Dated Digital Devices Do Double Daylight Saving

Like many people, a few weeks ago I found myself manually adjusting clocks that used to automatically adjust themselves for daylight-saving time. In particular, I remember changing my VCR's clock and thinking, "That'll come back to haunt me in a few weeks." Then, of course, I immediately forgot about it.

That all came rushing back to me today, when I read an article from yesterday's USA Today reminding us that to older devices, this weekend is the time to spring forward. Ouch. And we're going to have to deal with this again in the fall. Double ouch. And in the coming years. Repeat ouch until fade.

I suppose I shouldn't gripe. If anything, this will hurry me along the path to replacing that VCR, at least. But for the other handful of devices lurking around here, what used to be convenient has now become quite inconvenient. Maybe I shouldn't have chucked my wrist watch after all.