Weekend Open Thread - Friday March 7th 2025

Guy54435

Open for Business

Donoreo

Time change this weekend for much of North America.

Guy54435

Donoreo Thanks for reminding me what I wanted to put in my post above, Complete brain shutdown could not remember. I even had the year as 2024 but I just fixed it.

sempergoofy

Ugh. I need to finish my taxes this weekend.

GeekGirl1

My taxes are done

Time change already? I was just getting used to the early morning sun.

Sparkchaser

sempergoofy Ugh. I need to finish my taxes this weekend.

Got mine done this morning. E-filed Fed and State.

Rock_cake

Donoreo Time change this weekend for much of North America.

Please please PLEASE stop this madness.
I’m gonna refuse to change my clocks as my personal protest 😛

telcodad

Donoreo Time change this weekend for much of North America.

Yeah, it time to once again "spring ahead." I usually start changing my clocks starting Saturday evening, and just changing the few more "visible" ones just before bed or early Sunday morning.

While we end up losing an hour of sleep, it's easier advancing most digital clocks an hour than having to move them back an hour (usually by having to advance them by 11 or 23 hours) in the fall.

broknsymetry

telcodad I usually start changing my clocks starting Saturday evening

Most of mine auto-update with the only exceptions being my mom's analog wall clock, the microwave oven and my CPAP machine. The CPAP is the only PITA to change - I have to clear its memory first, but not this time since I didn't bother with it the last time. You'd think that such an expensive device that records so much info and phones home after every use would be able to handle a time change more easily.

Donoreo

I have the oven , microwave and old school alarm clock.

Rook

I have a cheap digital wristwatch that I set by the time on my computer.
On Saturday, I'll set it ahead one hour and then walk around the house and set all of the clocks using the wristwatch.
It takes maybe 5 minutes.
(edit for spelling)

Somewhat-Reticent

And pre-2K vehicles?

telcodad

telcodad I usually start changing my clocks starting Saturday evening

broknsymetry Most of mine auto-update with the only exceptions being my mom's analog wall clock, the microwave oven and my CPAP machine.

Yeah, I have a lot that auto-update too, but still a lot of other clocks/timers that don't. 🙁

Rook

broknsymetry That's kind of odd that it phones home but doesn't automatically set it's own clock.

sempergoofy

Somewhat-Reticent

Somewhat-Reticent And pre-2K vehicles?

I owned a mid-90s Ford mini van (top of the line) that updated the clock via radio signals.

broknsymetry

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/49E0XnAeitE

real_aurgathor

I got a few clocks (coffee maker, microwave, cars, etc., that need to be set eventually*, but the only high priority item is my well worn timex watch. It's on its 3rd battery and 5th (I think) set of bands. I've had leather bands on it before, but they weren't very long lasting -- I think the current one will likely become the longest lasting in the not very distant future.

broknsymetry

real_aurgathor my well worn timex watch

I have a Casio that I purchased in 1995 and it still runs great. It has two time settings so I just switch between the two.

Rich221976

broknsymetry

I figured out the secret menu key combo that will allow you to adjust the date and time. I am so glad that I don't have to use it anymore. I still have the machine but it's in its travel bag put away in my closet.

If I remember correctly they make it hard to change the date and time to prevent people from making changes to it for using it consistently for 30 days in a 90 day period. My insurance didn't require that but the sleep doctor I had still went by medicare standards.

I also adjusted the settings on my own to get the sleep apneas under control because my doctor didn't want to use the online software to see the data and adjust the machine. They liked to download it directly from the machine.

I think I even still have the app installed on my phone.