That was made up by southerners....there are actually real reasons why people in the hotter northern areas of the country don't want Daylight Savings.
Absolutely right Serene. And Bruce, please stop quoting that silly Peterson line...”that it would fade curtains prematurely, and put the chickens off laying.” It was always rubbish, and everyone knew it.
What’s the use of extra daylight at the end of a hot day, when all you want is the damned sun to go away so things can cool down a bit. Also, in the northern latitudes there’s effectively no twilight, so dark comes so quickly it minimises that extra hour’s light benefit anyway.
But even in NZ, I hated DST, as being a GP, I saw repeatedly the adverse effects on the kids and mums who were frazzled out by the end of summer, as the effect of getting up earlier, but getting to sleep no earlier accumulated. Heck, all my young days we did not have DST, yet were still able to play tennis without lights up to 8.30pm in summer because there was a decent twilight
there.
One of the joys of moving to Queensland Australia from Hawkes Bay NZ was NO DAYLIGHT SAVING..!
For once I’m actually with your president elect.
As to the objection one poster raised - that when going on holidays you have to adapt to different times zones - that’s the one time it’s ‘cool’. Because it emphasises you are actually away somehwere different, and you are not trying to observe normal routines anyway. I definitely support the concept of setting the clock to the best compromise for the zone, then leave the damn clock alone..! Cheers, Pete B