AusGeoff wrote on Apr 7^th, 2024 at 1:28pm:


Yeah, great. The Ashes were played in England last year. They would break for stumps at 6pm each day. The extended play would be 30 minutes over time. And They might go on to 7:30 if there had been a prolonged rain delay. But, London is further north than Invercargill is south of the Equator. London's sunsets are around 9:20pm -- assuming that this accounts for DLS time -- making it 8:20 normal time. Given the late sunset, it should be reasonable to keep playing a game of test cricket until 7:30 in the evening, to take advantage of the light and the possibility of rain delays being countered early.

Being a Rockhamptonite, I spend most of my summer days indoors until the afternoon when it cools down with the angle of the sunlight being close to the horizon. Try mowing your lawn at 2pm in the tropical region. You really wear yourself out after half and hour. But, 4pm onwards and you are doing pretty well. If I had to wait an extra hour to mow the lawn, I would likely be using up more power on my fans trying to keep cool. And after work, the fans would be kept on for longer. Likewise for people that use airconditioning. They are more likely to switch the airconditioning on earlier and leave them on until whatever time they usually switch off at a night.

I wonder how DLS advocates cope during the winter. Oops, can't go outside to exercise, the sun sets earlier. ???

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Apr 7^th, 2024 at 2:35pm:


The time Qld had daylight saving, we would have to hold off having dinner until pretty late. The back door had to be closed to shield us from the sunlight whilst we ate. So, there was no breeze coming from there. The breeze from the front door had to suffice. Sundown for dls summers was anywhere from 7:30 to 7:50pm. You could basically forget about having a nightlife. The yearly school concerts were held in the afternoon and evening with the sun still out.

When I started working at a fast food place in my late teens, the summer times would mean that we had our peak hours start later at night. The 5pm to 7pm rush orders in the winter were shifted to 6pm to 8pm in the summer. If the dls time were applied to those years (1997 to 1998), we would be seeing 15-year-olds manning the front counter and phones at 9pm. That would be about 12 school weeks of the year where daylight saving time would interrupt their sleep schedule.

Gnads wrote on Apr 8^th, 2024 at 10:20am:


Someone on facebook commented businesses needing to adjust their work hours so that they can be in line with southern states. Read a response stating that they might as well change the school hours, too. Well, duh, that is the whole concept of people wanting daylight saving.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 8^th, 2024 at 2:27pm:


Today, dear. Tanned. And not Chimp.

Does that satisfy your CuRiOSiTy?

I fathom you've never held a job at all. And that's okay.

My taxes pay your wages, making me your boss. You report directly to me now, Bobby.

Mr Fisk, thank you.

Seriously, I do not see why threads need to descend into name calling.

Big Donger wrote on Apr 8^th, 2024 at 7:38pm:



10-17   on that  sir Chimp  10-10.

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 7^th, 2024 at 3:04pm:

No, because the hours of sunlight are the same, but the curtains can fade quicker.