Spring clocks forward for daylight saving

Published 12:01 am Saturday, March 7, 2015

Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m. millions of people across America will be advancing the time on their clock one hour as daylight saving time begins for 2015.

The practice of daylight saving time was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin who penned the famous line, “Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” in an attempt to get people to economize on their candles.

Daylight saving time is observed in various parts of the world and most of the United States, though Arizona, and Hawaii have opted out.

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Solid Rock Church Pastor Bill Talbert said he tries to remind everyone about the time change so they will be on time for church Sunday.

“On this side we do try to remind everybody through text messaging, social media and telephone calls,” he said.

Talbert said in the fall he never reminds anyone about daylight saving time ending because he thinks its funny to see them show up an hour early.

“When people are late, that’s a little bit more on the negative side,” he said. “I’m just excited we’ve got another spring coming. It’s another opportunity to see the heavenly God work in people’s lives.”

Fire Investigator Leslie Sanders said daylight saving time is a good reminder to change not only clocks but also fire alarm batteries.

“That way it’s done twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall,” she said.

Another maintenance tip is to dust off the alarms, Sanders said.

“Sometimes the dust will trip the alarm and cause it to go off,” she said. “Dusting them off helps.”

Sanders said the battery-changing tip could soon become a thing of the past as more and more people are opting to install 10-year fire alarms.

“They cost a little more, but the battery is built in, and you don’t have to change them as often,” she said. “It’s more feasible. All you have to do is test them once a month and dust them off.”