Daylight Savings

I love Daylight Savings- wish we could just move all the clocks forward (at least) an hour permanently. I hate mornings, so I couldn't care less if it was dark until 9am.

Seems to me like it's getting way too complex though trying to align all the times everywhere. Historically only parts of Australia have observed DST at various times but is it what the people want? Western Australia made a snap decision this October to implement DST in early December (thanks for the computer chaos!!) after not participating previously - they even have their own Political Party.

Now I hear that the USA is moving DST forward this year by three weeks - more chaos! Microsoft have dedicated an extensive resource to the topic as well - all I can see is headaches and abuse from customers whose appointments are an hour out of whack. Israel have an even more complex problem as it is tied to moving religious festivals.

For more info on DST look on Time and Date - the Black Stump Time page also has more references.

Just turn 'em forward an hour everywhere at the same time and leave 'em, I say! Who cares about the curtains fading in Queensland....

Enjoy the Sunshine!