OT: Time Zones

[Fredwina]

Russia covers, I think, five time zones, but the Transiberian Railway keeps Moscow time all the way to the Pacific.

You're close .Russia has 11 time zones. I think we in the "west" forget how Immense a country Russia is.
Drifting OT (in the OT forum), I worked with a Soviet emirege. He told me one time, as a patriotic Soviet, he took a trip on the Trans-Siberain.
"The first Day out of Moscow, I see nothing but trees. Second day, same thing. Third day, I decide Soviet Union will never run out of lumber "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zones_of_Russia

[silver]

Time Zones.......any Indiana residents reading?

Indiana is one of those states that has mixed time zones. its' actaully gotten a little better in the last year. Most of the state isx in the Eastern time zone. Except for five counties in SW In and 5 in NwIN. Prior to this last year, most of the eastern time zone did not observe Daylight savings time. So half the year, the state was the same and the other half it was different.

However, now the entire state goes by daylight savings time. Now some counties are petitioning to change from Eastern to Central.

I once went to a marathon that was about 1.5 hours from my home. It was on the weekend that the time changed for daylight savings time in the Spring. But it was in the Eastern time zone. I live in the Central time zone. I had to look up the time on a special site that the state has to figure time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana

Mr. works two hours NNE of here. he's on Eastern and we're on Central. He has to convert every weekend.

Many people live in one time zone and work in another.

Another time zone tidbit: We used to live in memphis. Memphis is the hub of FEDEX. FEDEX has to coordinate all it's shipments around the world. The pilots there refer to Time at their headquarters (memphis or Central time zone) as "Elvis Time"

[Mr. Bloom]

what happens if you live and go to school on one side of a time zone and the other side is your work. which time zone do you follow?

This is very common in Indiana. I live in two different time zones between our two homes. Weekdays, I live and work in Eastern; weekends in central. I keep my watches, car clocks, and biological clock in eastern which means that I often fall asleep very early on the weekends.

Let's not forget, time is a man-made creation. Our reference points (the earth's rotation and solar orbit) don't change. It's inconvenient to straddle the line, but not the end of the world.

[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.

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[CycleChic06]

Another time zone tidbit: We used to live in memphis. Memphis is the hub of FEDEX. FEDEX has to coordinate all it's shipments around the world. The pilots there refer to Time at their headquarters (memphis or Central time zone) as "Elvis Time"

Hee hee, that just keeps making me laugh...

[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.