On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:10:46 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> I wasn't born here in Africa and didn't spend primary school years here
> either. But I distinctly recall having to walk to school in the snow and
> in the dark to geet their before 9 o'clock. Not fun. DST would have
> helped.

No it wouldn't - DST makes it darker in the morning. When I was about 11,
the government experimented with using BST all year round. One of the
reasons given for not doing it was that kids would have to go to school
in the dark.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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