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Post by rducasey on Oct 28, 2006 21:24:57 GMT -5
Don't forget to turn your clocks back tonight. This is the one I like best since we gain an hour, but frankly I would be much happier if they left the clock alone. How about where you live?  |
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Post by bjfan4eva on Oct 29, 2006 9:30:23 GMT -5
Believe it or not, we in Western Australia are sooo far behind the rest of the country, that we are only now being allowed to experience daylight savings for ourselves. It starts for us on December 2.
I spent the first ten years of my life living in Sydney, and remember experiencing it then, way back in the early 70's. Talk about being behind the times!! Hopefully we will be able to take advantage of it for more than the three year trial period our state politicians have so graciously granted us.
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Post by bjobsessed on Oct 29, 2006 9:37:17 GMT -5
We fell back last night. I'm with Mary. It would be a lot easier in my mind if they left it alone. I do believe that there is one province in Canada--Alberta I think--that does not have DST.
I stand to be corrected on that point, if I'm wrong.
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Post by Eyphur on Oct 29, 2006 13:09:38 GMT -5
I don't mind daylight savings time. IT was a little wierd being awake so early this morning tho, I was out of bed before 9 and that never happens on a weekend. My only complaint ins that my VCR no longer knows when DST ends, I almost missed recording a show last week because my VCR thought that DST had already ended and so had automatically changed the time.
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Post by hoosier on Oct 30, 2006 19:06:42 GMT -5
Here in Indiana, we went on DST for the first time since the 1970's. I can remember changing the clocks as a kid and frankly didn't miss it when they did away with it. Now its back. Didn't like doing it in the spring, didn't like doing it Sunday. All day Sunday just felt weird, like it should have been later than it was and today wasn't much better. To top it off, not everyone in the state is on the same time--well they are now... Before, some counties decided to be on Central because they had economic ties with Chicago or Ohio or Kentucky and all counties were given the option of which time zone they prefered when they were changing us over to DST. Most wanted the same time as Indianapolis, mine included, but some still wanted Central. You really didn't notice all the flak that caused until this spring with the wicked weather and the weather guys were giving the expiration times for watches. One of them got so flustered trying to remember which counties were on which time you couldn't help feeling sorry for the poor guy. Here we were on Eastern and two counties away it was Central. Sheesh! Now we have fallen back an hour and at 5:00 it was already pretty dark. Guess you can tell I am not a fan of this  |
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Post by inuvik on Oct 31, 2006 17:45:49 GMT -5
We fell back last night. I'm with Mary. It would be a lot easier in my mind if they left it alone. I do believe that there is one province in Canada--Alberta I think--that does not have DST. I stand to be corrected on that point, if I'm wrong. There is one province that doesn't do it, but it's not Alberta. It's Saskatchewan. Something to do with farmers and the cows not knowing about the change, so wanting to be milked at the same time. Really, that's the reason I've heard! |
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Post by Chocky on Oct 31, 2006 18:25:55 GMT -5
Believe it or not, we in Western Australia are sooo far behind the rest of the country, that we are only now being allowed to experience daylight savings for ourselves. It starts for us on December 2. I spent the first ten years of my life living in Sydney, and remember experiencing it then, way back in the early 70's. Talk about being behind the times!! Hopefully we will be able to take advantage of it for more than the three year trial period our state politicians have so graciously granted us. Don't worry, Queensland still doesn't have it (I think). |
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