Comments on: Daylight saving http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1864 CW Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:46:05 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1864 Penny, it <i>would</i> be nice to be able to cash it in, wouldn't it? I'm really enjoying the prolonged twilight.<br /><br />Dee, I'm going to see what my anti-daylight saving friend says about this in a couple of weeks. I'm predicting there won't be a peep from him ;) It <i>is</i> strange leaving work and finding it still really sunny and hot, though! Penny, it would be nice to be able to cash it in, wouldn’t it? I’m really enjoying the prolonged twilight.

Dee, I’m going to see what my anti-daylight saving friend says about this in a couple of weeks. I’m predicting there won’t be a peep from him ;) It is strange leaving work and finding it still really sunny and hot, though!

]]> By: Deanne http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1863 Deanne Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:40:24 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1863 Hi CW,<br /><br />This will be the third summer I've tried 'something new' in WA (I've also spent part of a summer in Melbourne). I enjoyed my summer in Melbourne but my summer with younger siblings was strange - how to explain it's still too sunny to go to the beach for at least an hour after a hot day at school?<br /><br />The east-west two-hour time difference is handy for me because I have relatives and chat friends over east. It'd be even better if they lived in Queensland, which is still an Eastern state and which doesn't do daylight savings - it's now only an hour ahead! :-) Hi CW,

This will be the third summer I’ve tried ’something new’ in WA (I’ve also spent part of a summer in Melbourne). I enjoyed my summer in Melbourne but my summer with younger siblings was strange - how to explain it’s still too sunny to go to the beach for at least an hour after a hot day at school?

The east-west two-hour time difference is handy for me because I have relatives and chat friends over east. It’d be even better if they lived in Queensland, which is still an Eastern state and which doesn’t do daylight savings - it’s now only an hour ahead! :-)

]]> By: Penny http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1862 Penny Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:21:24 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1862 I love daylight savings. I love the long evenings to do the garden, have a bbq with friends, take a walk... all stuff in the cool of the evening. Your body (and kids) adjust reasonably quickly.<br /><br />My question is - when do we get to use all this daylight we've saved? Do we cash it in on retirement? I love daylight savings. I love the long evenings to do the garden, have a bbq with friends, take a walk… all stuff in the cool of the evening. Your body (and kids) adjust reasonably quickly.

My question is - when do we get to use all this daylight we’ve saved? Do we cash it in on retirement?

]]> By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1861 CW Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:36:43 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1861 Hi Anna, yes, that 3 hour difference made things a bit tricky!<br /><br />jl, I never hear any whinges about DLS from Eastern Staters...<br /><br />It was lovely last night when it was still twilight at 8:30pm. And this morning it was dark at 5am. The birds rose when the sun did, and I have been enjoying watching them rouse themselves :) Hi Anna, yes, that 3 hour difference made things a bit tricky!

jl, I never hear any whinges about DLS from Eastern Staters…

It was lovely last night when it was still twilight at 8:30pm. And this morning it was dark at 5am. The birds rose when the sun did, and I have been enjoying watching them rouse themselves :)

]]> By: jl http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1860 jl Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:05:49 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1860 One's body does adjust to the time change. Anyone who argues against it is just being an intractable knob. One’s body does adjust to the time change. Anyone who argues against it is just being an intractable knob.

]]> By: Anna http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1859 Anna Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:29:19 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2006/12/03/daylight-saving/#comment-1859 Hooray for Daylight Saving. I'm glad to hear that it will be trialled. I remember what a pain in the bum it was to do business with the eastern states while I was working in WA. I had to hope that all problems presented themselves before 1.30pm in summertime, otherwise I'd find my colleagues were unavailable (off to the beach).<br />I have a friend in WA who keeps using the "I was going to call you, but it would've been too late at night to ring" excuse to not keep in touch. I'd like to see if they improve their form now that DS has started! Hooray for Daylight Saving. I’m glad to hear that it will be trialled. I remember what a pain in the bum it was to do business with the eastern states while I was working in WA. I had to hope that all problems presented themselves before 1.30pm in summertime, otherwise I’d find my colleagues were unavailable (off to the beach).
I have a friend in WA who keeps using the “I was going to call you, but it would’ve been too late at night to ring” excuse to not keep in touch. I’d like to see if they improve their form now that DS has started!

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