South Dakota Residents Gain Extra Hour This Weekend
Adjusting the clock by one hour is certainly easier in the fall than it is in spring when we lose an hour. This is the weekend where Daylight Saving Time ends and we set the clocks back one hour.
Marking the end of Daylight Saving Time and happens at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 3.
With technology in this day and age, most of our time keepers will adjust automatically such as phones, tablets, computers, and some newer cars. But then there's the microwave, the coffee maker, and the stove clock. "We can put a man on the moon but can't figure this one out yet??"
Gaining an hour of sleep is swell and all but what about the fading of daylight late in the afternoon? With Daylight Saving Time ending, the sun sets much earlier and it's getting dark before the workday really ends.
Daylight Saving Time, both in the spring and fall, is a good time to replace batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. That small thing could save lives.
By the way... if you don't really like Daylight Saving Time you could move to Hawaii or Arizona as they do not observe this bi-annual event.
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