When told the reason for Daylight Saving time, a wise old Indian said: "Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket."
Well, if you're a white man - and they're getting fewer in this country all the time - last night was time to cut a foot off the top of the blanket and sew it to the bottom.
Daylight Saving Time has been a veritable Australian institution as far back as 1916, except for Queensland which only chose to join the rest of the country in 1971 and for a short spell from 1989 until 1991. They've got different balls up there!
P.S. Of course, if you can't afford a gold Rolex and have to get the time from your smartphone, Bill Gates will have done the reset for you. Oh, and before I forget, today is also the anniversary of the German Reunification in 1990, and here on the Far South Coast it's also a total fire ban. Have a nice long weekend - and don't forget the Aeroguard!
