UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 7^th, 2021 at 4:10am:


do you think i should get my 8 yr old to do it?

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 7^th, 2021 at 4:10am:



again, that says more about you than me. Just because you're lazy. You ever wonder why you have the ongoing weight problem whereas I've never had to worry about weight ... and I'll bet I eat more than you do on any given day

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 7^th, 2021 at 4:10am:


If you want to spend any decent time with your kids you grow a backbone and do what needs to be done. Not every evening sure, but at least 2 or 3 evening a week if I can. The alternative is that my kids will leave home at 18 and I'd have missed it all. I'd rather sleep when they leave home.

And I'm NEVER in bed before 10pm

John Smith wrote on Apr 7^th, 2021 at 4:13pm:


Your outdoors work should be limited to your days off. You do have days, do you not? What you would be doing after being away from home for 12 hours is winding down with cooking meals, washing up, helping the children with their homework. I doubt you would be in the mood for kicking the football around after an exhausting 9 hours work.

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You might eat more than I would in a single sitting, maybe. But, where I have gone wrong is eating more times per day than what you would. I would probably eat more and have fewer meals if I worked 10 hour days. And the hunger I would feel would lead to me losing weight.

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I could not work 50 hours a week, and find time to do outdoors work (where I need extra afternoon daylight hours) and still have time and energy to socialise with the family. And for you to say that you are never in bed before 10pm, probably because the sun is still out where you were, you would probably be getting weight-related issues from sleep deprivation.

Perhaps it is because part of my 20 hours a week work is spent out in the sun, I can come home at night ready for bed. And unless your workplace is spent inside an airconditioned room sitting at a desk, you should be able to understand how tiring constantly on the move working between airconditioned indoors and 30+ degrees outside can be on the body. I had 6 hours sleep last night. And I only did 4 hours work last night before getting home. That was enough to get me asleep half an hour after getting home. Daylight saving would have only exacerbated the tiredness I was feeling.

I've never understood why people get so passionate about DST.

For decades I've heard people put forward their reasons why they want it, but none of them ever make any real sense.

Having said that, I couldn't care less one way or the other what happens.

If we ever got it in this state (very, very unlikely), I'd just continue doing exactly what I've always done.

I wouldn't complain.  It's a non-issue.

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 2:42am:


During that period in Nov/ Dec, I get one day off a week. Do I take the family out on picnics, beach, bush walking? do I catch up with garden work? Do I do maintenance work on the house? Do catch up with friends? And given that it was Nov/Dec, do I get to do my xmas shopping , and set up decorations etc and visit family and friends for xmas? Ohh, and lets not forget, perhaps I use the day off to rest and recuperate so as to prepare for another busy week?

Sometimes one day simply isn't enough . If you worked more than 3 hrs a day you'd realise that

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 2:42am:


10 pm is the earliest .. often it's much later. I live on the Gold Coast ... the sun is gone by about 7.30 to 8pm at the latest in summer.


UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 2:42am:


I wish ... out doors and running on my feet most of the day. When i started this job I lost 10kg in the first two weeks.

John Smith wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 7:32pm:


Let us say that I'm fit and healthy, can bench press more than most people my weight range and can run the 100 metres in 11 seconds. For argument sake, I get about 6 hours a day sleep. That is the minimum sleep I need to function properly. I could work 50 to 60 hours per week for a while. I have only done that for a total of about 2 or 3 months in my 25 years working. I might be able to do that kind of work hours for another 3 months before something gives in and I have to cut back on work hours. In my current physical condition, I too would lose about 10kg in 2 weeks with the physical demands the workload would have on me.

...but why on Earth would you need an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon to accomplish what you want to do?

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If I could get that job that I had applied for in different workplaces 3 months ago, I would probably be doing more than 3 hours minimum per day. But I would not push myself beyond 40 hours a week to attain what I want financially. Does your job not pay more than $25/hr that you need to work more than 50 hours a week? And how does the daylight saving help you with your work?

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It is dark by 7pm up here. Just some twilight hours. But when I work outdoors, either at work or mowing the lawn, I could get inside the house by sundown and be asleep by half an hour after I begin relaxing. But you post over 16 posts per day on this forum. Not too many of your posts are just a sentence long. So, you are either lying about your work hours, or you have a superhuman ability to time manage your life so that you can get enough sleep, work, and play. I doubt your Mars Bars are that potent.

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 2:42am:


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The effect of sunlight on the body does help produce vitamin D and give you energy. But I bet if you are outdoors for 8 hours a day running on your feet for most of the day, you would be experiencing the stress that a half-marathon runner has after a race. And I bet your eyes, even with the use of sunglasses, would lead you to be very careful about how you drive home. 16 posts per day, claiming to work over 50 hours a week (with the occasional day off) and not showing any concern about the effects of too much daylight. I call bs on your story. I probably work more hours than you. And I have just restarted work after a two week break.

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 8:59pm:


That is terrific.
Very well done.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 8^th, 2021 at 9:07pm:


No, no, no. I meant hypothetically. As in being an ideal physical condition to work 50 hours a week and sleep 6 hours a night for as long as possible. I found John's story incredible.