OT: Time Zones

[Mr. Bloom]

Hey Silv...funny we were responding at the same time but in two different time zones!!

[crazycanuck]

K..whilst driving to melbourne last christmas we weren't aware that approximately half way into Western Australia there's a time change of 45 min. Then another time change when we hit the border with South Australia.

I still have no idea why..but then again this is Western Australia & a lot of things just don't make sense here..

Now if didn't have to stay up until midnight during the week to call my mom all would be cool.

Lovely time zones.

c

[Trekhawk]

K..whilst driving to melbourne last christmas we weren't aware that approximately half way into Western Australia there's a time change of 45 min.
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A lot of people dont know about this because its an unofficial time zone.

Read about it here under the Trivia heading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone

I have travelled from Western Australia to the East coast and back more times than I care to remember and never worried about this time change, just changed when we got to the border.

When we travelled to the USA it was Xmas Eve when we left and Xmas Eve when we arrived. Poor kids had two Xmas Eves to wait through before Santa arrived.

[Duck on Wheels]

When we travelled to the USA it was Xmas Eve when we left and Xmas Eve when we arrived. Poor kids had two Xmas Eves to wait through before Santa arrived.

Ah, now this was when the kids wished they were Norwegian, right? In Norway Xmas eve is the big day -- big family dinner, then unwrap the gifts. If they'd been Norwegian kids on that trip they'd've demanded a double set of presents.