That time of year again! Time to change all the clocks back one hour to Standard Time.
I hate this twice a year ritual. Mainly because I have so many damn clocks. At last count I think I have between forty-five and fifty-clocks that I have to change. And almost every one of them has a different method of changing.
Thank goodness I do have a handful that change automatically. But most I have to figure out the secret sauce how to change them. Some the dial doesn't work so I have to take the battery out and wait for that time to arrive (usually 11:00 AM) and put the double AA battery back in. I have two clocks that are high up on the wall. One in the kitchen and the other in the garage that I look at all the time. I have to change those because those are the ones I depend on. But both require me to stand on a step ladder to get the large clock off the wall and take it down to a flat surface to change. And as you know these days this old man isn't too steady on his feet.
There are other clocks that I don't bother changing because I rarely look at them. I leave them be.
Why do I have so many clocks? I like clocks and over my lifetime I've collected a lot of clocks. I just like clocks. I remember each one, where I got it and what time of my life that I got it. Memories, that's the story of my life.
This morning I had a scare though when I got in The Princess (my new Hyundai Venue). I had no idea how to change the clock in my car. Then I realized my car doesn't have a clock. I use Apple Play and whatever time is on my iPhone is what is going to be displayed on my navigation screen in my car. But I had no navigation screen. "What's up with that?" I thought. Then I realized I didn't have my iPhone in my pocket. Phew! I almost made a trip without my iPhone. I hate when I do that because I feel so vulnerable leaving the house without my trusty iPhone. How would I record an accident if I had one or call somebody in an emergency. We are all so dependent on our smart phones these days aren't we?I am totally dependent on mine, I know that. It's like driving. Before I drove I really didn't miss driving but now that I've been driving these past decades I can't imagine my life without having the use of a car to get up and go whenever and wherever I want to go.
Have a great day everyone, I have a dozen or so more clocks to change.
