DST - wind your clocks forward

[dcm]

Victoria's period of daylight saving will end on Sunday 3 April 2011. At 3:00am move clocks backward one hour to 2:00am.

This could cause problems for those of us with short term memory difficulties. We could find ourselves stuck in an endless loop, never getting beyond 3.00 am.!

 

[Groundfeeder]

Time for the BNE QP to bring out the dreaded "Bar opens at 2pm sign.:evil:

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Time for the BNE QP to bring out the dreaded "Bar opens at 2pm sign.:evil:

Do bars in J Lounges in BNE & indeed everywhere have the same opening hours as the QPs?

 

[samh004]

Do bars in J Lounges in BNE & indeed everywhere have the same opening hours as the QPs?

Usually it’s an hour earlier… but I didn’t realise the QP’s would open the bar later in QLD because we don’t have DST. If anything, technically it should be earlier?

 

[medhead]

Time for the BNE QP to bring out the dreaded "Bar opens at 2pm sign.:evil:

Usually it’s an hour earlier… but I didn’t realise the QP’s would open the bar later in QLD because we don’t have DST. If anything, technically it should be earlier?

Indeed. I don't know what is going on with the bar opening times in BNE. But logically it has nothing to do with DST.

Perhaps someone might care to explain when the normal opening times is, when the opening time is in other states during DST and non-DST. Then we might have a chance to understand exactly why this change supposedly relates to DST.

 

[Flashback]

Flashware does that mean you are really close to a London airport?
Are you loving London?
Daylight saving on a non uniform basis across Oz is a pain.
We get the public calling Perth from about 5.30 am because they missed a lot in their schooling and dont have a clue about time zones.

Ah! I meant when I was living in Perth

Loving London so far (in some areas ).

 

[samh004]

Indeed. I don't know what is going on with the bar opening times in BNE. But logically it has nothing to do with DST.

Perhaps someone might care to explain when the normal opening times is, when the opening time is in other states during DST and non-DST. Then we might have a chance to understand exactly why this change supposedly relates to DST.

I thought it was 1PM that the bar opened, 12 midday in the J lounge.

Has that changed again?

 

[Hvr]

Wonder if WA will ever try DLS again?

I was there for the first day last time and laughed a lot at the instructions in the newspapers etc telling the locals they had to change their clocks and even funnier, how to change their clocks.

Did not improve the country bumpkin image some locals project with great success.

Will be there tomorrow and wonder if the commencement of DLS in the east will be mentioned?

 

[oz_mark]

Of course they will try it again - but for now it is off the political agenda.

I'd give it 10 - 15 years, when there is a large enough group of people complaining they didn't vote last time etc. etc.

The local newspapers, especially the Sunday Times, ran long campaigns to get DLS trialled, and they will also be agitating for it down the track.

From my own perspective, DLS works for me in Melbourne, but I was not a big fan of it in Perth.

 

[medhead]

I thought it was 1PM that the bar opened, 12 midday in the J lounge.

Has that changed again?

The suggestion that I've seen twice on here is that in BNE during DST that the bar opening is moved to 2pm to coincide with the DST states.

So if the normal opening time is 1 pm then if they are changing the opening time in QLD to coincide with the DST states then it should be moved to noon, as 2 pm coincides with 3 pm in a DST state (oh that doesn't include SA). So whatever is happening in QLD with the QP bar opening time it has nothing to do with DST.

 

[medhead]

Of course they will try it again - but for now it is off the political agenda.

I'd give it 10 - 15 years, when there is a large enough group of people complaining they didn't vote last time etc. etc.

The local newspapers, especially the Sunday Times, ran long campaigns to get DLS trialled, and they will also be agitating for it down the track.

From my own perspective, DLS works for me in Melbourne, but I was not a big fan of it in Perth.

I doubt they'll try it again in WA. That the QLD experience were it has been tried once in 1987 and voted out and it has never been mentioned again.

Sure DLS works in Melbourne or Adelaide but the further north you go the less it works. Anywhere north of about noosa has plenty of daylight, no need to move it to occur later in the day. I was in Cairns during the QLD trial and it was disgusting. Hot twilight at 10 pm

 

[samh004]

I was in Cairns during the QLD trial and it was disgusting. Hot twilight at 10 pm

Ahh, reminds me of Spain this summer (winter here). Same sort of thing. Works.

Regardless, I don’t think that because it doesn’t work in Cairns that it shouldn’t be used on the Gold Coast up to Brisbane, where the population is

 

[medhead]

Ahh, reminds me of Spain this summer (winter here). Same sort of thing. Works.

Regardless, I don’t think that because it doesn’t work in Cairns that it shouldn’t be used on the Gold Coast up to Brisbane, where the population is

I have actually lived for more of my life in the south east and there is no lack of sunlight there either.

Besides just as many people live outside the southeast.

 

[samh004]

I have actually lived for more of my life in the south east and there is no lack of sunlight there either.

Besides just as many people live outside the southeast.

I wouldn’t suggest DST to get more sunlight, which is why everyone else wants it. I’d suggest it so we’re not behind the rest of the East Coast. It creates tons of problems with travel, TV, probably businesses in some way… the reason it’s needed is just so we’re on the same page, not that we need more light, hah.

 

[Flashback]

I wouldn’t suggest DST to get more sunlight, which is why everyone else wants it. I’d suggest it so we’re not behind the rest of the East Coast. It creates tons of problems with travel, TV, probably businesses in some way… the reason it’s needed is just so we’re on the same page, not that we need more light, hah.

That's my main hate about not having DST in WA. Now though it doesn't bother me, it's an 8 hour time difference; so what difference is another hour or not anyway?

 

[medhead]

I wouldn’t suggest DST to get more sunlight, which is why everyone else wants it. I’d suggest it so we’re not behind the rest of the East Coast. It creates tons of problems with travel, TV, probably businesses in some way… the reason it’s needed is just so we’re on the same page, not that we need more light, hah.

For me it is a matter of balancing the various inconveniences. It really did hurt me to agree with Joh on DLS with his theories about how the cows would get confused. But moving the heat of the day to be an hour later in the tropics was terrible.

Anyway, I'm starting to suspect your not a real queenslander. Queensland is the model that the other states should follow not vice versa.

 

[samh004]

Anyway, I'm starting to suspect your not a real queenslander. Queensland is the model that the other states should follow not vice versa.

You mean selling off assets and...

I do agree the whole idea of DST anywhere sometimes makes very little sense, but sometime when everyone else jumps, you have to as well, or you're on your own, in the wrong spot in this case

 

[drron]

Ahh, reminds me of Spain this summer (winter here). Same sort of thing. Works.

Regardless, I don’t think that because it doesn’t work in Cairns that it shouldn’t be used on the Gold Coast up to Brisbane, where the population is

But exclude the Sunshine coast please.Now that I once again usually working whilst home I prefer the extra hours sunlight in the morning when I can get in a round of golf before work when it is relatively cool.After work it is just too hot and humid.
Writing this just gave me an idea.Because most people will wake at the same natural hour and most are therefore in QLD experiencing an extra hour of the heat wont there be more use of air conditioners if QLD introduces DST.So if you believe in climate change-say NO to DST.

 

[rtyuiop]

Regardless, I don’t think that because it doesn’t work in Cairns that it shouldn’t be used on the Gold Coast up to Brisbane, where the population is

Speaking as part of that Brisbane population, it doesn't work for me either! Stupid euphemistically-named-waste-of-cool-weather...

Danny

 

[drron]

Speaking as part of that Brisbane population, it doesn't work for me either! Stupid euphemistically-named-waste-of-cool-weather...

Danny

Well its just gone 0630 here in beautiful Tasmania and its still flaming dark.if I were back on the Sunny coast by 0530 I would be on the 9th hole at Royal Beerwah.