ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
 
Yeah, no more bike rides after work. Unless I get a blinky light (it's been on my shopping list forever—need to get that)

 buzz wrote: 
Wait until this afternoon, when it starts getting dark around lunchtime.

A shout out to Ben Franklin for the extra hour of shut eye...and saving me a candle in the process

I miss it already. For me, this is the first day of winter.

I remember making full use of my extra hour in my younger years.
 
Now...my eyes open at 5:08am (formerly 6:08am) and I am fully awake and ready for coffee. Had nothing to do with my cat—she was fully prepared to sleep longer. Maybe I'll reclaim the hour later today with a little nap.

 kurtster wrote: 
Ah! I remember syruping when I was a kid growing up in Maple City, Ohio.

I should be getting ready for bed but its only 7 and the sun finally came out.

 kurtster wrote: 
I was looking forward to this, then buzz borrowed my car a few weeks ago and reset my clock.

 kurtster wrote: 
When I was a kid, we would always go out to Chardon for the maple surple festival.

 katzendogs wrote: 

Its still a big deal up here.  Real Geauga County maple syrup is around $50 a gallon.

I think that I had about a pint on my flapjacks this morning.  Next Sunday, the pancakes will be green 

 kurtster wrote: 
I remember going to a maple syrup farm? back in grade school.

 kurtster wrote: 
Sounds like heaven. I finally finished a pint of syrup from Beanie's sugaring cooperative, right before we moved.

Not eating much sugar these days, though.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Morning to you out there ! 

Just woke up myself about an hour ago from my snooze coma induced by mass quantities of real maple syrup, panckes and snausages earlier today.  Its maple syrup time again here in good ole NEO.

Good morning!

 2cats wrote: 
I like how the clock in my car is right again !

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Yes! Especially those of us who live on the east side of the time zone appreciate the extra evening light.

When I lived in Cleveland, I remember it staying light until almost 10pm, because it's on the western side of the eastern time zone. Chicago is the opposite.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I think it's July when all of the restaurants start closing before the sun is down that it pisses me off the most.
 
  

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
meh, makes for a damn short weekend to begin with.

after 5 and it's still light out. I love this!