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[Marghanita da Cruz]

To complete the picture, below, some people have several hours of commuting 
from home to jobs by public transport and live on poorly serviced public 
transport routes- probably worst in Canberra - I was amazed by the story I 
heard about commuting on public transport between Gunghalin to Woden a 
couple of years ago.

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Jan Whitaker wrote:
>> At 05:10 PM 20/06/2011, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>>
>>> Some things are natural - for eg, people using lights at night, fridges
>>> consuming more during the day, etc. But I think we need a more
>>> sophisticated understanding of real needs, rather than assuming that
>>> today's baseload is somehow sacred.
>> We're back to manufacturing and business needs. Going to work during 
>> day shifts focuses daytime usage. I wonder what would happen to power 
>> needs if there were a 2nd shift approach in more industries. Oh, and 
>> how about impact on peak hour(s) traffic, both roads and public 
>> transport? That could also be spread out.
>>
> <snip>
> 
> This was the idea behind flexitime - which has been around for 30 years at 
> least. Workers adjusted their work hours to suit these kinds of things. I 
> recall noting that some people worked really long hours, they were there 
> when I arrived and left...then it dawned on me, they had a company car, 
> while I strolled into work.
> 
> By the way, Sydney Harbour Bridge now has variable toll - I would expect 
> Melbourne's tollways would too.
> 
> Marghanita


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