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Siren & Brian Oct 24th 2006 10:45 am

Day Light Saving Perth
 
Now that DLS is going to be trialled again in Perth for the next 3 years starting in December, what am I going to do about my fading curtains, kids that wont sleep, cows which milk will go off...........

Scossie Oct 24th 2006 11:00 am

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Originally Posted by Siren & Brian
Now that DLS is going to be trialled again in Perth for the next 3 years starting in December, what am I going to do about my fading curtains, kids that wont sleep, cows which milk will go off...........

And we'll get an extra hours drinking time before the fireworks on Australia Day!:beer:

Can't start them at 8 o'clock now. Nobody will see them!!!

DebraH Oct 24th 2006 11:03 am

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I only caught part of this on the news yesterday - is there going to be a trial? and I heard something about the 1st dec. can't get the local tv news as our aerial still isn't sorted :D

Siren & Brian Oct 24th 2006 11:20 am

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Originally Posted by Scossie
And we'll get an extra hours drinking time before the fireworks on Australia Day!:beer:

Can't start them at 8 o'clock now. Nobody will see them!!!

Wont see them at 9 either :D

Siren & Brian Oct 24th 2006 11:27 am

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Originally Posted by DebraH
I only caught part of this on the news yesterday - is there going to be a trial? and I heard something about the 1st dec. can't get the local tv news as our aerial still isn't sorted :D


Yes the trial will be for 3 years and start beginning of December this year.

Siren & Brian Oct 24th 2006 11:29 am

Re: Day Light Saving Perth
 
We had fixtured a Day/Night game this season for our cricket on January 6th. Now with DLS in i think it will be a Day/Day game

MartinLuther Oct 24th 2006 11:40 am

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Originally Posted by Siren & Brian
Yes the trial will be for 3 years and start beginning of December this year.

Is it worth it for 1 month of the year :D

moneypenny20 Oct 24th 2006 11:42 am

Re: Day Light Saving Perth
 
Apparently our dear Premier over here has said that we definitely won't be getting it, not because of the cows or the chickens, not even because god forbid our curtains and furniture will fade but because we will all get more skin cancer from having one more hour of sunshine :rolleyes:

Amazulu Oct 24th 2006 11:48 am

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Originally Posted by moneypen20
Apparently our dear Premier over here has said that we definitely won't be getting it, not because of the cows or the chickens, not even because god forbid our curtains and furniture will fade but because we will all get more skin cancer from having one more hour of sunshine :rolleyes:

I still can't believe a man in his position has come out with this. Scary.
I'm glad it's happening in WA, but why the need for a 3 year trial?. Seems there is an obsession with referendums here. We elect government to make decisions on our behalf, why do we need a referendum. Just get on with it.
Already Farmers are complaining. If DLS is such a problem, how the hell have farmers in NSW, Vic & S. Australia managed for all these years?

MartinLuther Oct 24th 2006 11:51 am

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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I still can't believe a man in his position has come out with this. Scary.
I'm glad it's happening in WA, but why the need for a 3 year trial?. Seems there is an obsession with referendums here. We elect government to make decisions on our behalf, why do we need a referendum. Just get on with it.
Already Farmers are complaining. If DLS is such a problem, how the hell have farmers in NSW, Vic & S. Australia managed for all these years?

I always find the objection from farmers strange. Surely they set their own working hours so for 99% of the stuff they do it shouldn't matter whether DLS is in or not.

:)

NickyC Oct 24th 2006 12:10 pm

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Originally Posted by Amazulu
I still can't believe a man in his position has come out with this. Scary.

It's not such a daft a thing to say. If everyone in QLD sticks to their normal waking/sleeping hours then they WILL get an extra hour of daylight during their waking hours (which is the whole point of doing it) and they COULD get more skin cancer.

It's only the people who currently get up at 4.30am (or whenever the sun rises) that wouldn't be affected by any change.

Amazulu Oct 24th 2006 12:28 pm

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Originally Posted by nickyc
It's not such a daft a thing to say. If everyone in QLD sticks to their normal waking/sleeping hours then they WILL get an extra hour of daylight during their waking hours (which is the whole point of doing it) and they COULD get more skin cancer.

It's only the people who currently get up at 4.30am (or whenever the sun rises) that wouldn't be affected by any change.

The problem with sun/skin cancer is at it's worst during the middle of the day. An extra hour of sunshine at the end of the day is not going to be a problem. So it is a daft thing to say.

nightnurse2 Oct 24th 2006 12:33 pm

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Will we be turning the clocks forward then in December?
Does anyone have the date?
Tracey

Amazulu Oct 24th 2006 12:45 pm

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Originally Posted by nightnurse2
Will we be turning the clocks forward then in December?
Does anyone have the date?
Tracey

1 hour forward on 3rd December.

Ransi Oct 24th 2006 12:46 pm

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Originally Posted by nightnurse2
Will we be turning the clocks forward then in December?
Does anyone have the date?
Tracey

Forward on the first


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