Episode 581
Morning 6-Pack - How We Spent Our Free Hour
41% of Americans used that extra hour from the end of daylight saving time to sleep — yep, bonus nap time, mission accomplished. I can't help but roast the poor souls who spent it doing chores or catching up on work, like the government gifted them an hour and they said, “Hold my coffee.” We ripped through the Morning 6-Pack — quick hits on what real people actually did, from curing Halloween hangovers to stealthy Reese’s heists and even battery-swapping heroics. We keep it fast, snarky, and way too honest for morning radio. I won’t spoil the top spot — gotta leave you with something to listen for. Come for the stats, stay for the jokes and my delightful judgment.
Takeaways:
- I point out the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found 41% of people used the extra hour to sleep.
- We note 13% chilled with a book or TV and another 13% spent the extra hour with family or friends.
- I roast the 6% who used the free hour for housework or errands — like cleaning behind your fridge, seriously.
- We run a goofy Morning 6-Pack: hangover recovery, swiping kids' Reese's, early Christmas decorating, digging a bomb shelter, and other ridiculousness.
- I highlight the practical stuff too: 5% caught up on work while others replaced batteries in smoke alarms and CO detectors.
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's Haystack.
Speaker A:And we, of course, got an extra hour yesterday thanks to the end of daylight saving time.
Speaker A:So what did you do with your free 60 minutes?
Speaker A:Apparently, most Americans have very modest ambitions.
Speaker A:The American Academy of Sleep Medicine surveyed people about what they do with that extra hour, and 41% said, sleep.
Speaker A:That is the number one answer.
Speaker A:Of course, that makes sense.
Speaker A:I mean, we're a nation of exhausted people.
Speaker A:Someone hands you an extra hour of life, your first instinct is to just be unconscious for it.
Speaker A:Another 13% said they planned to relax by reading a book or watching TV, something like that.
Speaker A:13% Wanted to spend it with their friends and family.
Speaker A:And 6% planned to do housework or run errands.
Speaker A:Those are the people that worry me.
Speaker A:You get a free hour and your first thought is, you know what?
Speaker A:I could finally clean behind the refrigerator.
Speaker A:Oh, come on.
Speaker A:5% Plan to spend it catching up on work.
Speaker A:Seriously, the government hands you a free hour of your life, and your first thought is to donate it to your employer?
Speaker A:Come on, that's crazy.
Speaker A:I'm going to tell you right now.
Speaker A:There, there.
Speaker A:There are a lot of things that real Americans do with that extra hour that were not on this sur.
Speaker B:Best way to start your day.
Speaker B:These six jokes.
Speaker B:He's about to say, listen up for old Haystack to crack open a morning six pack.
Speaker A:All right, here we go.
Speaker A:These are gonna be the top six things that a real American did with their extra hour yesterday.
Speaker A:Coming in at number six, slipped off that Halloween party hangover, of course.
Speaker A:Number five, got up an hour earlier than the kids to take all the Reese's cups out of their trick or treat bags.
Speaker A:Number four, put up Christmas decorations.
Speaker A:Duh.
Speaker A:Number three, started digging that bomb shelter.
Speaker A:Number two, replaced the batteries to vital devices like smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, toys in the nightstand.
Speaker A:And the number one thing real Americans did with their extra hour yesterday.
Speaker A:Wonder why in the hell we still have daylight saving time.
