Showing posts with label daylight saving time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daylight saving time. Show all posts

Spring forward - Fall back - Daylight Savings time change this weekend

Thursday, March 7, 2019



Daylight saving time 2019 in Washington will begin at 2:00am on Sunday, March 10.

Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday.

The state legislature is currently considering bills to halt the twice yearly time change and leave us permanently on daylight savings time. California has already taken such a step and Oregon is considering it.

DST gives us an extra hour of light in the evening.

Changing times is disorienting and drivers are advised to be particularly careful on Monday.


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Things to Do today - Fall Back and Vote

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Gabriel hasn't been feeling well, but his first walk outside
will be to the ballot drop box
Photo by GM Wiegand
Things to do today:

1.  SET YOUR CLOCKS - or make sure you set them correctly. You were supposed to put them back one hour before you went to bed Saturday night.

2.  VOTE. If you don't have a dog trained to carry your ballot, you'll just have to do it yourself.

If you don't have a ride, Elections and Lyft will provide a 50% discount to get you to the nearest drop box.

If you mail your ballot, do it now and make sure there's a pick up in time for a postmark before Tuesday.

Drop boxes do not require stamps. Locally we have drop boxes at the 192nd Park 'n Ride rain garden, the Shoreline Library, and in front of City Hall in Lake Forest Park. 

Ballots must be in drop boxes by 8pm Tuesday, Election Day, or postmarked by Tuesday.

3.  Our fire departments would be ever so happy if we would check the batteries in our smoke alarms. Even wired in systems have backup batteries.



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Daylight Savings Time change this weekend

Thursday, November 1, 2018


The caption about says it all. I'm tired of switching times. Let's be Arizona and just stay put.

Spring ahead - Fall back. That's the only way I can remember that the clocks get set back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. It will keep you from embarrassment when you pull into church an hour off from everyone else.

And my bedroom clock will now have the right time. Maybe I'll just leave all the others - they'll be right in six months.

DKH



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Warning: Saturday time change

Wednesday, March 7, 2018



This weekend is the Daylight Savings Time switchover.
Saturday night, before you go to bed,
put your clocks ahead one hour.

Spring ahead - Fall back

Thanks to Whitney Potter for this timely reminder.




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Fall Back: Time change Saturday evening as Daylight Savings Time ends

Saturday, November 4, 2017


Daylight Savings Times ends this Sunday at 2am. "Spring ahead - Fall back" - so set your clocks back one hour when you go to bed on Saturday.

Devices connected to the internet will reset themselves, but microwaves, stove clocks, coffeemakers, and many other devices will require your help.

No coincidence that the Gov. Inslee and the Washington State Patrol have declared November 5-12, 2017, as Drowsy Driving Awareness and Prevention Week.



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Spring ahead Saturday night

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Arrangement and photo by Lee Lageschulte

Saturday night set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed. It's time for the semi-annual time shift. It probably won't take us more than six months to get used to it. In the meantime, enjoy Lee's pretty picture.

DKH



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Daylight Savings Time begins 2am Sunday

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Spring ahead - Fall back

Saturday night, before you go to bed, set your clocks ahead one hour.

It's our semi-annual ritual of messing up our internal clocks by changing our external clocks.

Forget and you arrive at church when everyone else is leaving.


Turn and Test: Red Cross Says Test Your Smoke Alarms When You Turn the Clocks Ahead This Weekend

The American Red Cross reminds everyone it’s also a good time to TEST the batteries in their smoke alarms as they TURN their clocks ahead an hour.

Other steps to prepare your household for emergencies:
  • Install smoke alarms. At a minimum, put one on every level of the home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. 
  • Practice an escape plan. Make sure everyone in the household knows how to get out of every room and how to get out of the home in less than two minutes.


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Set your clocks back Saturday night

Saturday, November 5, 2016

It's that time - Spring Ahead Fall Back
Photo by Lee Lageschulte
Set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night before you go to bed.

Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am on Sunday, November 6.

Lee says, "How nice to enjoy the sun after a month of record setting rain in the Pacific NW."



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Heads up! Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Be warned - daylight savings time ends this coming Sunday at 2am, November 6.

"Spring ahead - Fall back" - so set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.

Don't forget the coffee pot and the microwave - and the car clock.



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State Fire Marshal reminds residents to “Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries”

Friday, March 11, 2016


As the time change approaches on Sunday, March 13, (change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday) the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents that one easy step can help save their lives – changing the batteries in their smoke alarms.

When you change your clocks, take time to change and test the batteries in your smoke alarms.

“Smoke alarms most often fail because of missing, dead or disconnected batteries. Replacing your batteries and testing the alarm is a simple, effective way to protect you and your family,” says State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy.

In 2015, thirty percent of fire deaths in Washington State occurred in homes with no smoke alarms or the alarms were not working. Ensuring smoke alarms are operational is critical to your home fire escape plan.

Warnings from smoke alarms can provide those critical extra seconds people need to get out of their homes safely. Plan, discuss and practice escape routes with your household members. Being prepared and knowing what to do, in the event of a fire, can save lives.

For more information about fire safety, see the State Fire Marshal website.



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Spring ahead - daylight savings time begins this weekend

Wednesday, March 9, 2016



Daylight Saving Time 2016 begins at 2:00am on Sunday, March 13.

Spring ahead - fall back.

Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.



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Spring ahead - Fall back - change your clocks Saturday night

Friday, October 30, 2015


Thanks to Lee Lageschulte for this reminder card - turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.



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Remember to change your clocks

Saturday, March 7, 2015


Change your clocks before you go to bed tonight (Saturday, March 7) or you are going to be really confused on Sunday!



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Plan ahead - daylight savings time begins this weekend

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Daylight Saving Time (United States) 2015 begins at 2:00am on Sunday, March 8.

Days of note in March:

  • 8 - Daylight Savings Time begins at 2am
  • 14 - pi day. According to Pi Day.org, "Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159."You may observe a moment of contemplation - or try to recite pi to the 103 digit, on Saturday, March 14, at 1:59pm - 3.14 1:59
  • 15 - the Ides of March, "notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. The death of Caesar made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history, as one of the events that marked the transition from the historical period known as the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire." (Wikipedia)
  • 16 - St. Urho's day. Don't forget to toast your glass of wine to St Urho on March 16th! St. Urho drove away grasshoppers from Finland using the incantation "Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen!" ("Grasshopper, grasshopper, go from hence to Hell!"), thus saving the Finnish grape crops! (Wikipedia) (thanks to a reader for this one!)
  • 17 - St. Patrick's Day. "a cultural and religious celebration occurring annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461)." (Wikipedia)
  • 20 - First day of Spring - the astronomical March equinox (varying between 19 and 21 March) is taken to mark the first day of spring (Wikipedia)
  • 29 - Palm Sunday -a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.

Updated 03-05-2015 8:22pm



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Change Your Clocks / Change Your Batteries

Friday, March 7, 2014

Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend, as we Spring Ahead an hour on Sunday morning at 2am. You can wait up for it, but most people set their clocks ahead an hour before they go to bed on Saturday night.

Our fire departments particularly want us to do a few things to save our lives:
  • Change the batteries in our smoke alarms
  • Replace the alarms every ten years
  • Install carbon monoxide alarms and check them monthly
Northshore Fire Marshal Jeff LaFlam says “Saving your life can be as simple as changing your smoke alarm batteries once a year and replacing smoke alarms every 10 years”.  Special smoke alarms are even available for those who are deaf or hearing-impaired.  


The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. Smoke alarms should be installed in every bedroom, in the area outside of every bedroom and on each floor of your home. With the early warning that smoke alarms provide, people have more time to safely escape a burning structure and call 9-1-1.

“You should also install carbon monoxide alarms in your home and check them once a month,” says PIO Wendy Booth.  Carbon monoxide fumes are poisonous and will increase the intensity of a fire if ignited. 

About those clocks. the National Geographic says that Daylight Saving Time is not mandatory for states.
But the federal government doesn't require U.S. states or territories to observe daylight saving time, which is why residents of Arizona (except for residents of the Navajo Indian Reservation), Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands won't need to change their clocks this weekend. 

Everything you ever wanted to know about Daylight Saving Times is in the National Geographic article.


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Daylight savings time ends this weekend

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Daylight saving time ends this weekend, so be prepared to lose an hour. "Spring ahead - fall back"

Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. It could be a matter of life or death.

Set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night.



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Spring ahead - daylight savings time begins this weekend

Wednesday, March 6, 2013


Information from DayFinder

Spring Ahead: The clocks are set ahead one hour during Spring Forward. In 2013, this occurs on Sunday, March 10, at 2am, when it becomes 3am.

Fall Back: The clocks are set back one hour during Fall Back. In 2013, this occurs on Sunday, November 3, When 2am DST becomes 1am.

Remember: Spring Ahead - Fall Back!


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Fall back - daylight savings time ends this weekend

Thursday, November 1, 2012


Spring ahead - fall back.

Eight months of daylight savings time ends this Sunday at 2am. Set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

You can either stay up for it, or set your clocks an hour back before you go to bed on Saturday night.

The fire department reminds you to change the batteries in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors. 

The cloud cover is already making the evenings very dark. We have few sidewalks and uneven coverage from street lights.

Dog in the dark
Photo by Diane Hettrick
It will be very dark in the mornings. Drivers should watch for teenagers headed for school bus stops and be aware that at many bus stops the students are actually standing on the street. 

People going for jogs and walking their dogs after work should think about what drivers can see of them and their dogs in the dark and rain.

Wear reflective clothing, put reflectors on your dog and your dog's leash. And keep your dog close to you on streets with no sidewalks.


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Spring ahead: set your clocks an hour ahead tonight - and don't forget new batteries for the smoke and CO alarms

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Remember the change to extend the weeks of Daylight Savings Time?

Well, we are there now.

This is the evening - Saturday, March 10 - to set your clocks ahead one hour. The official changeover is 2am.

Melanie Granfors of Shoreline Fire reminds us that it is also the weekend to change our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to replace the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms this weekend for Daylight Saving Time. This year, Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 11. Fresh batteries allow smoke and CO alarms to do their jobs saving lives by alerting families of a fire or a buildup of deadly carbon monoxide in their homes. 
CPSC estimates there was a yearly average of 386,300 residential fires resulting in nearly 2,400 deaths between 2006 and 2008. 
Two-thirds of fire deaths occur in homes where there are no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. That is why it is important to replace batteries at least once every year and to test your alarms every month to make sure they work. CPSC recommends consumers have smoke alarms on every level of their home, outside bedrooms and inside each bedroom. 
CPSC estimates there was an annual average of 183 unintentional non-fire CO poisoning deaths associated with consumer products between 2006 and 2008. CO is called the "invisible killer," because it is a colorless, odorless and poisonous gas. Because of this, people may not know they are being poisoned. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete burning of fuel in various products, including furnaces, portable generators, fireplaces, cars and charcoal grills. 
That is why it is important to have working CO alarms in the home, on each level and outside each sleeping area.

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Are your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors up to date?

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Shoreline Fire and Northshore Fire remind you that batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors need to be changed twice a year.

If you didn't change them last week with the time change, do it now.

Those warning devices only work if the batteries are good.

"Change your clock - Change your battery"


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