Set clocks ahead for daylight saving time
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spring must be around the corner. It’s time to set the clocks forward for daylight saving time.
At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, daylight saving time arrives with the promise of many months ahead with an extra hour of evening light.
You lose an hour of sleep, but make sure to turn the clock ahead — spring forward — before heading to bed Saturday night to avoid the panic of a late rise.
It’s also a good time to put new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors and hazard warning radios.
Some places don’t observe daylight saving time. Those include Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Daylight saving time ends Nov. 3.
Mar 10, 2013 at 10:15 p.m.
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You change the clocks twice a year.
It still comes as a surprise to some people.
Carry on.
Mar 10, 2013 at 9:16 p.m.
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No! We won't be fooled again!
I'm setting my clock BACK one hour.
Checkmate government propaganderists!
Mar 10, 2013 at 8:31 p.m.
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concern - read my post again.
My point was that smart people are able to figure out how to deal with it.
You are, evidently, not one of those.
Mar 10, 2013 at 10:06 a.m.
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EMMO, what about people with children who aren't old enough to know how a clock works? Their bodies are set to wake up at a certain time, regardless of what the clock says. How about people that worked late saturday night and couldn't go to be early?
Mar 10, 2013 at 8:45 a.m.
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Uff -da , talk about stepping back in time .
Mar 10, 2013 at 8:38 a.m.
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No other southern wisconsin local paper copy and pasted the story. In fact most of them wrote very nice articles. I just think it shows a lack of effort. Not that the gazette has ever been a well written publication.
Mar 10, 2013 at 7:55 a.m.
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I changed my clock from 25 or 6 to 4:00 to zero dark thirty.
Mar 10, 2013 at 7:07 a.m.
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Why on earth would they write their own article about DST, Jvldude30? Is there some notable local angle here? That's what a wire service is for.
Mar 9, 2013 at 10:27 p.m.
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I love how the gazette couldn't do their own story on daylight savings they had to post an article from the ap.
Mar 9, 2013 at 7:16 p.m.
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What a stupid statement!
..."You lose an hour of sleep".
No, there are still 24 hours in the day, and that does not change, does it?
Any fool knows to set the clocks ahead before bedtime, go to bed according to the clock's new DS setting, and get up at the same indicated hour you always do.
If a person is too stupid to figure out how to get their full night's sleep, they deserve to "lose" an hour.
Mar 9, 2013 at 3:50 p.m.
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My cousins had absolutely no idea what we were talking about, either, when we'd talk about fall back spring ahead...LOL. oh the memories just talking about time. Explains why Chicago had so many questions about time, too: Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
Mar 9, 2013 at 3:46 p.m.
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OHHHH. I just remember being REALLY confused as a kid when we'd go to my grandparent's house. I'd look at my watch. My parents kept saying it's 5:30 here, but 4:30 at home. There just really is NO good explanation for daylight savings time...
Mar 9, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.
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Really? Extra evening light? What happened, did the earth's rotation slow down? PLEASE! We don't get an "extra hour" of light. Well, that is unless you're a Republican and don't believe in science.
Mar 9, 2013 at 2:58 p.m.
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They are also on Eastern time.
Mar 9, 2013 at 2:57 p.m.
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No longer true, ms_sassy_wi -- they changed that in 2006, and a few counties changed to the Central Time Zone at the same time.
Mar 9, 2013 at 2:56 p.m.
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Yes, Indiana is on daylight saving time, including Indianapolis.
Mar 9, 2013 at 2:48 p.m.
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Most of Indiana doesn't change their time, either, does it? (except around Gary/Chicago)
Mar 9, 2013 at 2:47 p.m.
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Finally....the time at my state of residence will be the same as my state of work.
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