In my house, Daylight Savings Time is an event approached with a reverence reserved for those of true German extraction.
Immediately following havdalah (for which great pains have been taken to avoid rushing through), Avram sets out to the task at hand. First the oven and microwave timers are set with great precision, making sure that the time is correct down to the second. From there we move to various Shabbos clocks and timers scattered throughout the house. This is followed by all manner of wall clocks and alarm clocks (did you know that many Yekkes have clocks in their bathrooms?). The final step, hopefully completed before the appointed hour, is the "Changing of the Watches". It's quite a ceremony... you should come by some time.
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This "ceremony" has got to be one of the most confusing..."If the microwave clock reads 10:45, and Daddy has already been in the kitchen, does that make it really 11:45 or was he just putting things away from Shabbos?"
don't forget the famous break-in to KAJ monsey at 2am a few years back. someone broke into the shul to change the clock so that it would never be wrong.
(i even have sources to back up this story)
Do you also change your smoke detector batteries?
Staying Afloat -
Thanks for the very important public service announcement.
There are those who also flip their mattresses right about now as well (...talk about losing the entire hour of sleep that you just gained :D ...)
DD1 -
Thanks for the laugh!!!
You've hit on a very important point.
During the course of this protracted "ceremony" nobody is quite sure what time it really is......
This is a very timely ceremony. The only important question inquiring minds want to know is........ DOES THIS APPLY ONLY TO YEKKES????
We have our ceremony at a later time--between 1:00 and 2:00. We've found that at that late hour people are a little fuzzy about what time it is anyway, so changing the clock doesn't overly stress them. Those who are already asleep have the easiest transition.
I very much procrastinate in changing some clocks. In fact some watches never get changed at all. Drives your s-i-l crazy!
Everybody has their mishegas.
k, harry, fess up your sources....
get an atomic clock to match them all
In addition to the usual clocks and microwave, I have 6 programmable thermostats that need changing (count 'em, 6)
I just want to see if the blog clock automatically changes. I'll find out then go back to sleep.
Yup. Good night.
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