It’s that time of year when we’re getting ready to “Fall Back.” In the early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, Daylight Saving Time will end.
That’s just a couple of days before the 2024 General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, so let’s get this right and hopefully we’ll have fewer things to be grumpy about.
See below for the 6 things that this time change means… or doesn’t:
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1. If you have any clocks that need to be set manually – your microwave oven or your car’s dash clock or your 18th century Austrian cuckoo clock – turn them back one hour.
2. You can change your clocks before you go to bed on Saturday night, or wait until 2 a.m. Sunday and turn it back to 1 a.m. — or you can wait six months for it to be correct again.
The reality after #DaylightSavingTime pic.twitter.com/V4x36VdxCj
— Katya (@LondonLova) October 28, 2018
3. Does this mean your pets will be mad because they don’t know that dinner time changed?
Yeah probably. Try easing them into the new feeding times for breakfast and dinner by pushing it back a little each day before the time change occurs.
4. Does this mean you get paid for an extra hour if you’re working during the time change?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employees must be credited with all of the hours actually worked. So if an employee worked during the repeated 1:00-1:59 a m. hour, they should get paid for working the extra hour. This will not however be true for employees getting paid on a salary (hourly exempt) basis. The FLSA serves the purpose to establish minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. This law affects employees in the private sector as well as Federal, State, and local governments.
5. Does this mean you’re going to be sleepy at work on Monday?
Not if you don’t work on Monday. But there are some ways you can attempt to acclimate your body and avoid fatigue from the time change.
a. Gradually change your bed time during the month leading to the time change.
b. Go outside and get sunlight during the day. It helps your body to reset your circadian rhythm.
c. Ditch the caffeine. If you can’t stop caffeine without getting a headache, at least cut it off in the afternoon. Give your body a chance to get tired in the evening.
d. Take a short nap. Make it under 30 minutes. A longer nap can throw off your body even worse.
e. Make your sleep environment like a cave – cool and dark. Use blackout curtains, turn down the temperature, turn on the fan, and use white noise to block out other noises that might interrupt your sleep (and block out any obtrusive thoughts about that awkward thing you did that one time – and all those other times).
f. Get some exercise. It can be cardio, yoga, Tai Chi, or walking, for example. This helps your body to perk up afterward, but then get tired later. Do this earlier in the day to give your body time to use up the endorphins and get relaxed.
6. Does it mean it’s time for daylight saving memes?
Yes it’s almost always time for some levity! Post your own in the comments. Here are some I found:
Only one of the many many reasons to dislike #DaylightSavingTime pic.twitter.com/UziPxteNP6
— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) October 29, 2023
when someone tells you to stop mentioning how dark it is at 5pm #Memes #arthur #DaylightSavings #DaylightSavingTime pic.twitter.com/EloRzOISt2
— GiraffeSol NFT | Mint Closed (@GiraffeSolNFT) November 9, 2021
Working hard at stonehenge setting the stones back 1 hour for DST.
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