Author Topic: Daylight Savings - 4 more sleeps (Read 20463 times)

Rodt · « **on:** March 31, 2016, 02:25:53 PM »

4 more sleeps then bloody daylight savings is goooone for another year

Still haven't come to like it after being here for only two years

The only problem now will be that my body clock has gotten used to it I will be waking up at 3.30am every morning and going to bed at 7.30pm. The positive to this is I am working my way up to being a grey nomad (currently plenty of Grey but not yet a nomad).

Sunday will bring a whole new world

Symon · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2016, 03:34:00 PM »

Move back to the sensible states that don't have that rubbish. Clocks don't change here.


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GeoffA · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2016, 03:53:40 PM »

Quote from: Symon on March 31, 2016, 03:34:00 PM

........Clocks don't change here.......

Symon, are you saying time stands still in Qld?

tracker · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2016, 04:00:48 PM »

Extra hour of daylight fades the curtains.....

Symon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2016, 04:31:39 PM »

Quote from: GeoffA on March 31, 2016, 03:53:40 PM

Symon, are you saying time stands still in Qld?

Nah, its already perfect up here, we don't need to play with clocks to try and compensate

Rodt · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2016, 06:44:52 PM »

Quote from: Symon on March 31, 2016, 03:34:00 PM

Move back to the sensible states that don't have that rubbish. Clocks don't change here.

Sounds like the smart move doesn't it. Unfortunately I am a money wh*re and that means i am here for awhile. At least i get practice in resetting the clock which has been a problem for me in the past (techno retard)

speewa158 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2016, 07:12:37 PM »

Change you Clock Change your Smoke Alarm Battery .
lt runs too long for me , But it dose tell me summer is stuffed & its time to look forward to Bathurst 1000 as the start of Summer . ln Summer its not that you see more women its that you see MORE of them .
Disregard any & all references to the " W " word , give it the cold shoulder

Humphreythebear · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2016, 07:55:48 PM »

Maybe I won't have to be walking the dogs at 4.30 am .....all the wildlife will miss us - and the other poor buggers who can't sleep either !

speewa158 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2016, 08:11:30 PM »

Quote from: Humphreythebear on March 31, 2016, 07:55:48 PM

Maybe I won't have to be walking the dogs at 4.30 am .....all the wildlife will miss us - and the other poor buggers who can't sleep either !

But if you got into " Real Time " you could sleep/ work/go camping / play with your dogs &

cancan · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2016, 08:31:46 PM »

I feel sorry for the cows... they are going to be woken up early for milking and they dont know about daylight savings

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Rodt · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2016, 05:27:37 AM »

2 more sleeps who hoo

Some may notice that I jumped from 4 to 2 and I can only put it down to being sleep deprived and not knowing what day it was when I posted the thread (bloody daylight savings)

Rod

speewa158 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2016, 07:26:07 PM »

Quote from: cancan on March 31, 2016, 08:31:46 PM

I feel sorry for the cows... they are going to be woken up early for milking and they dont know about daylight savings

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So whats a cow going to do with the extra hour when they cant tell time .

& when was the last time you rang the time & got a cow on the line . At the third stroke it will be MOOOOOOOOO

Spare me

weeds · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:03:50 PM »

I reckon QLD should have daylight saving over winter.....give us some sun at the end of the day.....

l0ckym · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:29:12 PM »

I'm not sure why people hate it..
This time of year the sun is going up about 7:30, going down about 6:30...

But in September its up at 5am...so there is 2 hours not used...

1 hour is simple to get used to..travel to the USA, then Europe, then you'll have something to complain about....

Yep its Shite for dairy farmers...but otherwise it should be country-wide...the economic losses suffered by QLD,NT & SA far outweigh a couple of faded curtains

I'd have it all year round if possible...

Symon · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2016, 09:51:44 PM »

Quote from: l0ckym on April 01, 2016, 08:29:12 PM

Yep its Shite for dairy farmers...but otherwise it should be country-wide...the economic losses suffered by QLD,NT & SA far outweigh a couple of faded curtains

No, all states that have it should wake up to themselves and see that it is a stupid, stupid concept that has no benefit to anyone and scrap it. QLD, WA and the NT all used to have it and scrapped it. Why? Because only the southern states could perceive any kind of benefit from it.

If you want to complain about the economic losses from the time difference, then do something about it and come into line with the states that did the sensible thing and scrapped it.

me217 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2016, 11:13:05 PM »

i already start work at 5:30. i do not need to get up earlier again. i see plenty of sun after and during work.

McTavish · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2016, 12:13:57 AM »

But that's the point isn't it? You're still getting up at 5.30am? I for one am for it...

GeoffA · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2016, 04:19:55 AM »

Quote from: Symon on April 01, 2016, 09:51:44 PM

No, all states that have it should wake up to themselves and see that it is a stupid, stupid concept that has no benefit to anyone and scrap it.

It works well for me. Let's have it all year round, I say.....

Quote from: Symon on April 01, 2016, 09:51:44 PM

QLD, WA and the NT all used to have it and scrapped it. Why? Because only the southern states could perceive any kind of benefit from it.

Holding up QLD, WA and the NT as bastions of forward thinking??

With the shorter (non-existant?) twilight, the northern part of the country would actually benefit more.....

Quote from: Symon on April 01, 2016, 09:51:44 PM

If you want to complain about the economic losses from the time difference, then do something about it and come into line with the states that did the sensible thing and scrapped it.

SA, NT, and WA all tolerate a time difference, and they do it 12 months of the year.

weeds · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2016, 06:02:45 AM »

Quote from: GeoffA on April 02, 2016, 04:19:55 AM

It works well for me. Let's have it all year round, I say.....

Holding up QLD, WA and the NT as bastions of forward thinking??
With the shorter (non-existant?) twilight, the northern part of the country would actually benefit more.....

SA, NT, and WA all tolerate a time difference, and they do it 12 months of the year.

I with you................just bring the clocks 1hr forward permanently.

Er.....symon not sure Qld has ever had it......I can remember a trial around 1990 but off course Qld were too dopey to accept it

Hewy54 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 02, 2016, 06:23:37 AM »

Love daylight saving.
Have to get up in the dark and go to work with my lights on but then I get home and have some daylight left to do something useful.
I need help though to understand more from those people who do not like it - where does the problem lie?
I was working with a farmer yesterday who hates it - when he reaps at 9:00 am, his crops still have dew on them and he must wait until 10:00 am before they dry. Why cant he just wait till 10?
Kids on the west coast of SA have to go to school in the dark - why cant schools in the west start at 10 rather than 9?

Kunnara · « **Reply #20 on:** April 02, 2016, 06:48:25 AM »

Quote from: Hewy54 on April 02, 2016, 06:23:37 AM

Love daylight saving.
Have to get up in the dark and go to work with my lights on but then I get home and have some daylight left to do something useful.
I need help though to understand more from those people who do not like it - where does the problem lie?
I was working with a farmer yesterday who hates it - when he reaps at 9:00 am, his crops still have dew on them and he must wait until 10:00 am before they dry. Why cant he just wait till 10?
Kids on the west coast of SA have to go to school in the dark - why cant schools in the west start at 10 rather than 9?

I love daylight savings for lot's of reasons but if people start doing things an hour later because of it, well it sort of defeats the purpose..

Symon · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2016, 07:08:43 AM »

Quote from: GeoffA on April 02, 2016, 04:19:55 AM

SA, NT, and WA all tolerate a time difference, and they do it 12 months of the year.

Just have the entire country on one time zone. Have the eastern states move back an hour, NT and SA forward 1/2 hour, and WA forward an hour. You southerners get your year round daylight saving, and there are no economic issues with the states being on different time zones.

Quote from: weeds on April 02, 2016, 06:02:45 AM

Er.....symon not sure Qld has ever had it......I can remember a trial around 1990 but off course Qld were too dopey to accept it

Northern Territory had daylight savings in 1917 and 1942–1944
Queensland had daylight savings in 1917, 1942-1944, 1971-1972 and 1989–1992
Western Australia had daylight savings in 1917, 1942-1943, 1974-1975, 1983-1984, 1991-1992 and 2006–2009

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off course Qld were too dopey to accept it

And that statement there is why I really get pissed off with daylight savings. It is a concept that only makes some kind of perceived benefit to those who live away from the equator. For those who live closer to the equator it has zero benefit, absolute zero. It appears that the concept of not wanting a system that doesn't work for you somehow equates to having a lack of intelligence.

I can take a ribbing as much as anyone else, but to imply that QLD, WA and the NT are stupid for not having daylight saving shows an ignorance far greater than fading curtains and upset cows.

weeds · « **Reply #22 on:** April 02, 2016, 07:49:10 AM »

Quote from: Symon on April 02, 2016, 07:08:43 AM

Just have the entire country on one time zone. Have the eastern states move back an hour, NT and SA forward 1/2 hour, and WA forward an hour. You southerners get your year round daylight saving, and there are no economic issues with the states being on different time zones.

Northern Territory had daylight savings in 1917 and 1942–1944
Queensland had daylight savings in 1917, 1942-1944, 1971-1972 and 1989–1992
Western Australia had daylight savings in 1917, 1942-1943, 1974-1975, 1983-1984, 1991-1992 and 2006–2009

And that statement there is why I really get pissed off with daylight savings. It is a concept that only makes some kind of perceived benefit to those who live away from the equator. For those who live closer to the equator it has zero benefit, absolute zero. It appears that the concept of not wanting a system that doesn't work for you somehow equates to having a lack of intelligence.

I can take a ribbing as much as anyone else, but to imply that QLD, WA and the NT are stupid for not having daylight saving shows an ignorance far greater than fading curtains and upset cows.

Umm it appears to me that Queensland have tested the waters......far from long term users of daylight saving.......

I still reckon daylight saving in Queensland over winter makes sense......

that's just my opinion and in this case not having a shot at anybody so please don't get offended.

Oh going by averages Qld is due to have another couple of years on daylight saving....maybe we can trial winter this time round.

MarkVS · « **Reply #23 on:** April 02, 2016, 08:04:52 AM »

As someone who spends 50% of their time in daylight saving and 50% in non-daylight saving, every week of the 'daylight saving' period.... from a lifestyle perspective, I can say that I think daylight saving does benefit those states away from the Equator (southern) and doesn't suit northern states.

As for all of the other arguments (financial, consistency etc), there will be no right answer.

MarkVS

Rodt · « **Reply #24 on:** April 02, 2016, 08:15:41 AM »

1 more sleep to go and then goooooooone

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