Sunday morning at 2am we move our clocks forward and enter Daylight Saving Time. 70 countries observe DST in one form or another. The only industrialized countries that do not are Japan, China and India. It was created as a way to enjoy more daylight in the evenings during the summer months.

The concept of Daylight Saving Time is credited to Ben Franklin. The benefit of  daylight  in the 1700s and 1800s, was to allow farmers to work later into the night. During the 1900s it was determined that DST could help conserve fuel. More recently Congress expanded DST as a major energy policy. The jury is out about whether DST saves on fuel consumption. From what I read, it does not. 

Regardless, we turn our clock forward this Sunday and will move them back the first weekend of November. It is also a good time to remember to replace batteries in smoke, carbon monoxide and other pieces of monitoring equipment. . Rather than throwing the batteries away, you might be able to put them in radios, clocks or other household items that require a low amount of power.