Clocks have been set back one hour and I’m OK with continuing with that

Maybe it’s just me, but there seems to be more and more debate around Daylight Savings Time and whether or not to keep it.

I see and hear news stories about whether or not to do away with it and just have one standard time throughout the year but I’ve never thought much of it. I really don’t see the big deal.

Spring ahead and fall back. That’s the saying I learned when I was a child and that’s how I learned what direction to change the clocks in twice per year. 

I may not have as many clocks or other sorts of timepieces as watches and things like that, but I have never found it to be a big deal to have to change the times on them. 

Often times, they’ll change themselves due to advances in modern technology.

It takes me about five minutes, if that, to change the time on all of my clocks at home and even less time here at the RTT office. I’ve never found it to be a hassle so I don’t know why there is an issue with some about it. Perhaps I’m missing something about this matter and there could be valid arguments to do away with Daylight Savings Time, but twice a year I just change my clocks and move on. 

No big deal.

All of that said, there are some good reminders about what to do when clocks are changed. If you didn’t already do it when clocks changed this past weekend, it is a good time to check and/or replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, if not replace the entire units entirely. 

It is a good time to go over a family emergency plan in order to get out of the house in a timely manner. Flashlight batteries should be checked and emergency kits updated in case they are needed in a hurry.

With the clocks changed and the temperatures getting chillier, we can now all unite around one thing – it gets dark far too early these days.

Clocks have been set back one hour and I’m OK with continuing with that