daylight saving time begins tonight

Once again I'm glad to be Queenslander.

Loving Summer!

In August too! Bonus.

winter

I'm cold cold cold. I can't get warm. I'm sniffing and sneezing. Nothing's as fun as usual. Bring on spring. Lucky it's only a few weeks away. I feel sorry for you southerners who have this for half the year.

I don't want to gloat...

... but how excellent is it to live in wonderful, temperate Brisbane!

Today was a bit hot, though. Got up to 29 degrees.

just so you know...

... It takes 2-3 washes to remove 30+ sunscreen from your hair. Apply carefully.

Why I love NOT having daylight savings

Many of you southerners think that we Queenslanders are behind the times because we do not put our clocks an hour forward in the summer months.

For the record, let me say that I love NOT having daylight savings time. Here's why.

• I love that it's easy to get out of bed in summer. I wake up naturally at 5.15 and have time to do some jobs and hang the washing before I go to the gym at 6am. In winter I need to set my alarm, drag myself out of bed and drive in the dark.
• I don't like putting the kids to bed while it's still light.
  
• DLS time actually makes people stay at work for longer. You don't feel it's as late as it is so you keep on working. This is why governments instituted it in the first place (so I've heard).
  
• Queensland is a big state. Up north it is hot. Really hot. People escaping to their air conditioned offices do not want an extra hour of sunlight and extreme heat after work in the afternoon. Much better to finish work at the equivalent of 5pm than 4pm. North Queenslanders look forward to it getting dark. DLS will never be good for them.

BTW. Some people say that Qlders are just worried about their curtains fading. This is not my concern. I have blinds.

Anyone else passionate?

UPDATE: Just re-read this. I sound a bit red-neck. I'm not, really. I'm not anti-south either. I loved living in Sydney. Brisbane is better, though!