And vote with a big yes

waveslave said...

Please don't call it daylight 'saving'.
It should be referred to as daylight shifting or daylight moving.
And what would happen if the result from the vote was a tie ?
Rather than moving the clock forward one hour......
maybe the time-nazis might shift it 30 minutes ahead instead.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo
from that are you still voting yes?

www.abc.net.au said...
WA voters reject daylight saving

Epic fail?

www.abc.net.au/news/2009-05-16/wa-voters-reject-daylight-saving/1685358

Waveslave,

I have a really yummy piece of lemon and pistachio slice in my fridge. My girlfriend asked me if I wanted it after lunch, and I said "nah, I'm goign to save it for after dinner".

So I saved it.

It doesn't mean I got an extra piece, or a bigger piece, but that I merely deferred it for when I wanted it. So in that context, I believe the word "save" was used as most people would use it.

Just like sunlight - not extra, but just saving it for when you want it.

Big disappointment

It was a vote for couch potatoes, grumpy old people who find in too much hassle to change clocks and people outside of Perth who don’t like being dictated to by Perth politicians.

Maybe they should not have let people who have retired vote. Better still a government with a spine that has foresight and vision should just have done it and not fuss around with referendums.

you'd think the positives of DSL were a no brainer

looks like the no brains won

its pretty cool on the east coast to be able to kite till 830 at night and still be able to see when you come in to pack up

and the nine to fivers still being able to get a few hours in each afternoon

and the kids playing outside after dinner rather than watching tv

but i guess those that complain about it being dark in the morning when they get up to go to work have got a point to...
...i'm not sure what it is, but i have my suspicions it could be on the top of their heads

If it wasn't for the wind being awesome here, I would move over east, what with the NEVER going to be DLS, No extended shopping hours, bloody blah, bloody blah. I'm suprised we even drive on the same side of the road as the rest of the country. You'd think we would have done the same as the Yanks with the Brits. "We don't want to be anything like them so we'll drive on the other side of the road".

Rant over,

D

A mate, formerly from Perth now living in Sydney sent me this email this morning...

"Oh god the daylight saving thing just spins me out! I seriously don’t get it…it’s almost as tho it’s a reaction against the idea of people having fun…that’s how stupid it looks from the outside!"

a reaction against having fun...couldn't have been put better during the campaign....

The people have voted...and the people are dullards...

I'd like to say that I cannot believe the result of the referendum. Unfortunately I lived over there for eighteen months so I can't say it.

It is the isolation, see. It has impeded development!

the pic on the front of today's West says it all

2 old blokes at the beach in bathing caps cellerbrating the "No" vote win

It was a simple desision. Do you like sunlight? And the majority of W.A. voted NO. Weird or what? The one`s that voted no cause they like to wake up for the early morninig walk etc. I can understand, at least they choosing to suit their lifestyle. But let`s be honest the amount of people that voted no who actually do get up at the crack of dawn is very minute. I know this because I have to get up very early alot because of work and I don`t see that many people out and about. Anyway, it`s over now.
One of the things Alex said made me think. Just before moving to Perth many moons ago I imagined it being a place where just about everyone were sun gods and goddeses. Fit, healthy and sport and the outdoors was the order of the day.(and I knew I would fit in perfectly with this mob ) This is certainly the image that is portayed of Oz overseas. Then I come here and was very shocked. The amount of overweight, lazy, couch potatoes is unreal. I see more people queing up at Mcdonalds and Hungry Jacks on a summers day than I see down the beach. What`s happening Perth? We have just about the best weather you can get, our coastal line is second to non. The amount of activities on offer is vast. And yet still so many telly tubbies walking about. Why? Someone mentioned no tax on sports gear. Maybe not such a bad idea. Never mind taxing alcho pops, we should put high taxes on burgers. But not chips I love chips.

au_rick said...

phrase said...

It was a simple desision. Do you like sunlight? And the majority of W.A. voted NO. Weird or what? The one`s that voted no cause they like to wake up for the early morninig walk etc. I can understand, at least they choosing to suit their lifestyle. But let`s be honest the amount of people that voted no who actually do get up at the crack of dawn is very minute. I know this because I have to get up very early alot because of work and I don`t see that many people out and about. Anyway, it`s over now.
One of the things Alex said made me think. Just before moving to Perth many moons ago I imagined it being a place where just about everyone were sun gods and goddeses. Fit, healthy and sport and the outdoors was the order of the day.(and I knew I would fit in perfectly with this mob ) This is certainly the image that is portayed of Oz overseas. Then I come here and was very shocked. The amount of overweight, lazy, couch potatoes is unreal. I see more people queing up at Mcdonalds and Hungry Jacks on a summers day than I see down the beach. What`s happening Perth? We have just about the best weather you can get, our coastal line is second to non. The amount of activities on offer is vast. And yet still so many telly tubbies walking about. Why? Someone mentioned no tax on sports gear. Maybe not such a bad idea. Never mind taxing alcho pops, we should put high taxes on burgers. But not chips I love chips.

Dude,
I think you've hit the nail on the head, too many fat, lazy, compalcent, couch potatoes, sucked in by the Americanisation of popular culture. Unless you're from overseas, you probably don't realise how damn good the W.A. lifestyle is and try to make the most of it (and the same goes for Queensland).

I have to say I agree with you on that Rick. I've always been into getting out and doing things, but I moved to the Southern US for 2 1/2 years and that was a HUGE wake up call. You really appreciate what we have here when you have to go without it for a while.

As for the whole 'get a real job' comment earlier. No thanks mate, I was in trades getting my hands dirty for over 11 years, I'm sick of sucking in crap for a living. I'll keep my office job where I get paid the same and I can still come in early and leave early most of the time if I want.

D

As for the whole 'get a real job' comment earlier. No thanks mate, I was in trades getting my hands dirty for over 11 years, I'm sick of sucking in crap for a living. I'll keep my office job where I get paid the same and I can still come in early and leave early most of the time if I want.


Don't worry D_Meredith, I'm with you on that one,... I have a desk job too, I like a nice soy chai latte, and I hate getting up early in the morning, BUT, I have a job that starts at 7AM and the payoff is that I get to kite in the arvo's when it's windy- despite commuting 65k's each way to do it.

Good winds :)

Flexitime. Who doesn't have it these days?? [}:)][}:)][}:)]

Who never had it? Just used to be called 'sickie' or something else.