Quote:
Originally Posted by ZeroID
DST has been in NZ for yonks. As far as benefit is concerned it's really only that in summer you get up 'earlier', get work out of the way and have an extended daylight period at home to do things while it is still light.
|
I lived in Christchurch alot of my life and DST there is crazy...it gets dark about 9:15 PM...my folks grew up in Invercargill and it's even less necessary down there
Funny thing: most years I get hammered by mozzies while observing, but this year, out of the blue and for no reason that I can pin-point, I have not been hammered at all; in fact the other night at dusk (when I would normally start to get severely bitten) I didn't get one bite! And I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and thongs (ah...jandles!)...a friend of mine was with me and him and his son got peppered...I got zip...anyone out there have any clue as to why I am all of a sudden immune from mozzies?
PS: No mozzies in Christchurch! Or cockroaches....or redbacks....or huntsmen...or snakes...love living in Australia....
