Street Talk

Question of the Week

How do you feel about setting your clock to โ€œfall backโ€? Do you prefer early mornings or longer days?

Maria Chavez, 53, Amateur Botanist

โ€œI like having a longer day. I like when itโ€™s bright and happy, and you can be more productive. Itโ€™s easier to stay in bed when itโ€™s dark. But I donโ€™t like changing the time, just let it be natural.!โ€


Oliver Grubb, 17, Street Musician

โ€œI didnโ€™t know the time was changing. I woke up and it was an hour earlier than I thought. It was nice because I hadnโ€™t gone busking for a while, so it felt like I had more time to do that.โ€


Zoe K, 21, โ€œOlympicโ€ Hacky Sack Player

โ€œIโ€™d rather have the day last longer, but I donโ€™t pay attention to time. If I have to be somewhere on someone elseโ€™s timeline Iโ€™ll be there, but personally I just follow the sun doing its thing.โ€


David Regus, 40, Self-Defense Instructor

โ€œI enjoy longer nights. I live in the mountains of Bonny Doone, so I get to see more stars. But I donโ€™t like the time changingโ€”Iโ€™d rather settle on a steady time and just let the day do what itโ€™s going to do.โ€


Catherine Gallagher, 56, Scientist

โ€œI have mixed feelings. I donโ€™t like the longer nights, but I have early morning meetings so itโ€™s a lot easier to get up in the morning. It would be a lot easier if we kept the same time all year.โ€


Jim Hamilton, 53, Retired

โ€œWhen you fall back it feels OK, you get an extra hour of sleepโ€”but when you spring forward, you feel like youโ€™re being robbed. They say that heart attacks increase when we spring forward.โ€


2 COMMENTS

  1. Congratulations to your photographer.
    The portraits accompanying the comments were very natural and full of character

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    • Thank you, Lisa! The character is all due to the wonderful people we meet while making Street Talk. The naturalness is from snapping photos ‘on the fly’ with a Fire 10 tablet camera, with no knowledge of photography. ))

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