I think I was able to bring the 'at' closer to the time, but I'm not sure it's correct:
'This can't possibly be the same 9pm I used to start getting ready at for a night out'
I'm tempted to remove the 'used to' and just put it in simple past for brevity, but that would hold back half the punch.
This is one of my favorite types of discourse. Polishing jokes and grammar in the gravitas it deserves.
Hmh. I am surprised to hear of this here first. Maybe I'm not subscribing to a balanced media diet, but I didn't know Paks II was on pause because of America. Troubling because any and all sides could have politicized it.