Sprinkler Blowouts For Sunday, November 2, 2025

🕰️ The Time Change Strikes Again

As of early this morning, the clocks “fell back” an hour, and while most people enjoy that extra hour of sleep, those of us in Sprinkler Blowout Land don’t exactly celebrate. The fall time change is like losing an hour of daylight every evening — and for us, that means fewer blowouts can get done in a day. Once it starts getting dark around 5:30, there’s only so much you can do with a flashlight and a stubborn valve box.

Every year, this shift sneaks up on us like a prankster jumping out of a pile of leaves. We go from racing the sunset to practically begging it to stay up just a little longer. Sure, it’s cozy when you’re at home sipping a warm beverage, but when you’re in the field trying to finish one last blowout before darkness swallows the yard — it’s a whole different story.

There’s also the fun challenge of everyone’s internal clock being off for a few days. Some customers forget about the change entirely and think we’re running late, when in reality, it’s the sun that clocked out early. The techs are out there adjusting schedules, pacing themselves differently, and working extra hard to keep the routes on track.

So while we love fall — the cooler weather, the pumpkin spice, and the Halloween candy leftovers — the time change is one tradition we could probably do without. It’s kind of like Mother Nature’s way of saying, “You thought you were efficient? Let’s see how you handle an hour less daylight!”

At this rate, we might have to invest in night-vision goggles just to keep up — though I’m not sure our customers are ready to see glowing green eyes creeping through their yards at dusk.

Ben is the only one working today to make up for missing Friday with a sick child. Here is his route:

Ben with “Leroy” in Boise 83709

South Jupiter Avenue
South Creekwood Way
West Middle Fork Street
South Cole Road
Sundance Drive
West Thunder Mountain Drive
South Choctaw Avenue
South Chex Way
West Snohomish Street
South Ambush Avenue
Delwood Drive
South Tillamook Way
South Maple Grove Road
West Arabian Drive
West Thor Drive
West Goldenpond Court
West M’ren Street
West La Jolla Drive