DOUBLE DUTY: Before you go to bed...
DOUBLE DUTY: Before you go to bed tonight, of course you’re going to set your clocks forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time, which begins Sunday. So the Newport Beach Fire Department offers this idea: While you’re re-setting from room to room, change the batteries in your smoke detectors. . . . The Fire Department says 82% of American homes have smoke detectors, but nearly one-third of those don’t work because of worn-out or missing batteries.
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