Frank King wrote:
> >A nice insight into Australian understanding of >the sun was reported in Monday's Daily Telegraph >here in the U.K... > > Western Australia began a daylight-saving > experiment last December ... largely to see > whether it would lead to the energy savings > forecast by the light lobbyists. > > In January one housewife in Perth tried to > sue the state government. She was seeking > compensation ... because the extra hour of > daylight would fade the pattern on her > curtains. > > I wonder if this was a genuine suit. It's been part of urban myth for as long as I can recall that opponents of daylight savings in Oz either base their opposition on the damage it will cause to curtains, or, alternatively, state that farmers don't like it because it confuses the cows about milking time....! cheers, Peter -- Peter Mayer Politics Department The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8303 5606 Fax : +61 8 8303 3443 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CRICOS Provider Number 00123M ----------------------------------------------------------- This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
