Living in "Pacific Time" from elsewhere (vacation, post office)

[moonsparkle]

I've always wondered how this affects people. The two times I've visited LA, I really liked knowing all those people I never got along with back east had to be up hours earlier than I did. Like always being in this better time than they are. Your mind registers it as always having 2 extra hours (coming from central time).

It's like you just more available time in PST (although you really don't). There is some trick on your mind that makes it appear that way.

Eastern time just didn't have any effect at all - I simply didn't care for it.

Anyone else ever think about this? I know it sounds a little strange.

[Mr_Geek]

Total stoner thought

[Nunnor]

You'll get used to time change after few days. It's just the way it is.

Not sure if you heard this, but for every time zone you fly/drive, it takes one day getting used to it.

So if you fly from the East Coast to the West Coast (3 hours difference in time), it will take 3 days getting used to the time.

[moonsparkle]

It runs it deeper than that...there is something symbolic about it when you come from central or eastern time zone. Like you've hit this time zone that separates you from boring America.

I had to goto the post office today around 5pm, when it's basically dark here in the midwest. Thinking to myself...it's still daytime in California (although the days are shorter there as well now).

[1200RT]

I sometimes start my workday at 6am when coordinating with east coast clients. Being in CA is kind of a pain I the butt when working in other time zones, the exceptions I've found are Bangkok and Tokyo.


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[Joe Van Fossen]

Originally Posted by Nunnor

You'll get used to time change after few days. It's just the way it is.

Not sure if you heard this, but for every time zone you fly/drive, it takes one day getting used to it.

So if you fly from the East Coast to the West Coast (3 hours difference in time), it will take 3 days getting used to the time.

I haven't heard that and I don't think there's any scientific basis to it. I've traveled to Asia and Europe several times, never for more than 10-12 days, and have gotten used to the change after just a few days.

[nightlysparrow]

If the perspective of Pacific Time trips you out, think about looking at the US mainland from Hawaii

[nave209]

As an east coast native, I can say that living in the PST time zone does at first feel like you have 3 extra hours, which is great! Oddly enough, whenever I fly back to the east coast I never have any trouble adjusting to the time change, but when I come back west, it always takes a couple days for my body to adjust.

[PDF]

I was definitely tired after spending a week in LA this year. 5-hour flight each way, and I worked both days I flew. And non-stop running around that entire week. Never felt that tired after a vacation.

But you get used to it, I guess. Sometimes I do look at what time it is here in Florida and think damn, it's only so-and-so time there.