Two things always fall this time of year: warm colored leaves fall from the trees, and the clocks fall back one hour.
The clocks are coming off the wall, and the debate reignites once again about time changes.
“I would so much rather have just one time,” says Jarod Duffy, a Reno resident. “I don't want to change. It just like, kind of throws everything off, and I don't think there's a reason to."
Duffy spent his extra 1 a.m. hour sleeping in. He says the brighter mornings, and earlier sunsets could impact his social schedule later on.
“As far as, like, my social clock, like, nothing's really changing,” he says, “it's just now the sun's going to set an hour earlier. And so, I think that'll be a problem. But for now, it's fine."
Duffy spent the first morning of standard time at Idlewild Park with Adrienne Parker. She spent her extra hour working out.
“I deadlift it and got a PR, so I was pretty excited about that,” she says.
Parker says she has mixed feelings about the ongoing changes.
“I'm up pretty early in the mornings usually, so I like that it's a little bit lighter when I'm getting up. But I do work till 5:30, so kind of a bummer that it starts early,” she says.
As one of, if not the most notable twice-a-year observance, Daylight Saving Time is a recommended time to check up on things around the house.
“That's a really good idea,” Duffy says. “I should probably change up my air filters, you know. Now's a good time to winterize my house."
Firefighters are asking neighbors to check their smoke alarms now before an emergency.
Mattress makers recommend flipping your bed every few months to ensure even wear and compression. If your mattress has comfort layers on top, you should rotate it instead.
Other things you can check on include dryer vents and emergency kits.
As for the future of time changes, the House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July, which would lock the clocks. The measure is still awaiting Senate approval. It would then go to the president’s desk before becoming law.
