Time Change - Did you Remember to Fall Back? Sunday, November 1, 2015

Time Change – Did you Remember to Fall Back? Sunday, November 1, 2015

Did you remember to change your Clocks and set them back one hour on Saturday night, October 31, 2015?

This is not a Halloween trick, but just how the calendar worked out this year. So after all of the spooky fun tonight, before you go to bed, you’ll need to remember to change your clocks, and set them back one hour!

The old saying is still true, Spring Forward, and Fall Back, so this Sunday, November 1, 2015, at 2 a.m. it will be time to set your clocks back one hour. It’s time to change from Daylight Savings Time and go back to Standard time.

If you forgot to set your clocks back before you went to bed on Saturday night, ad with all of the Halloween fun this year, that can be an easy thing to forget to do this year, then this is your reminder to take care of things on Sunday morning.

Not only is it Halloween weekend, along with the semi-annual time change, it’s also my reminder to take care of a few extra jobs around my Tahoe City home.

This is always a turning date for me when I know those last winter preparation tasks need to be taken care of as the first real snow fall is right around the corner.

It’s also time to check out the batteries on our smoke alarms and make sure the carbon monoxide detectors are all still working.

Smoke Alarm Battery Change: This year, I’m going to change out our smoke alarms. They now recommend changing out your smoke alarms every ten years, and if you just did that, your batteries are now good for that period of time.

If you’re still using older alarms, change out the batteries, or back-up batteries.

Lastly, if you haven’t put a smoke alarm in each bedroom this is a great time to do that too@

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, or unit into service. Anyone checking on the device will now know when the batteries were last replaced, or how old the unit is!

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.

The semi-annual time change event is a great reminder to make sure our flashlights are out, fully charged and ready to go.

Radio Battery Check: While this may seem old-fashioned with all of the great electronic gadgets we have 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!

Back up Cell Phone/Electronic Charger: If you haven’t invested in a back-up portable charger for your cell phone/electronic devices now is the time to get a few of them and stash them in your Tahoe home and car.

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 do some routine safety checks, along with taking care of your final fall/winter home preparation!

Upcoming dates and time frames to keep in mind:

Next time Change: Sunday, March 13, 2016 – 134 days (Spring Forward and Lose One Hour)

Shortest Day of the Year: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Winter Solstice – 52 days

New Year’s Day 2016 – 60 days from November 1 2015

Leap Year 2016 – Monday, February 29, 2016 – 120 days – What will you do with your extra day this year?

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

As each year passes I can hear my internal clock ticking faster – tick, tick, tick, and before I know it the end of the year will be here wishing everyone a Happy New Year. After the Superbowl, we’ll be talking about Valentine’s Day, Leap Year, SnowFest! 2016 and we’ll start the process of making plans for next summer.

So before the year is gone, hug those that you love, savor the count-down to the shortest day of the year, make your New Year’s resolutions now, and remember to soak in all of the wonderful things that surround you every day!

If you live in the greater North Lake Tahoe – Tahoe City area, it’s time to set your clocks back this Sunday, November 1, 2015, and if you forgot, it’s time to do it right now!

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Time Change – Did you Remember to Fall Back? Sunday, November 1, 2015