Time Change, Fall 2012 - Sunday, November 4, 2012 - Lake Tahoe

Time Change, Fall 2012 – Sunday, November 4, 2012

It’s time to change your clocks again! The old saying is still true, Spring Forward, and Fall Back, so this Sunday, November 4, 2012, 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.

Twice a year, I change my clocks, but I do a couple of things that may one day save my life, or the lives of my loved ones. You too can keep yourself safe by doing the following things too:

Smoke Detector Battery Change: Change out the batteries, or back-up batteries in all of smoke detectors in your home. Don’t forget your garage. Test the detector to make sure it still works. The semi-annual time changes are a great way to do an easy safety check.

Carbon Monoxide Battery Change: Change out all of the batteries, or back-up batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors in your home. If you haven’t installed carbon monoxide detectors in your home, this would be a great weekend to do it. If you have carbon monoxide 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!

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

Radio Battery Check: In the wake of hurricane Sandy, I’ll find the small portable radio we have in our home, and I’ll put it in a location that is easy to get to, and check those batteries too. In case of emergency, or a prolonged power outage, we’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 doesn’t change its time, use this as your reminder to still be safe!

If you live in the greater Tahoe City area, it’s time to set your clocks back this Sunday, November 4, 2012!

The next time change will be in the Spring of 2013 on Sunday, March 10, 2013!

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Time Change, Fall 2012 – Sunday, November 4, 2012