I’m not usually
one of those people who grouse about this age of technology. You know, whenever
there’s an error in the tickets they ordered, or a delay in their rental car,
they harrumph about “those computers.”
Not
me – not this morning, anyway.
For umpteen years I’ve woken up on the morning of a daylight savings time change and strained to sort out the meaning of the whole “spring forward, fall back” thing. I came downstairs this morning and stared at the clock we hadn’t changed the night before. It said7:30 . So, I asked myself, is it now 6:30 or 8:30 ?
For umpteen years I’ve woken up on the morning of a daylight savings time change and strained to sort out the meaning of the whole “spring forward, fall back” thing. I came downstairs this morning and stared at the clock we hadn’t changed the night before. It said
Had you been in the kitchen with
me, you’d have seen the light bulb over my head suddenly flash on. I’ll go
check my phone! It will tell me the correct time! And so it did. Sad that
it took me this long to solve this twice-yearly dilemma.
We
may now be approaching spring as far as our clocks go, but the sea of white
outside the window still says otherwise. We’re coping, though, in my small
town, cranking out lemonade with those lemons nature has sent us for the past two
months.
On
my way back from the Y, 9 Mile Pond was filled with ice fishermen whose area
boasted chairs, and tables, and grills. It may reach a balmy 35 today; I hope
the ice holds up under all their party equipment.
The
Rotary Club has found a productive use for all that white stuff cluttering up
the town.
And
our new security system not only required no installation, but was also free.
Anyone
planning to sneak in through our back doors needs snowshoes and the fortitude
to wade through four feet of snow that’s now the consistency of marble.
There's always a bright side...too bad this time it was blinding sun reflecting off snow lol.
ReplyDeleteand here I am complaining about the constant overcast and rain. my cold is probably summer to you.
ReplyDeleteToo much snow! I imagine that much is taken in stride after many previously horrendous winters. I admire your fortitude. I think I would have to fly, uh, crawl, southward.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, my parents built a new house in the next neighborhood. One night before we moved in, a few guys tried to steal our refrigerator. Unfortunately, one of the guys had a broken leg and was on crutches. The neighbors saw him struggling behind his buddies, and called the cops. His buddies left without him! Cops came, arrested the guy on crutches, and later his buddies. Your last sentence reminded me of that...it must have happened in 1973. The fridge was all scratched up...
ReplyDeleteProof yet again the much of our criminal element isn't al that bright. Reminds me of the time our old van was stolen from the repair shop and was later found (darn it), broken down on the highway. If you were going to steal a car, wouldn't you prefer one that didn't need repair?
ReplyDeleteI don't wear a watch so I haven't changed my watch time for years. I like it that way. You do have major snow.
ReplyDeleteHmm. I hope it is all melted when we get home. Enjoy the daylight.
ReplyDeleteSpring forward - fall back.
ReplyDeleteThe clues are right there!
Forward = ahead, set your clock one hour ahead, so 6.30 becomes 7.30
Back = behind, set your clock one hour behind, so 6.30 becomes 5.30
it can't possibly be any simpler.
Agreed, River.
DeleteI have been moaning about a lack of snow but then I have never had to deal with what you have this year.
ReplyDeleteHope it all melts slowly.
I love the twice a year time changes though I do prefer DST. The changes shake me out of a rut.
Yes, this year has been really unusual.
DeleteAnd in spite of the minor adjustment of everything starting an hour earlier in the morning, it does serve as a reminder that the season is changing.
Holy cow, it is still so wintry there! I can never remember the whole spring forward, fall back thing, either. After all, can't you spring back and fall forward? Either one seems just as likely to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. I have been vindicated. :)
DeleteHa! I set my watch ahead one hour before I went to bed and all my others are radio controlled and we are now all in synch. That picture of your marble-covered back porch made me smile. :-)
ReplyDeleteCan I just say that I detest this time change nonsense? ANd BRING ON SPRING! That is all. :)
ReplyDeleteIt takes weeks to work into the time change. Totally messes up my mind.
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