I was taken by surprise when I heard that daylight saving time (DST) came into effect in Australia on October 3rd. I am used to DST events usually occurring in April and November, so an October date was a surprise. Having December, January and February as summer months is sufficiently confusing.
Luckily, DST date occurred on a long weekend, so I had an extra day to adjust to losing an hour of sleep. It is actually a really good idea to transition to daylight saving time on a long weekend. It really reduces the effect of losing an hour of sleep.
In the fall, when you gain an hour as you come of DST, it does not take long to get used to the change. Just sleep in for an hour, or stay up an hour later, which is a more likely scenario.
Getting back to the concept of DST, I do see the benefit to instituting this type of time shift. However, one thing that I particularly liked about living in Saskatchewan, was that it did not have daylight saving time. It was dark and cold all the time, not just in winter. :-) Just joking on the 'dark all the time' part (but not on 'cold all the time').
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In defense of SK, I remember frying an egg on the sidewalk in Summer when I was a kid. That was hot.
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DST can indeed be confusing -- especially for a mother trying to keep track of when it is appropriate to call her family in Australia!
Okay, earlier this month, we were 14 hours apart. Now we are 15 hours apart. In November, when we move our clocks back, here in Canada -- we will be 16 hours apart from you.
And then there is Colin in Queensland -- where the time does not change. Earlier this month, he and I were 14 hours apart. In November, we will be 15 hours apart.
And in Spring, the whole cycle reverses, and begins again. Sheesh!
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