Roman Collector Posted November 6, 2022 · Patron Share Posted November 6, 2022 I have long experienced sleep maintenance insomnia. I have no trouble falling asleep (because I'm so tired), but I get up earlier than I would like and can't go back to sleep. Here in the USA, we've switched from daylight savings time to standard time, by turning our clocks back an hour. Most people enjoy the experience, saying, "Ah, an extra hour of sleep!" But for me, it's just an extra hour of insomnia. An emperor notorious for his insomnia was Caligula. I'm sure there were others who didn't sleep well; they just didn't have a Suetonius to record their sleeping habits. So, in honor of my fellow insomniacs on the board, I bring you Caligula and his plea for salus -- health -- because insomnia isn't good for anybody. Except the producers of infomercials to be aired in the wee hours on cable TV. Do you have any coins related to the issue of insomnia? Let's see them!!! Calligula AD 37-41 Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38 Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, right Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus right, SAL AVG across field Refs: Sear GIC 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted November 6, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2022 ..i say we rebel and move it 2 hours forward! 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted November 6, 2022 · Patron Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 20 minutes ago, ominus1 said: ..i say we rebel and move it 2 hours forward! 😛 Yes! Maybe then I could sleep until 5:00!! Better idea -- we ease into it. For two months each spring and fall we change the clock by 1 minute a day over a two month period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted November 6, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2022 59 minutes ago, Roman Collector said: Yes! Maybe then I could sleep until 5:00!! Better idea -- we ease into it. For two months each spring and fall we change the clock by 1 minute a day over a two month period. ..ahaha!...ya know, i was thing along those lines....1 minute per day for 60 days....:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted November 6, 2022 · Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2022 Fancy, self-adjusting digital clocks have ruined the time change surprises from analog days. Then, one would wake up, see that it's 9:00 AM, feel tired, and then suddenly realize "Whoa! It's really only 8:00!!" and go back to sleep for an hour. More than once, I forgot completely about the time change and only realized it around 2:00 PM. At those moments the "extra hour" did feel like a small gift. But generally I agree that it makes only a small difference, especially with the levels of light pollution in cities now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted November 6, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 6, 2022 Why can't we just keep Daylight Saving time? I'm so sick of it getting dark at 5PM during the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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