Fall Back 2011

We “fall back” this weekend, at 2am Sunday, November 6, 2011, ending Daylight Saving Time, and returning to Standard Time.

It is the perfect day for an “extra” hour of sleep, since our Baltimore Ravens take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night in PA. This way hopefully our team will be rested, as will we so we can stay up to watch & cheer them on!

A good idea every time you change your clocks forward or back, is to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Though many newer homes are hardwired, and do not require the batteries to operate, older Towson homes are not, and need to be adjusted. Don’t wait until your smoke detectors start chirping — keep your family safe & change the batteries now! (Usually they take 9V batteries, which can be bought most anywhere!)

So I hope you are able to enjoy your extra hour of sleep. Of course, with a five year old, we probably won’t actually get an extra hour, we’ll just be up at 6 instead of 7…

Fall Back November 7, 2010

This weekend is the end of Daylight Savings Time, so don’t forget to turn your clocks back before heading to bed Saturday night! An “extra” hour of sleep will hopefully make for a good start to your day on Sunday. At 2 am Sunday morning, November 7, 2010 it will become 1 am, allowing for the “extra” hour.

This Sunday is also a Baltimore Ravens home game against the Miami Dolphins, so hopefully the extra hour of sleep will help our team be well rested and play their best at gametime!

It also lets people either begin tailgating an hour earlier (though the lots still won’t open until 8 am), or take that extra time to get those last minute pre-game supplies.

Changing your clocks is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Though many newer homes are hardwired, older Towson homes are not, and need to be adjusted. Don’t wait until they start chirping — keep your family safe & change the batteries now!

Enjoy your extra hour on Sunday morning, November 7, 2010.

I plan to sleep a little extra so I can be ready to cheer on the Ravens!

Towson Homeowners: Fall Back on Sunday November 1, 2009 AND Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries

The day after Halloween this year brings the long-awaited “extra hour of sleep”, the end of Daylight Savings Time.

What it also should remind you to do is change the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Many newer homes are hard-wired, meaning their smoke detectors are connected to the electrical system, and sometimes even to sprinklers. But much of Towson real estate is made up of older homes, most of which are not wired this way, which is why whenever we change the clocks, it is of utmost importance to change the batteries in the detectors.

It takes a few minutes and a few dollars, but could save a loved one’s life, or your home, in case of a fire.

So Happy Halloween, Happy Fall, and Happy Safety!

Fall Back and Change Your Batteries in Your Smoke Detectors

I was driving down I-83 from Pennsylvania yesterday and the sign that normally posts traffic jams, accidents, or other travel info had a simple instruction: Change Your Clocks, Check Your Smoke Detectors. The National Association of Home Builders even wrote an article about it!

I thought that was interesting to have posted. And what a great idea!

We have long heard from our fire departments that whenever you change your clock forward or back the hour, that is the time to change your batteries in your smoke detectors. The few dollars you may spend twice a year on the 9 volt batteries could save yours and your family’s lives if you were to have a fire.

I hope that never happens to anyone reading this, but I agree that we need to take precautions, and this is an easy one to do.