Change Your Clocks
This is for participating locations in North America only. Arizona, Saskatchewan, Sonora, Greenland, Hawaii, and various other islands off North America do not observe the time change.
The days grow shorter. The breeze blows colder. Frost covers the windows in the morning. Planning begins for the holidays ahead.
So sometime between enjoying college football, hunting, winterizing the yard and recovering from Halloween, take a moment to move the small hand on your clocks back one notch.
And while you're changing your clocks, remember to check your smoke detector batteries. One third of all smoke detectors have dead, near dead or disconnected batteries in them doubling occupants' chances of perishing in a home fire. You can also ensure that you save on electric bills over the dark winter months by switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs.
Standard time returns as early as legally possible in 2009. Under changes enacted in 2007, Standard Time now returns on the "first Sunday in November" for participating locations in North America. November 1 is the earliest date on which this first Sunday can fall. As with all years, this day will have 25 hours, gaining back the hour that we lost in March. Bonus that it comes on Halloween night!
Enjoy the extra hour of sleep or partying.
