Cue the grumbling.

The final hours of Daylight Saving Time are upon us, meaning most Americans will soon be fiddling with the buttons and knobs on their microwaves and car stereos, trying to remember how to reset digital clocks.

At 2 a.m. Nov. 2, just after the sugar rush of Halloween wears off, most Americans will “fall back” and reverse the clocks an hour to keep up with a tradition that’s been in place across most of the United States since 1966. While many will spend, and savor, their extra hour sleeping, night owls and late night revelers can spend an extra hour on the town.

Chris "Boston" DiMattia, owner of Recovery Room Tavern on King Street in downtown Charleston, said he turns the clocks back to midnight at 1 a.m.

“(We) stay open the extra hour” — it’s a fun tradition, he said

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