It's that time ⏰ — Clocks fall back this weekend in most U.S. states.
In 2024, daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, returning most states to standard time.
Many devices, such as phones and computers, will automatically change, but non-smart devices, including microwaves, ovens, coffee makers, wall clocks with hands and some car clocks will need to be changed manually.
We will be manually resetting at least 12 clocks in our apartment, some are wall clocks, others on appliances. It does become a chore, a few are reset in advance. Like so many others, we would be happy if there was no twice-yearly resetting.
The end of DST means that while will be more light in the morning, it will get dark earlier in the evening. The only states not changing time this weekend are Arizona and Hawaii. Also, the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands do not observe DST.
Enjoy Your Weekend, Everyone
We're sleeping in this weekend 😴
24 comments:
It is really quite astounding how many devices in a modern home tell us what time it is! I remember the first car I had with a clock. That was pretty fancy back then! I wear a wristwatch, but I am sure it represents the habit of a lifetime. I don’t need it any more!
It’s a nuisance and another reason to love Hawaii!
My current car makes the change, but my last one didn't and it was such a performance doing it I left it wrong half the year!
I don't understand why the world still needs to change clocks twice a year-pick one and leave it be is my opinion haha.
that is a cool clock on your apartments-I love old clocks like that. Happy November
...it's interesting that indigenous people rarely have words for short term time, but for seasons.
I prefer no changes, but think it will never happen. if it did I want it on the time that we are changing to. we prefer daylight in the morning, and a lot of others prefer it in the evening. I just hate the adjustment period. takes me about 3 weeks. its harder with dogs for sure.
Thank you for this reminder. I had completely forgot about this annoying ritual. Brief days, endless nigjts. Winter is waiting in the wings....
I don't have enough words for how much I hate "fall back." (I still can't adjust after jet lag!)
I love Daylight Savings, and really wish we'd just leave it that way all year. I hate that it gets dark around 4. It's depressing. I swear I have less energy cause it's dark and you think you should be in bed. I think we only have 3 clocks that need reset; but one of them no longer works. It's still taking up space on the mantle for some reason, lol.
Sandy's Space
Ontario resets this coming Sunday as well. Our legislature has decided that the province will abandon the time change when, get this, Quebec, New York and Michigan do so as well. Sigh.
Hi Beatrice, Laurie and I actually like Daylight Savings time. Going to standard time in the winter seems a bit depressing. As for clocks that we need to reset as they aren't automatically adjusting, we have 8 that we'll have to attend to. We are looking forward to the extra hour of sleep on Saturday night! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Boy I'd hate to have to push that bog old hand back an hour! Kidding aside I wish the microwave and range would reset themselves.
Thanks for the reminder and interesting info! The clock tower looks a bit like a fortress.
I am another one that hates the time change. I don't understand why when most people hate it (including doctors who say it is bad for our health) that we don't just leave it alone. Most say they like DST best. I prefer standard time. But either way would be fine if it just did not change twice a year.
The extra hour sleep is enjoyed by many this time of year!
To change the hour to twelve clocks is a real work. Fortunately I have only three. Mechanicals. The others are authomatics and change his hour alone. Have a nice new day.
Changing the clocks is a tedious waste of time, and I've yet to hear a convincing explanation of why it's necessary. We have as many clocks as you have so it's quite a business. The oven clock is so hard to change we've given up and just left it permanently on Greenwich mean time.
I don't mind the change. Some do.
So annoying! Thanks for the reminder, though. :)
I dislike the change too. Just keep it at one time all year.
I remember when my boys were babies how hard it was to adjust to a different time.
Love your Mill clock.
We have 7 that have to be adjusted tonight...ugh
Sue
In reading these comments it astounds me how much people are perturbed by a one hour difference. I seriously don’t even notice it. It’s not as though I don’t go to bed an hour later than usual sometimes. Talk about a huge fuss over nothing!
You're resetting 12 clocks?!? I'm impressed.
I have one one non-smart clock that needs manual adjusting. And the thing will often switch to 24 hour time format.
I'm so glad the other devices in my house do their own updating. And I don't envy that maintenance staff who have to update the mill clock.
We have Standard Time in Hawaii, so we never change our clocks.
most of our clocks re-set themselves...those that don't, the hubs takes care of. i enjoyed the extra hour of sleep as i really needed it at the time. now, i hardly notice, i think it is that way every year!!
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