Daylight hours
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Re: Daylight hours
Originally Posted by Hutch
I used to get up at about 8:00am look outside and wonder where the hell everyone was. Then one morning I went surfing at 6:00am and there everyone was - out power-walking, taking the pooch for a walk, walking into town, mowing the lawn. Got to the beach and there was about 80 people in the surf - most I'd seen prior to that had been 20 or so. So I just started changing my hours - going to bed a bit earlier and up a bit earlier. We have daylight savings here in NSW (29th of October is changeover day this year) but even then I can't say an extra hour or so's daylight in the middle of summer is of any great interest to me. Last summer we sat out every evening with a glass of something cool and it was great - didn't much like the Christmas Bugs much, but all the flies etc are easily dealt with by those zapping lights and a couple of citronella candles.
I love the way your always so practical hutch!
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Re: Daylight hours
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Melbourne gets dark at 8.45 around the summer solstice. That is sunset times remember, you still get a bit more light for more.
Almost reason enough to make it a destination - lots of Poms complain about lack of light. I've realised I don't care how hot it is - warm enough, and light is what I enjoy the most. I'd trade 45 minutes off a British June day for a Melbourne summer and winter.
Flies or mossies not enough to warrant staying indoors on a summer's evening.
I don't know anyone who would stay inside all evening due to it.
Almost reason enough to make it a destination - lots of Poms complain about lack of light. I've realised I don't care how hot it is - warm enough, and light is what I enjoy the most. I'd trade 45 minutes off a British June day for a Melbourne summer and winter.
Flies or mossies not enough to warrant staying indoors on a summer's evening.
I don't know anyone who would stay inside all evening due to it.
Going inside for flies and mozzies is for wimps. It's also not as bad as the banana benders would like people to believe.