As a former Queenslander Ive heard these debate on radio and elsewhere
1. Fading Curtains
Many rural (and urban) families tend to close the curtains when they get home from work to keep out the hot sun, then open them again after the sun goes down to let more air in. Given day light savings gives you one additional hour in the evening after work, this increases the fading of curtains. This may not actually be the case.
2. Cows giving less milk. Cows don't read clocks, so when they give their milk at 4am, each and every morning ready for the trucks to pick up by 4:30am to get into town for us to drink. When daylight savings starts the cow's 4am is now 3am and the cow gives less milk. That is – the reason cows produce less milk in DLS is because they don't know about the change. This may not actually be the case.
3. Killing children (The important one).The kids get out of school at around 3:10pm to (in many cases) walk home. This is fine as the core UV times are 10am to 2pm. Of course in daylight savings they are heading out in the peak UV period (which is now 11 am to 3pm) causing more UV issues. Hats, creams etc help a little – but with 16 or 17 UV ratings the only real protection is to get inside. Sadly, they get run over by cars due to poor light conditions later on in the afternoon. This may not actually be the case.
4. Having to pay a watch repair service to change the time on your watch not to mention appliance repairmen.
And in current news,The switch to daylight saving time in spring, where clocks are turned forward an hour, appears to have more negative impacts than the change back to standard time. Research has shown there is an increase in heart attacks, strokes and other heart-related issues shortly after changing to DST.“ An increase in missed medical appointments and increased emergency room visits and return visits to the hospital are also seen only during the spring transition from standard time to DST,” the AASM study noted. “The one-hour time shift in the spring results in less exposure to light in the morning and greater exposure to evening light. In the presence of continuing social or occupational demands in early morning hours, this delay results in sleep loss and resultant sleep debt. ”The “cellular derangements” resulting from the switch can also lead to other health issues, including a higher heart rate, higher blood pressure and reduced ability to sleep.The study warned these impacts can lead to severe mood changes and, in extreme cases, have been associated with suicide.
