Did you Remember to Change your Clocks? Sunday, November 2, 2014

Did you remember to change your Clocks and set them back on Saturday night?

It’s that time of year to once again change your clocks! The old saying is still true, Spring Forward, and Fall Back, so this Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 2 a.m. it will be time to set your clocks back one hour. It’s time to go back to Standard time, from Daylight Savings time.

If you forgot to set your clocks back before you went to bed on Saturday night, this time change is forgiving, and you can take care of things on Sunday morning.

In addition to changing the time on your clocks, I also do a few extra jobs around my home here in Tahoe City.

These are home owner tasks that one day save my life, or the lives of my loved ones. You too can keep yourself safe by doing the following things too when we change the time on our clocks:

Smoke Alarm Battery Change: Change out the batteries, or back-up batteries in all of smoke alarms in your home. Don’t forget your garage. Test the smoke alarm to make sure it still works. The semi-annual time changes are a great way to do an easy safety check. It’s also a good time to think about just changing the unit out to a brand new one.

Carbon Monoxide Battery Change: Change out all of the batteries, or back-up batteries in your carbon monoxide alarm detectors in your home. If you haven’t installed carbon monoxide alarm detectors in your home, this would be a great weekend to do it. If you have carbon monoxide alarm detectors test them and make sure they are in working order too.

Tip – Put a blank address sticker on the battery and write the date you put the battery into service. Anyone checking on the device will now know when the batteries were last replaced! You can also do that on the detector so you’ll know how old the device is, and when you should replace it!

Flashlight Battery Check: In the Lake Tahoe – Tahoe City – Truckee area most of our utility lines are above ground, and several times a year the power will go out. I’ll make sure our flashlights are out and easy to get to. I’ll check the battery dates, and light strength and make sure everything is in working order.

Radio Battery Check: Don’t forget to have a small portable radio in your home. Put it in a location that is easy to get to, and check those batteries too. In the case of emergency, or a prolonged power outage, you’ll need the radio as our phones will only last so long without recharging!

Battery Supply Check: Shop for batteries! Before I start replacing batteries, I’ll check on our supply of batteries, buy new ones to replace the ones we’re low on and make sure we have what we need for the upcoming winter season.

Take advantage of this timely reminder to not only change your clocks, but to keep yourself and your loved ones safe too. If you live in a state, or country that does not change its time, use this as your reminder to be safe too!

Upcoming dates and time frames to keep in mind:

Next time Change: Sunday, March 8, 2015 – 126 days from Sunday, November 2, 2014

Shortest Day of the Year: Sunday, December 21, 2014 Winter Solstice – 49 days from Nov 2, 2014

New Year’s Day 2015 – 60 days from November 2, 2014

21 Days – The number of days it takes to make a new routine and change in your life habits!

As the clock continues to tick, take this change in the seasons and this twice a year reminder to make your home safer, and as an opportunity to set a couple of personal goals for yourself.

Why wait to start your New Year’s resolutions now, when you can start today? Greatness begins with one step, take yours today!

If you live in the greater Tahoe City area, it’s time to set your clocks back this Sunday, November 2, 2014, and if you forgot, it’s time to do it right now!

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Did you Remember to Change your Clocks? Sunday, November 2, 2014