Time Zones (Was HBP Down Under)

[songbird3411]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Joe Bento" <joseph at k...> wrote:
 
>> Not really... that would be confusing to state it as such.  Arizonia 
never switches their clocks.  They remain on Mountain Standard Time 
(GMT -7) year round.<<

Mindy replies:

As a native Arizonan, I can provide some clarity here.  True, Arizona 
does not go on Daylight Savings Time.  True, in effect, it means we 
switch from Mountain Time to Pacific Time.  True, in truth, we remain 
on Mountain Standard Time, while the rest of Mountain Time goes on 
Mountain Daylight Time.

So, when I set the clock on my computer, I don't have to change from 
Pacific to Mountain time and back.  The OS has an option 
called "Mountain Standard Time-Arizona" or something similar.  That 
way, while other computers automatically change time for daylight 
savings time, mine does not.

However, in the summer, it does get silly to think of my state on 
Mountain Time.  No one from the East Coast (or anywhere else in world) 
understands why we are different than the rest of Mountain Time.  And 
forget trying to look up TV or radio listings under Mountain Time.  So, 
in the summer, I just treat schedules and such as if I am on Pacific 
Time.  So, when figuring out times for summer release, group all of 
Arizona under the same listing as Los Angeles.

Mindy - who adores not having Daylight Savings Time and thinks the rest 
of the country is crazy.