WA Vs the East Coast and DST

[Bucket]

If you East Coaster's are not aware, it looks like WA is set to trial Daylight Saving for three years...I am all for it. I grew up in NSW with it and it's wonderful...I get home from work and its not dark...I could have a beer with Dad or go for a walk with the Dog or whatever...I loved summer for it.
So why the hell are people arguing against it?? I've heard them all.."it gets to hot and what about our farmers" etc etc...and i'm thinking...well..do you hear NSW/QLD Farmers Complaining about it??




PS...why the hell can't they show NRL or NRU Games at decent hours instead of freakin 2AM?? WHY? And WHY does the West Australian think we want to know what Chris Judd and the W.C eagles get up to everyday??? I just think theres to much of an US and THEM mentality and it s#!ts me!!!
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[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by Bucket

If you East Coaster's are not aware, it looks like WA is set to trial Daylight Saving for three years...I am all for it. I grew up in NSW with it and it's wonderful...I get home from work and its not dark...I could have a beer with Dad or go for a walk with the Dog or whatever...I loved summer for it.
So why the hell are people arguing against it?? I've heard them all.."it gets to hot and what about our farmers" etc etc...and i'm thinking...well..do you hear NSW/QLD Farmers Complaining about it??




PS...why the hell can't they show NRL or NRU Games at decent hours instead of freakin 2AM?? WHY? And WHY does the West Australian think we want to know what Chris Judd and the W.C eagles get up to everyday??? I just think theres to much of an US and THEM mentality and it s#!ts me!!!
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WA trialed DST in 1991. It was hell on earth.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

WA trialed DST in 1991. It was hell on earth.

In the words of our hallowed red head politician...Please explain?

[RSgerry]

About time too. WA is a great place to live, but we do have some catching up with the rest of the world to do. DST is a good start, improving our liquor laws is also a good idea (depsite what that peanut from the AHA claims). All we need to do now is develop our foreshore to make it so that people want to go there and allow us extended trading hours (without the greens / bleeding hearts hijacking the referendum) and W would be perfect. Rant over.

[eb2flyz]

dst has gone to poll 3 times and 3 times it has been rejected and i hope it gets rejected a 4th.

i'm not at all interested with trying to keep up with you guys over east. :

[Racecraft]

Qld doesn't have it either

[LowEL2XR8]

Not interested in daylight saving.
I like it light early so it makes it easier for me to get up in the morning therefore the WA should be with me. HAHAHA

[DJL351]

Bring it on! :Reverend:

It doesn't hurt you.... start an hour earlier.... finish an hour earlier.

It's all good.

D:

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by DJL351

Bring it on! :Reverend:

It doesn't hurt you.... start an hour earlier.... finish an hour earlier.

It's all good.

D:

Exactly my point, Everyone else has the same amount of hours in the day...the Sun Rises and Sets...and it get hot just about everywhere except Victoria...

[SSBUB]

bah - messes with my bodyclock - no need for it we have survived fine without it

[Windsor220]

I dont care either way. I dont really see the point in changing it. We're doing fine atm. Is that extra hour sun light at the end of the day really going to make a difference?

In regards to the NRL, theres no point in Channel 9 putting it on in prime time when no ones going to watch it. Theres not enough following here in WA.

[nobbystang]

Originally Posted by Bucket

I am all for it. I grew up in NSW with it and it's wonderful...I get home from work and its not dark...I could have a beer with Dad or go for a walk with the Dog or whatever...I loved summer for it.

PS...why the hell can't they show NRL or NRU Games at decent hours instead of freakin 2AM?? WHY? And WHY does the West Australian think we want to know what Chris Judd and the W.C eagles get up to everyday??? I just think theres to much of an US and THEM mentality and it s#!ts me!!!
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Seems you're in the same boat as me, I'm a Victorian who shifted to Perth and loved it. Now in NSW for work and can't stand not seeing AFL. Can'twait to get back to Perth, loved that place.
Probably for the same reason they won't show AFL games Live in NSW, scared to try it. Plenty of Rugby fans around when I was living around Rockingham.
The TV Networks should be forced to show all AFL & NRL games live into each state. They by the rights to show them and then put on some third rate crap movie and show the footy at some ridiculous hour.

[nobbystang]

Originally Posted by KJLynx

I dont care either way. I dont really see the point in changing it. We're doing fine atm. Is that extra hour sun light at the end of the day really going to make a difference?

Just means the sun will come up an hour later so you won't have to worry about it waking you up so early. The extra hour at night is great for golfers, get those extra few holes in after work!!

Originally Posted by KJLynx

In regards to the NRL, theres no point in Channel 9 putting it on in prime time when no ones going to watch it. Theres not enough following here in WA.

You obviously don't live near Rockingham?? Was plenty of Kiwi's and aussies down there that love the game, guess most ex Navy that have shifted over, got out and stayed.

[rhysy_boi]

i hate the idea. i have to get up at 4am to go to work at the moment and it's even harder in winter in the dark. so by body clock time in summer i'll be getting up at 3am to go to work and going to bed at 7pm when it's still light! that's ridiculous, i get sick enough already from lack of sleep!

also if you want an extra hour a day in the sun get up an hour earlier you idiots! take the dog for a walk in the morning, go for a run whatever in the morning.

and for you eastern staters this time it's not the public vote it's being voted for in parliment and something like 70% of the pollies say they are all for it.

Rhyso

[eb2flyz]

thats whats annoying me, govt is making the decision then we go to the polls after a 3yr trial. personally i think there should be a poll before it is implemented as a trial, if the trial gets the go ahead do the trial period then back into the polls after the trial and vote to actually keep it or give it the absolute flick.

[DJL351]

"Body Clock".... what a load of B.S. sleep:

One hour will take you sweet F.A. to get used to.

D sleep:

[honer]

Bring On Daylight Savings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[honer]

PS: Those against it take a teaspoon of cement and harden up

;-)

Bring on light at 8pm, beers, girls, warmth.. I'm excited as you can probably tell.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Haha, great - might actually get some useable time to talk to the perth office!

So, what's life like in perth without DST? Does it get dark pretty early?

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

Haha, great - might actually get some useable time to talk to the perth office!

So, what's life like in perth without DST? Does it get dark pretty early?

Gets Dark at about 6.30..other than that..life is just like the East Coast- we have more single chicks and job opportunities here though...single guys take note..

[HLC]

dont knock it til youve tried it.

[eb2flyz]

we did and it got rejected at the polls 3 times already, but we will have to live with it now for three years before the public gets their say at the polls

[strife]

dont you guys get enough sunlight given the sun sets in the west...

if business wants to start early there isnt anything stopping them

[RSgerry]

Originally Posted by strife

dont you guys get enough sunlight given the sun sets in the west...

if business wants to start early there isnt anything stopping them

The problem isnt with the number of hours of sunlight, it is trying to make best use of what we get. It is pointless saying we should get up earlier etc as that doesnt solve the problem. If I got up at 5am, I still have to go to work. As such, any leisure time that is gained by rising ealier is interupted by work. By switching to DST, it means I can do a days work, come home and enjoy a longer period of sunlight.

As for business opening earlier, customers will still want them open until the same time in the evening. So business will just end up being open longer.

The last referendum was in 1992. The population has changed since then and we now get another chance to experience DST. Further, a three year trial will give us a better opportunity to see what it is like, as opposed to a half a summer that the last referendum was based on. Anyway, we dont get a referendum on anything else that politicians introduce. Should schools introduce OBE? Were we asked if we wanted speed cameras? When was the last time a politicans pay rise was put to the public?

I have yet to hear one decent arguement against DST that cant be countered with a little bit of thought. Curtains wont fade, cows will still produce milk, chickens will still lay eggs and kids will be able to sleep at night.

Most places in the world have daylight saving and they still function. Try it.

[eb2flyz]

day 1 of DST and not liking it yet. but i'm sure ti MAY get better ;)

[GXL078]

Went there to get married last January. When we arrived I asked the cab driver what time it got dark and I was shocked when he said 7PM!!! But the sunset was nice and we had more night time to do the honeymoon stuff. Europe is great in summer, you get 15 hours of daylight to see and do stuff.

[auvct]

Originally Posted by KJLynx

I dont care either way. I dont really see the point in changing it. We're doing fine atm. Is that extra hour sun light at the end of the day really going to make a difference?

In regards to the NRL, theres no point in Channel 9 putting it on in prime time when no ones going to watch it. Theres not enough following here in WA.

same here.
shoulda left it how it was.
What about winter?
Shall we have a daylight saving there too so we can get another hour of daylight.
Winter time it gets dark here at 5ish.
As for the NRL i rekon 3am is a better time.
True not enough following it over
A long time ago i think there was some club called the western reds.

[Paull]

I think the main argument against it is for two reasons:

1) Perth itself is not located in the best point of the Time Meridian, that is, if Perth was further east, it would work better for us
2) With respect to people living in the North, namely Canarvon all the way through to Kunnunura, the heat really is a complete bastard and any further exposure I believe is not welcomed by them. I think in this instance, you would really need to ask why Queensland and NT do not have DST?

Laslty, a friend of mine was doing the stock broking thing many years ago. He actually really liked not having DST as everyone in his office would start an hour earlier (miss traffic into the city) and then go home an hour earlier (miss traffic out of city).

[satria]

It's good that NRL is shown at 2am... no one follows it in WA

DST seems to be good so far, yeah it's a little harder getting up in the morning but you benefit in the arvo. You'll live mate, Harden the ****** up - uncle chopper

And yes we do care what judd and cousins do every day, because we are the god damn premiers!!!