When does daylight saving time end this year? For the past couple of years, it’s changed and after just now talking with a co-worker, I realize I don’t know when the clocks go back. In fact, my co-worker brought it up because his Mac has already reset itself by an hour. Obviously a mistake, but…for real, when is the actual date?
That’s strange. My old VHS in the basement has already changed, but that’s because it’s about 10 years old and manufactured well before the DST change Bush brought in. (Thing doesn’t work that well and is really only good for showing the time, so it’s not affecting recordings.) My computer always says the correct DST, that is, after Bush’s change, the next Windows Update fixed that. So, surprised that the Mac isn’t automatically updated!
I have a clock in the bedroom that unfortunately changed on Saturday. If I change the settings, it changes back again. This clock is supposed to be set by some radio signal or something - so despite repeated attempts, it refuses to remain how I set it and now I have had to remember to mentally add an hour all week and will continue to have to do so until next Saturday night.
My guess is, whatever deity that is sending signals hasn’t been given the memo for a few years.
I have known this vital information for several weeks because I bartend…and I’m working Halloween night…and it’s the dreaded FALL BACK shift where everyone gets to drink for another hour.
Good times for all, of course, excepting the poor slobs behind the bar who have to deal with drunks for an extra hour, and then get home at what is technically 6 in the morning…
I’ve worked Halloweens and I’ve worked the “fall back shift” but I’ve never seen them combined.
I’m not anticipating it with joy.
I may have to have a shot around that time, actually, to help myself get over it. :eek:
Like ShibbOleth said they changed last weekend (night between saturday and sunday) here in Europe, so maybe that’s the reason some of your radios and VCR’s have changed already.
And of course some smug person who lives in Arizona (like me) will come along to post about how happy he is to not have to put up with this time-changing foolishness at all.
Yeah, computers sure age fast.
I was talking to a friend yesterday who I suspect has a a bad backlight on her iBook G3. I said that if that’s the case, it’s probably not worth fixing. She replied “but it’s a new machine!” I guessed that it’s probably at least 6 years old, which makes it positively archaic…