Daylight Saving.

[packercolinl]

Shortly we,in Perth,West Australia,go to a referendum to determine whether we accept permanent daylight saving. This is an ongoing argument considering we really do have heaps of sunlight anyway,it's just how we use it. The business lobby wants to trade closer to our east coast state times,the health nuts want to run,ride,swim or whatever in the cool of the morning in daylight not dark.

I would like some views from forum members.

My interest is mainly in our American cousins viewpoint considering they have a similar geographic span.

How do you cope?

Is it an issue for personal reasons?

Don't hold back with your true feelings!

Spill your guts!!

Col.

[ozzy72]

I'm supremely indifferent... but then I've not been in Perth for nearly 28 years

[Fozzer]

That the lovely thing about living in the the British Isles... ....

Wherever we go, or whoever we Telephone, we are always in the same Time Zone!... 8-)....!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...Timeless... ...!

[Anxyous]

That the lovely thing about living in the the British Isles... ....

Wherever we go, or whoever we Telephone, we are always in the same Time Zone!... 8-)....!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...Timeless... ...!

That's not really true... while it's true, that GMT never changes, you guys go on BST during the Summer

[aussiewannabe]

Unless all Australian territories agree to Daylight Savings, it won't benefit anyone.  Air Traffic schedules will continue to be messed up because some territories do it while others don't.

Here's some additional reading on Daylight Savings:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html

[Fozzer]

That the lovely thing about living in the the British Isles... ....

Wherever we go, or whoever we Telephone, we are always in the same Time Zone!... 8-)....!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...Timeless... ...!

That's not really true... while it's true, that GMT never changes, you guys go on BST during the Summer

...but all of us are still in the SAME Time Zone when it changes, as opposed to you Blokes; "over there"....... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[Anxyous]

That the lovely thing about living in the the British Isles... ....

Wherever we go, or whoever we Telephone, we are always in the same Time Zone!... 8-)....!

Paul...G-BPLF...FS 2004...Timeless... ...!

That's not really true... while it's true, that GMT never changes, you guys go on BST during the Summer

...but all of us are still in the SAME Time Zone when it changes, as opposed to you Blokes; "over there"....... ...!

Paul.... ...!

What's that supposed to mean?

[Fozzer]

What's that supposed to mean?

Note that neither your age nor location in the World is given on your Avatar or Profile, the natural assumption is therefore that you live in the USA..."over there".... with differing Time Zones......!

Paul...G-BPLF...Aged 75....and living in England, as detailed on my Avatar...and Profile...which makes inter communication between Members easy......!

...that's what its supposed to mean!...!

..your use of the American word; "Guys" is also a give-away......!

[Hagar]

The question is, what benefit would you get from changing it? Some people are never happy unless they can change things that have worked perfectly well for years. When they finally get their way they'll find something else to concentrate on. I could never see the point of constantly messing people around just for the sake of it.

I don't see the business argument at all. Before I retired I dealt regularly with customers & suppliers in different time zones all over the world. It's something you get used to & we never had a single problem with it. All we had at the time was phone & FAX. Should be even easier now with modern methods of communication.

Note that neither your age nor location in the World is given on your Avatar or Profile, the natural assumption is therefore that you live in the USA...with differing Time Zones... ...!

I could be quite wrong Paul but I had the idea that Anxyous is somewhere in Europe.

[Fozzer]

They also have "Daylight Saving" in the USA and Canada...>>>>

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-z ... es/usa.htm

...which further complicates their differing Time Zones, East to West!

...its all beyond me!... .... ....!

Paul....Old Father Time... 8-)...!

.... ....!

[Ang2dogs]

Bad enough THEY have to screw with the time, but what's scaring me the most, is that THEY also wanna start screwing with the weather. Or should I say screw up the weather, or better yet, THEY just gotta screw things up any way, makes me wonder what's next, reversing the Earths rotation?

[Anxyous]

What's that supposed to mean?

Note that neither your age nor location in the World is given on your Avatar or Profile, the natural assumption is therefore that you live in the USA..."over there".... with differing Time Zones......!

Paul...G-BPLF...Aged 75....and living in England, as detailed on my Avatar...and Profile...which makes inter communication between Members easy......!

...that's what its supposed to mean!...!

..your use of the American word; "Guys" is also a give-away......!

I actually live farther from the US than you guys do

[charlesed]

It's easy enough for me to understand...

GMT-5 in the summer, GMT-6 in the winter.

[Fozzer]

It's easy enough for me to understand...

GMT-5 in the summer, GMT-6 in the winter.

Depending upon where you live....East to West...

Eastern Standard Time.
Central Time Zone.
Mountain Time Zone.
Pacific Time Zone.

http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtml

Paul...G-BPLF.

...all very complicated for our on-line Multiplayer flights...;0...!

[scalper_old]

It's easy enough for me to understand...

GMT-5 in the summer, GMT-6 in the winter.

Depending upon where you live....East to West...

Eastern Standard Time.
Central Time Zone.
Mountain Time Zone.
Pacific Time Zone.

http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtml

Paul...G-BPLF.

Forgot one Paul for Canada We have the maritimes or Atlantic time. ! hour ahead of eastern Standard Time.