunchtime to get ingredients for dinner, I don’t need to leave the house at all. ---
**Author:** ![SpyOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@SpyOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyOne)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/50 "2015-11-13T08:15:22Z")
I leave the house about 10:20pm and am usually back by 8am, my shift is 11pm to 7am. I like to stop and buy some take-out food on the way home. My commute runs 25 minutes or so. Virginia Beach, VA ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/51 "2015-11-13T08:24:43Z")
5:00AM 9:30PM my water and electric bills are close to zero. ---
**Author:** ![TheSpeculationElucidation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/52 "2015-11-13T09:00:56Z")
I leave at 9pm and return at 7am. Shift is 10pm-6am(5 nights a week); I stop to grab a bite to eat beforehand, and go to the gym after work before going home. I’m a caregiver and work graveyard. I live in Washington State. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/53 "2015-11-13T09:39:21Z")
I work from home. There are some weeks that it gets to be Thursday or Friday and I realize I haven’t left the house since the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/54 "2015-11-13T12:39:43Z")
I go out around 10.40 and usually get back about 18.30 - 18.45 or so. It’s a 15 to 20 minute walk to and from work, much of it through a park. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/55 "2015-11-13T12:59:11Z")
Leave around 5:45am and get home around 8:00pm when I am on day shift. For night shift I try to leave by 5:15pm and get a bite to eat on the way to work. Back home by 8:00am. I live on the island of Grand Cayman. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/56 "2015-11-13T13:27:07Z")
Leave about 0530-0545 and get home about 1600. Helps that it is less than 7 miles driving distance and none of it is traffic-heavy. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/57 "2015-11-13T13:31:46Z")
Rural western Pennsylvania. I start work at 9 am. My business is a 12-15 minute drive. So, I leave the house at 9 am and usually return around 1 - 2 pm. ---
**Author:** ![Blackstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/58 "2015-11-13T14:15:54Z")
I leave at 8 am and return at 5.30 pm. The building where I work is a 10-minute walk from where I live. I live in Dubai. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/59 "2015-11-13T14:19:57Z")
Leave around 7:40 to get to the office for 8. Generally back home around 5:30 or 6. Edit: location is southern NH. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387/60 "2015-11-13T16:02:53Z")
It’s interesting how all over the place people’s times are, not many folk work the typical 9-5 anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-leave-you-house-in-the-morning-and-when-do-you-return/737387.md?page=4)