I cant believe the number of people actually against it.

This state just makes me laugh sometimes.

I loved daylight savings when I had my old 7 to 330 sparky job but now that I work two 12hr days 7am-7pm then two 12hr nights 7pm-7am it doesn't really work for me.
Its too late to get out when I finish at 7pm anyway and when I start at 7pm I often have to get off the water just as the wind really starts cranking at around 530.
Then I get four days off though so there is plenty of time for kiting for me anyway .
I will probably vote yes anyway to give you guys a chance to get out more.

dls is for the 9 to 5.30 crew
not the 7 to 3.30
i do like it some days and dont others, when i want some adult time with the wife

I love WA. I really do. But if Daylight savings gets turned down, it might just make me angry enough to leave and never come back. just maybe.

at least you guys got to trial it, queensland is too backward and short sighted to give us a chance, the poor farmers really struggle as they have to work an extra hour, the cows get confused and no one here wants to go out and invest in new clocks with 25 hours on them, oh and the classic, it will really screw up public transport changing everything an hour, at 8 oclock do i catch the 8oclock bus or the 9ocklock bus or the 8oclock bus at 9ocklock. ohhhhhhhhh its just too confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all against daylight saving should be shot(with a pellet gun)

mikeb said...

at least you guys got to trial it, queensland is too backward and short sighted to give us a chance, the poor farmers really struggle as they have to work an extra hour, the cows get confused and no one here wants to go out and invest in new clocks with 25 hours on them, oh and the classic, it will really screw up public transport changing everything an hour, at 8 oclock do i catch the 8oclock bus or the 9ocklock bus or the 8oclock bus at 9ocklock. ohhhhhhhhh its just too confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all against daylight saving should be shot(with a pellet gun)

I remember the Queensland trial in the early 90s, I really liked it there then, even before kitesurfing.

I was having a look at a news website and stumbled across a list of polls which had been run on the site. I found one which was titled "Do you want daylight savings to continue indefinitely?"

Unfortunately I can't find that page again, but I found the results of the poll in my browser history. www.perthnow.com.au/

In the meantime, the phone poll one of the TV stations ran over the weekend gave the option of "would you support daylight savings if it ended in early March?". I think I saw the result of this being in favour of "no", though I'm not sure how it accommodated people who would support it regardless? Was that how it turned out, did anyone see? I wonder if there is any correlation between the results of the polls and respondents who vote on the internet compared to those who vote by phone?

yeah its still possible.

i remember finishing work at 5 thirty, getting to floreat by 6, and coming in from a 1.5hr downwinder at scarbs just as the sun was setting.

the only difference is that with DLS the 1.5 hr can become a longer 2.5hr downwinder!!!!!

ill vote YESSSS but wouldnt mind it ending at the start of March personally!

mikeb said...

at least you guys got to trial it, queensland is too backward and short sighted to give us a chance, the poor farmers really struggle as they have to work an extra hour, the cows get confused and no one here wants to go out and invest in new clocks with 25 hours on them, oh and the classic, it will really screw up public transport changing everything an hour, at 8 oclock do i catch the 8oclock bus or the 9ocklock bus or the 8oclock bus at 9ocklock. ohhhhhhhhh its just too confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all against daylight saving should be shot(with a pellet gun)

Qld tried it in 89 or 90 and it was voted down, it's stupid idea.
What we need is daylight savings in winter when it too dark to do anything after work, it's still light till ~8PM in WA without it, and who's out kiting later than that anyway ?

It has been light for hours before many get up but when they get home there is little light left to enjoy - crazy.... work work work and tv

mikeb said...

at least you guys got to trial it, queensland is too backward and short sighted to give us a chance, the poor farmers really struggle as they have to work an extra hour, the cows get confused and no one here wants to go out and invest in new clocks with 25 hours on them, oh and the classic, it will really screw up public transport changing everything an hour, at 8 oclock do i catch the 8oclock bus or the 9ocklock bus or the 8oclock bus at 9ocklock. ohhhhhhhhh its just too confusing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all against daylight saving should be shot(with a pellet gun)

And don't forget that the Curtains will fade too........

Would have been good prior to breeding.
Kiting week days after work are usually no good as under pressure to be home to help out with the kid.

Unfortunately, what Daylight Savings means for me is I have less of a "window" on the weekend as the seabreeze now comes in an hour later !!!

A valid reason in Perth is . If it aint broke dont fix it . change is bad unless it s a new tv washing machine car etc

I left home for a kite at 6:30 tonight and was home at 8:30 and it was still light. Thats killer - DLS is the best - If its voted out im doing 'personal daylight savings'

Yes one "valid" reason from one person phoning in to 6pr said that they have to draw the curtains to watch the t.v. ????? So do we all watch telly after dark with the curtains open? Oh and it would make the curtains fade quicker. Get a flippin life! Or a good set of blinds.

phrase said...

Yes one "valid" reason from one person phoning in to 6pr said that they have to draw the curtains to watch the t.v. ?????

TV. Chewing gum for the eyes, ears and brain.

I'm 30 in a few months and have never bought one.