Time zones

[bandit957]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

[kphoger]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

[NWI_Irish96]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

[JoePCool14]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

I guess if we're going there, I support DST.

[JayhawkCO]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

Never left the state?

[NWI_Irish96]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

Never left the state?

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

[kphoger]

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

I was once in Mexico when the US switched to DST, but returned to the US before Mexico switched.

This means we didn't change our watches on the drive south, but then, a week later, we did change our watches on the drive north.  That confused some people.

[NWI_Irish96]

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

I was once in Mexico when the US switched to DST, but returned to the US before Mexico switched.

This means we didn't change our watches on the drive south, but then, a week later, we did change our watches on the drive north.  That confused some people.

So in 2000 I had a friend who was late to work on a Wednesday because of the time change. He was in Indy for the Final Four on a weekend where the time changed at his home in Chicago but didn't change in Indy. He went straight from his hotel in Indy to work Tuesday morning, but by that time had forgotten that time had changed and didn't change his clocks at home Tuesday evening.

[JayhawkCO]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

Never left the state?

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

Just find it odd, I guess, that you never went to Chicago in the summer (or any other state other than Arizona for that matter).

[NWI_Irish96]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

Never left the state?

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

Just find it odd, I guess, that you never went to Chicago in the summer (or any other state other than Arizona for that matter).

I should clarify, I never went out of state while the time was changing. Went to Chicago in the summer plenty, but they were on the same time as us in the summer.

[kphoger]

Yep.  Chicago is on Eastern Standard Time during the summer months.   

[JayhawkCO]

I actually operate on Standard Time through most of the year when Daylight Saving Time is official.

There was a time maybe 20 years ago when I was actually operating on Central Standard Time year-round, despite being officially in the Eastern Time Zone. That was because of health problems that disrupted sleep. But this is an area that naturally should be on Central Time.

Meanwhile, I realistically operate on Eastern Standard Time for 34 weeks every year, despite living in the Central Time Zone all year long.

I operated on Standard time for the entire first 22½ years of my life.

Never left the state?

Never lived out of the state. Never was out of the state during time changes.

Just find it odd, I guess, that you never went to Chicago in the summer (or any other state other than Arizona for that matter).

I should clarify, I never went out of state while the time was changing. Went to Chicago in the summer plenty, but they were on the same time as us in the summer.

So then you didn't operate only on standard time. 

[kphoger]

Sure he did.  He operated on Eastern Standard Time.

[JayhawkCO]

Sure he did.  He operated on Eastern Standard Time.

Or Mountain Super Daylight Time.

[NWI_Irish96]

Sure he did.  He operated on Eastern Standard Time.

Or Mountain Super Daylight Time.

I get what you're saying. I went places where DST was in effect at the time, but I never had to experience a spring forward/fall back time change. It wasn't really any different than traveling through time zones at times when DST wasn't in effect.

[Bruce]

Here was my proposal.  Wasn't in the other threads with links here, but I'm sure it was posted somewhere.  Borders are based on TV markets.

The Pacific Northwest makes zero sense on this map. Seattle and Spokane need to be in the same time zone for practical purposes, and the West Coast should be on one time zone for ease of commerce. Driving north/south and having to change clocks is ridiculous.

[kkt]

Just go to Worldwide UTC/zulu and adjust your own schedules acccordingly.

Mike

Wouldn't really address the problem.  Many people would hate getting up at midnight, and disregard civil time, and we'd be back with the mass confusion we had before time zones were created.

[JayhawkCO]

Sure he did.  He operated on Eastern Standard Time.

Or Mountain Super Daylight Time.

I get what you're saying. I went places where DST was in effect at the time, but I never had to experience a spring forward/fall back time change. It wasn't really any different than traveling through time zones at times when DST wasn't in effect.

I understood what you meant after your clarification. I was just being a dick. 

[Scott5114]

I tend to operate on...whatever time zone it is where it's midnight when it's 6am in Oklahoma.

[hbelkins]

Here was my proposal.  Wasn't in the other threads with links here, but I'm sure it was posted somewhere.  Borders are based on TV markets.

The Pacific Northwest makes zero sense on this map. Seattle and Spokane need to be in the same time zone for practical purposes, and the West Coast should be on one time zone for ease of commerce. Driving north/south and having to change clocks is ridiculous.

I-65 has entered the chat.

[Road Hog]

I trust local people and local authorities to decide their proper time within the rules. As long as they are contiguous to a time zone boundary, leave it to them to decide. Of course we don't want a crazy-quilt hodgepodge of time zones like existed before across the map.

[kalvado]

I tend to operate on...whatever time zone it is where it's midnight when it's 6am in Oklahoma.

Working night shift doesn't make you a European

[epzik8]

Here was my proposal.  Wasn't in the other threads with links here, but I'm sure it was posted somewhere.  Borders are based on TV markets.

Garrett County would be in a different time zone than the rest of Maryland. It's the state's how-am-I-still-in-Maryland county anyhow.

[Scott5114]

Working night shift doesn't make you a European

C'est ce que tu penses!

[skluth]

All I can think of while reading this discussion is this