"But of that day and hour knoweth no man..." (from Matthew 24:36)
There is some confusion this year about when Daylight Saving Time ends (as there was about when it begins). In previous years, this weekend (OCT. 27 - OCT. 28) WOULD have been the weekend to turn the clocks BACK. (Except for the people in Arizona who don't turn the clocks at all!) However, THIS year, that's not the case.
Due to a law originally proposed by Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey, the period of Daylight Saving Time was LENGTHENED starting with 2007. In the old days, clocks were turned AHEAD on the first Sunday of April and were turned back on the last Sunday of October. Thus, this WOULD have been the weekend.
Under the NEW plan, clocks are turned ahead on the second Sunday of March and are turned BACK on the first Sunday of November.
Much confusion comes in because many computers and electronic devices which were built and sold during the late 1990s and early 2000s are programmed to automatically go on Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday of April and to automatically switch BACK to Standard Time on the last Sunday of October.
THIS will cause some confusion for people. I've already spoken to a guy from our church who was late for church today because his computer had switched back to Standard Time and he thought the clocks had been turned back this weekend.
If you're somewhat technically inclinded, there is a way to manually override the clock in your computer to set the correct time. But otherwise you'll just have to live with your computer and other electronic devices being an hour off for the coming week.
Bottom line, you'll want to make a note or remind yourself in some way that the clocks go BACK one hour next weekend. I plan to turn ours back Saturday evening, November 3.
There is some confusion this year about when Daylight Saving Time ends (as there was about when it begins). In previous years, this weekend (OCT. 27 - OCT. 28) WOULD have been the weekend to turn the clocks BACK. (Except for the people in Arizona who don't turn the clocks at all!) However, THIS year, that's not the case.
Due to a law originally proposed by Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey, the period of Daylight Saving Time was LENGTHENED starting with 2007. In the old days, clocks were turned AHEAD on the first Sunday of April and were turned back on the last Sunday of October. Thus, this WOULD have been the weekend.
Under the NEW plan, clocks are turned ahead on the second Sunday of March and are turned BACK on the first Sunday of November.
Much confusion comes in because many computers and electronic devices which were built and sold during the late 1990s and early 2000s are programmed to automatically go on Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday of April and to automatically switch BACK to Standard Time on the last Sunday of October.
THIS will cause some confusion for people. I've already spoken to a guy from our church who was late for church today because his computer had switched back to Standard Time and he thought the clocks had been turned back this weekend.
If you're somewhat technically inclinded, there is a way to manually override the clock in your computer to set the correct time. But otherwise you'll just have to live with your computer and other electronic devices being an hour off for the coming week.
Bottom line, you'll want to make a note or remind yourself in some way that the clocks go BACK one hour next weekend. I plan to turn ours back Saturday evening, November 3.
1 comment:
HI CONFUSION HAS BEEN QUIT A STATEMENT LATELY people not only forgot the time but the old old story has been blowing around,in the wind.Totally forgotten and pushed out. Thank God.There are spokesmen out there.
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