"Bert" <Albert@coldmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:MPG.1fadb857f708b78e989ae5@nntp.dsl.pipex.com

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> It's just that many of us would like it to get dark at
> 4:30pm instead of 3:30pm on the shorter days and at
> 6:00pm instead of 5:00pm on the run up and run down as
> this would at least give the illusion of more day light.

So get up earlier instead of sleeping the daylight away..!

> In the morning, dark is dark is dark is dark and it
> matters not one jot as most kids get driven to school
> these days and few of us have cows we have to get up and
> milk.

Like I said, get up earlier and start work/school at 8 instead of 9. Then
when you finish it will still be light.

What do you think people did before clocks..?!

> And an extra hour of light in the evening in the summer
> would be pretty cool too!

So don't sleep it away in the morning..!

Ivor