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Post by: jimbo on September 25, 2010, 09:19:18 pm

First day of day light saving in NZ and it was as dark as night when I got up 7am and it was not much better at 8am, the weather doesn't help either, I hate day light saving it is messing with nature, what are your thoughts
Jimbo

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Post by: dgman on September 25, 2010, 10:46:23 pm

Jimbo, I actually like daylight savings time in the summer when it stays light longer. But your right about it being dark in the mornings in spring.

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Post by: GrayBeard on September 25, 2010, 11:09:42 pm

I agree JImbo....

Sooner or later Mother Nature is going to "get us" for messing around!

~~~GB~~~

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Post by: dgman on September 26, 2010, 12:29:23 am

I can't imagine you messing around GB :o

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Post by: MadHatter on September 26, 2010, 02:58:19 am

wished they would leave it alone one way or another cause just when i get use to it, then its time to change back again.  :(

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Post by: Russ C on September 26, 2010, 06:07:20 am

I have said for years they need to leave it alone. It is hard to believe some guy named Hudson invented modern DST proposing it first in 1895 because he wanted to collect insects after work.   8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time)

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Post by: northie66 on September 26, 2010, 08:52:45 am

I thought Ben Franklin proposed the idea to save energy.  I could be wrong though... it's happened... once.  ;)

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Post by: Judy Hunter on September 26, 2010, 10:29:11 am

I thought it was because golfers wanted more time to golf in the summer.
I think they should leave it alone and go by the real time.

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Post by: Marcellarius on September 26, 2010, 02:00:26 pm

don't see the real benefit of it.
always need a week or two to get in the rhythm.

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Post by: Dragonlord85 on September 26, 2010, 02:23:56 pm

I am glad here in Arizona we do not observe daylight savings time.

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Post by: Dawie on September 26, 2010, 02:49:44 pm

I agree leave the time alone. We can do very well with the real time. Still a month to go here before we go back an hour and then in March the whole circus of setting clocks forward again. Who ever it was that wanted it changed must have had a reason, but to me it is not beneficial.
David

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Post by: northie66 on September 26, 2010, 03:23:55 pm

Why not leave the time alone and just change work hours?

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Post by: jimbo on September 27, 2010, 10:13:28 pm

David your clocks go forward an hour not back, they go back next time around, there is one state in Australia that don't change either
Jimbo

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Post by: Rapid Roger on September 28, 2010, 11:52:53 am

Quote from: jimbo on September 27, 2010, 10:13:28 pm

David your clocks go forward an hour not back, they go back next time around, there is one state in Australia that don't change either
Jimbo

The way to rember how to change the clocks......
"Spring forward, Fall back".

Rog

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Post by: Marcellarius on September 28, 2010, 01:40:39 pm

good tip there roger! thanks. I'll remember it easier that way.