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Daylight savings in queensland more on Cold Rick

26th October 2006

Let's face it, Queenslanders are never going to go for an idea like daylight savings. Apparently 68% of Queenslanders think it would fade the cows and stop the curtains from giving milk (or something along those lines).

To be honest, whilst I am fully for the concept of daylight savings I don't really want them to bring it in up here. Why not? Because we are going to have our own private daylight savings. Our company will be changing it's opening hours to 7am - 4pm. From next week we won't have to battle in the traffic with all the plebs who are working to silly Queensland business hours.

It's really quite simple. If the government won't change the official time, business owners who want to be in step with NSW and VIC and have more daylight hours after work should just change their opening hours. If you are not the business owner, why not suggest the idea to your boss? They might even appreciate you more for being able to think outside the square.

Another advantage for those of us changing our business hours is that institutions like banks, post offices and government offices will keep working to the "official" Queensland time, making them more accessible to the shrewd minority at the end of the sensible business day.

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