I just had it out with my boss, who is going to vote no. One good thing came out of the conversation though, I have confirmed that I have the freedom to change my working hours if it doesn't get in.

Sorry to say but no matter what we vote we aint getting it............

Backward state we live

"Scientist have come up with two plausilble theories as to why Crocs are now venturing further south after the recent sightings at Coral Bay. One marine science polartition claims it's because daylight savings has finished in W.A. this has resulted in a greater time difference now between NT and WA. The crocs are taking advantage of this and by coming down into W.A. they are able to lie in the shadows created by the earlier setting sun. This makes them more difficult to see and allows them to stalk their unsuspecting prey. The Other, a Oceanegraphic economist claims the Global Recession is probably more likely to be the cause. In the recent years of economic boom the cost of travel was never a concern. Now with retirees investment funds halved and fuel prices still so high, the Grey Nomad set can no longer afford to travel the vast distances into the great Ausie North. As a result, the availabilty of the crocs natural food source, (the pet Chuaua) has diminished greatly resulting in the Croc having to come further South in search of this reptilian delicasy"



yet another reason to get rid of daylight savings!

less unseriously-if the worst you all have to worry about is a clock change-well things are pretty dam good i reckon. And I say that for myself also (a firm "no" voter)
Those who get really excited and nasty about it all (from both sides) need to get a grip.
Calling WA a backward state-well, maybe you need to get out a bit more perhaps and see what the other 75% of the world live with?

Its all good-either way. None of us are going to die, starve or get lynched or be subjected to Sharia law which ever way it goes.

shark said...

"Scientist have come up with two plausilble theories as to why Crocs are now venturing further south after the recent sightings at Coral Bay. One marine science polartition claims it's because daylight savings has finished in W.A. this has resulted in a greater time difference now between NT and WA. The crocs are taking advantage of this and by coming down into W.A. they are able to lie in the shadows created by the earlier setting sun. This makes them more difficult to see and allows them to stalk their unsuspecting prey. The Other, a Oceanegraphic economist claims the Global Recession is probably more likely to be the cause. In the recent years of economic boom the cost of travel was never a concern. Now with retirees investment funds halved and fuel prices still so high, the Grey Nomad set can no longer afford to travel the vast distances into the great Ausie North. As a result, the availabilty of the crocs natural food source, (the pet Chuaua) has diminished greatly resulting in the Croc having to come further South in search of this reptilian delicasy"



yet another reason to get rid of daylight savings!

less unseriously-if the worst you all have to worry about is a clock change-well things are pretty dam good i reckon. And I say that for myself also (a firm "no" voter)
Those who get really excited and nasty about it all (from both sides) need to get a grip.
Calling WA a backward state-well, maybe you need to get out a bit more perhaps and see what the other 75% of the world live with?

Its all good-either way. None of us are going to die, starve or get lynched or be subjected to Sharia law which ever way it goes.

Mate I just deleted about 30 lines of text because it aint worth the hassel, backward yes and I dont live in the other 75% of the world and DLS wont bother them if we get it.

I respect what you are saying it's just my opinion.

Be cool and look forward to being smoked by you on water some time

Cheers GT

Isn't pretty much everything else in society (ie public transport etc etc) geared around 9-5 workers as they are by far the majority?

getfunky said...

Isn't pretty much everything else in society (ie public transport etc etc) geared around 9-5 workers as they are by far the majority?

not sure about that-certainly not "by far" the majority
Only that they are by far the majority grouped into one tiny area and tend to believe they speak for all of WA, or that Perth is WA.
Hence subsidised train and bus travel for Perth and nearby towns only
Perth only blessed with being told where Multanovas are
Country people struggling for decent health services
Ditto schooling

At least Grylls is getting something happening, even though it might be short of the 25%

If you want a real laugh check out the WA Farmers Federation website

www.waff.org.au/

You can even e-mail Chris Marris : chrismarris@wafarmers.org.au if you like

Daylight savings will hurt children walking home: farmers

The WA Farmers Federation is continuing its campaign against daylight savings, urging voters to consider the impact on children walking home from school in the heat of the day.

Federation spokesman Chris Marris says the 'Yes' vote would increase children's exposure to the dangerous UV rays.

He says over a 12-year school career, the sun could cause significant damage to a student.

Mr Marris says it is also a concern for children going to school on dark mornings.

"We know in country areas unfortunately the 40 kilometres an hour speed limit that we see in Perth and in built up areas doesn't apply, so we've got school children waiting for the bus at the end of driveways and at your farm gate with trucks and cars driving past at 100 kilometres an hour plus, so visibility could be a real concern," he said.

Come on, the 1 hour difference does not dramatically affect the UV levels that kids get. Also, what do they do at lunch time? Stay inside to avoid the worst of the UV rays? When they get home I'm sure they also hide away from the sun.
Peak UV levels happen at 12. Lunch time for most schools I believe, With daylight savings, "sun" time at midday is actually 11, so the UV rating is actually lower.
The dark mornings on is even more incredulous! What happens in the middle of winter? Same thing I spose, but it must be safer to be out on dark mornings in winter with wet roads.

Vote YES, you know it makes sense

Yes , yes and yes from me

I heard that YES votes will be counted as YES and NO votes will be counted as YES.
Put a TICK in the box and it will be counted as YES and CROSSES in the box will be counted as YES.

YES!

noels said...

sorry to say I think we in the west have enough daylight hours in the summer.

My vote will be no.

Err, ahh, the number of daylight hours stays the same... They are just at a better time.

WA = Wait Awhile?????? WTF.

Both Western Australia and Queensland didn't / don't have DLS and are the main drivers of the Australian economy, so why don't the rest fall in line with us.

There's a business argument for you, look where the revenue is coming from and not where it is being "spent" (read wasted).

Does anyone even remember that the vote was previously taken and the answer was NO. It is getting a bit much that we are being asked for a fourth time about something that has been voted on before.

How many different versions of NO do you people need?

VOTE NO

I'll duck my head now

"In The West today" Be Careful how you vote.

The law requires voters to write either Yes or No in the box on the ballot, but the WAEC confirmed yesterday that while any deviation could render a vote informal, a tick would be counted as a Yes vote.

Mr Waddell told about 50 No campaigners, including about 15 Labor, Liberal and Nationals MPs and WAFarmers representatives, the decision to allow ticks was a disgrace.

He said he had a message for the commission: “Yes means yes (and) No means no. A tick? What does a tick mean? You are trying to manipulate the outcome of this referendum by allowing ticks to mean yes and crosses to be informal.

WINDY MILLER said...

CAN EVERYBODY REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING ON MAY 16TH.

IT WILL BE A REALLY CLOSE VOTE.

THIS MORNING WAS STILL DARK AT 7AM so i got to have a nice long lie in; without the sun rudely awakening me.

IF DAYLIGHT SAVING IS VOTED IN IT WILL BE DARK DURING SUMMER EVEN AFTER 7AM!!!!! errrrrrrr dont think so

IMAGINE GETTING UP AT 6AM TO HAVE A SWIM BEFORE WORK you must be as mad as madman, who has overdosed on mad pills

AND HAVING TO WAIT OVER 1 HOUR BEFORE DAYLIGHT!!!!! most times i wait between 9 -11 hrs for daylight.



IF YOU LOVE COMMON SENSE VOTE FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING

c'mon you no voters, pause, take a deep breath, stop thinking up lames excuses, move FWD with the rest of the world.

CHEERS


Daylight saving is common sense ?
A hot issue for sure and we surely all differ on this one but I hope it's voted OUT.
I find that there's enough light by natural timing , normal hours.
Our summers are now hotter than ever due to climate change.
For me, daylight saving extends that harsh Perth summer heat.
My watch and clocks stay on normal hours right through daylight saving.
It doesn't affect me.

pharro said...

Hey Diver
Judging by your Avatar (One of the most arrogant, self obsessed footy players ever) I wouldn't expect any other sort of response from you.

Does anyone even remember that the vote was previously taken and the answer was NO. It is getting a bit much that we are being asked for a fourth time about something that has been voted on before.

How many different versions of NO do you people need?

Spoken like a true idiot!

Good comeback Potts


You No you wanna Vote No

D day

My prediction, the yes vote will get it by 4%