OT. Daylight savings

Have to agree Ed,, Daylight saving is for people that are not smart enough to learn how to change the alarm on a clock, they stopped reading the instructions after they read the part how to change the time. Anyway won'i effect me, I get up in the dark and go to bed in the dark so the time doesn't really matter.

How does that help the time that you finish work?

Hey Footy

I totally agree,living just a few ks from the Border is a Pain in the
Arse with Two Time Zones, People Border Hopping every day to
go to work ect is Insane, either every State or not at all.


Cheers
Daza

"Why not do like the Chinese and just have one time zone for the whole of the country."

Good idea, as long as it's WST... :))

Why is it a con?

OK John,
It is a con because:-
1. West Australia have voted consistently in referenda not to introduce "Daylight Saving".
2. The State government allowed a disgraced former Minister, (Dorazio) and a recently deposed Leader of the Opposition (Birney) to introduce a private members bill to bring on DLS. The introduction was, IMO, an act of Barstardry to make both the Govt and the Opposition look stupid (An act of revenge, if you like).
3. Most of WA already has automatic daylight saving.
In case you are not aware of the fact, the meridian that WA takes it's time from is about 2km west of Ravensthorpe,about 100km west of Kalgoorlie and from memory fairly close to Broome.
So......most of the more densely populated area are already experiencing some degree of daylight saving.
4. Why should the majority be inconvenienced just because apair of dropkick pollies decide to abuse the system.

Disco.
(In case it's not obvious, I detest DLS, it's a pain in the ar**.)

Disco just because WA may have political issues associated with the possible introduction of DLS does not mean the benefits associated with DLS itself are a con.

John,
If a Government imposing something (Daylight Saving) against the express wishes of the people of WA isn't a con job, what is ?????.

Disco.

Disco read my reply again.
The political issues in WA involving the inception of DLS in that state MAY or MAY NOT be a con, I don't know and I can't comment on that particular point as I don't live in WA and don't know who's who in WA politics.
In your opinion the political issues involving DLS in WA are a con then who am I to comment to the contrary.

Ray made the comment in his post that DLS is a con and I ask again how turning your clock forward by one hour is a con??
Victoria has had Daylight Savings for as long as I can remember and can see nothing wrong with it or nothing than can be construed as a con job in that simple act.

ray maaaate if they had a reforendom here in WA on tvs, electricity and cars then we wouldnt have them either
just coz it was knocked back in a reforendom doesnt say much

John,

IMHO this DLS is useless gimmick that makes more confusions and frustrations rather then anything good. Why do we need to wind our clock back in autumn? I hate winter times because you drive to work while there is a day already, but came back at dark and cannot do anything outside. If I would be in charge, I would wind clock even one more hour forward and leave it like this all year around. We still need to use our headlights during winter, thus I would prefer use them in the morning. And besides I newer understood what they actually save.

Cheers
Serg

Hi Sweeney - I heard that we are not having another referendum this time. Apparently the new WA govt has decided just to ditch the daylight saving after this third trial period is through. What have you heard?doc.

I haven't heard that, I still thought that they were going have the referendum still. It would be good if they did.

Another thing.........

It's bad enough that WA is labled the Wait Awhile state and that we here in WA live in a 'backward' state because people are resistant to change and progress (eg., 7 day trading, touring concerts of whatever genre skip Perth, and the list goes on), but to also vote against DLS (time adjustment) is plain ingnorance, stubbornness and sticking ones head in the sand.

Dolphin,
In regard to your FollowUp, if you don't like it go somewhere else.

If someone disagrees with you that DOES NOT make them ignorant, stubborn and backward.

If Daylight Saving is so bloody great, show ME what I benefit from it.

To help you, here's some background:-

I'm retired, on an old age pension and live in a small country town (<2500 pop) on the S coast of WA. I cannot do many activities due to an ongoing medical problem .

In the words of Pauline Hanson.............."Please explain.


Disco.

I hear conflicting reports about the benefits of seven day trading (some bad from eastern staters), so are we backwards if we don't have it.
I agree with Disco, how does daylight saving benefit us. It had more negatives than positives while growing up in the Kimberleys.