I just wanted to remind everyone that Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday November 7th at 2:00 AM.
So make sure you turn your clocks back on Saturday Night before you go to sleep.
Also this is a great time to change the batteries in all your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in your house. A small investment in new batteries could save the life of someone in your family. So change those batteries twice a year when you change the clocks.
Something else you should do is to make sure any dust inside or around the detectors is cleaned out. I learned about this the hard way when one of my smoke detectors went off at my house while I was at work. A friend of mine who is a volunteer fireman called me at work to tell me that the fire company was headed to my house. A concerned neighbor called them to say the smoke detector was going off.
I was a bit embarrassed when I got home and the Fire Marshall handed me a new smoke detector. Thankfully there was no fire just a dusty smoke detector. I went over and thanked my neighbor for calling the fire company. It is great to know I have neighbors who care about their neighbors. So save yourself some embarrassment and clean out the dust from your smoke detector.
For more tips on protecting your home and saving money on your auto insurance and homeowner’s insurance go to my website’s resource page at https://spencerinsurance.com/resources.