It’s spring forward

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(Better known around these parts as the week I get REALLY tired.) Tulips are blooming in the backyard, it’s starting to warm up and…. yes in North A
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Time to order the dog’s flee and tick medicine.

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Good reminder! – And for dog owners, you might enjoy:
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/fun-stuff-smiling-dog-memes/

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Time to wonder why some devices with DST modes don’t shift

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a traditional yearly classic! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQbCTebC20

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BOLO sleepy drivers.  There is a slight statistical increase in accidents.

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I saw this early this Am, late last night – I had totally missed it, so, thanks!

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What is this clock shifting ritual of which you speak? Sounds weird and annoying. Heh!

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I have to change the clocks on all the things not connected to the internet:  The microwave, stereo, battery operated clocks, wrist watch, etc.

Then there is the clock in my older Toyota 4-wheel drive truck. From before cars were “online”. The previous owner replaced the radio with one that has no buttons clearly marked for adjusting the clock. I know there is probably some obscure combo of buttons that act as “keyboard shortcuts” but I don’t have the manual and don’t know the model number to try to find one online.  So, I just treat it like a radio from before radios had clocks. I just look at my wrist watch.

 

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I might have the answer for you. Does that newer radio have something that lets you adjust the volume | bass | treble? Does it have dials | knobs?
I have an aftermarket (Fujitsu) AM | FM | cassette player on my 1987 Chevrolet Sprint. It has physical buttons on its face. I am struggling here. A solid clue is that it could well be made by Fujitsu, which did not extensively publicize its manufacture, but it was designed for Japanese-built vehicles. A key facet learned from this (and only a few years ago!) was its FM radio band goes down to 87.5, which means it is able to tune “Franken FM” radio stations broadcasting on 87.7 FM, whereas new audio entertainment systems did not receive this at all.
The Fujitsu has six buttons for preset radio stations, one button to sweep the dial (up | down depending on the previous movement of the tuning knob), and one button to hold in when setting a new preset station.
{Not-so-late flash! I just exhumed the User’s manual for the AM|FM|cassette player. Fujitsu R1124A}
Time Setting

1. Turn the power on by turning the power switch to the right.
2. Turning the Tuning Knob clockwise while pressing the Memory button will advance the HOURS in one-hour steps.
3. Turning it counter-clockwise will advance the MINUTES in one minute steps.
   Give this a try.

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Both of our phones (a flip and a Pixel 7) switched to DST last night. Slightly bamboozled until I figured out I had to go to settings and manually set them to MST (see my username). On Consumer Cellular; did not have this issue with Verizon.

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the only two US states that don’t need to “spring forward” or “fall back” with the time change are Arizona and Hawaii

Wikipedia – Daylight saving time in the United States

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For those of us in time zones that don’t change, such as Arizona, it’s also necessary to check almost everything, because there are a remarkable number of things that don’t get the idea of places that stay on Standard time all year, and calendar systems that assume Daylight time, with the result being that times are an hour ahead.

Years ago, this was a particular problem with phones running Windows Phone, where the phone automatically switched between Standard and Daylight, and where there was no way of convincing it to stay on Standard time.  Even now, with the tools that I have of synchronizing Outlook on my computer and my Android phone, I’m never entirely confident that recurring events will stay as originally set, even with Outlook’s ability to specify preferred time zone (including Arizona).  After a time change, I always have to go back and review any recurring events that were active before and after, to make sure they still show the correct times.

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