Monday, November 5, 2012

Daylight Slaving Time

I'm convinced that we Americans are slaves to our clocks!  Now that Indiana observes the time changes twice a year, from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time and back again, the clocks have to be changed...and you don't really realize how many clocks are in your house until that happens. 

I have a bunch.  Since I had to be in church earlier than usual on Sunday, I wanted to make sure I had the right time before I went to bed on Saturday.  But it gets confusing.  Here is my quest to establish correct time:

*My wristwatch--battery went dead a couple of weeks ago and I haven't taken it to be replaced yet.  Couldn't change or rely on that.

*Two clocks in the garage room.  One is "radio controlled" but doesn't go with the time changes unless it is programmed to do that.  I apparently haven't done that because it didn't change.  (Yes, I do have the manual to figure it out.)  The other is a clock with a switch to change DST to ST.  *Click*  Done!

*The clock on the microwave--easy change.  Done!

*The clock over the stove that my mother made so many years ago--never changed last spring so it is still on ST.  No problem.

*The analog clock in the living room that my daughter made in junior high--never was changed last spring, so it is still on ST.  No problem.

*Digital clock in my bedroom...the crucial one...didn't get changed on Saturday night.  Thus, when I was looking at it on Sunday morning while deciding if it was time to get up yet, I was subracting an hour in my head.  Then, because I was already awake, I happened to change channels on TV and noticed that the time on the clock was the same on the TV.  Huh??  I hadn't remembered that the clock in that bedroom changes automatically, and I only had an hour to get my rear up and get to church! 

*Digital clock in my car--pushed a button and got the time changed quickly.  (This is always a problem when I am in IL and my family is checking the car clock for time limits when we are out and about.  I'm on IN time.  They are always relieved to find out that it isn't as late in the day as they thought!)

So...as it stands right now, the only clock that isn't on the right time is the radio controlled clock in the garage room.  I'll work on fixing that!  Heck...I'm retired!  What difference does an hour make????



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