Originally Posted by Suzi
The guy who invented DST should have been shot for his idea. I hate the change and feel it's just another of those totally unnecessary happenings .............
They went without it in Ireland one year as an ecperiment and several children were knocked down, some killed, by cars because they had to walk to school in the dark along country roads. Daylight saving is vital in places which are far from the equator, because the useful part of the day does not stay in the middle.
I can see that it does not make much sense to people who live closer to the equator though. personally, the only problem I have with it is not knowing when it is happening. I think lots of places try to put it on a holiday weekend, which may account for the regional variations.