TimeZone change: update your profile!

[Low Light Mike]

If you live somewhere other than Saskatchewan, then that means that effective last night, you aren't observing daylight savings time (until next Spring).

So you need to go into your member profile screen (click on your user-name, and then click "modify profile" near the top of the screen).

Then scroll down to near the bottom, and find the button that says "Currently Observing DST". Change the toggle to say "NO".

After you click "modify profile" in the bottom-left corner of that screen, your forum clock should be correct.

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(and as a Sociology experiment, lets track the number of new posts in other threads that ask the question about "Why is my forum clock wrong?". )

[Northern Exploration]

What about those who recognize Queen of Richmond time? Like Newfoundland on the east coast, her time is a half hour different than the rest of BC. No way to prove it though as she is so secretive there is a ban on bridge visits. Not even Donella and Chris have been on that bridge yet .

[Balfour]

Nov 2, 2008 8:44:58 GMT -8 Northern Exploration said:

Not even Donella and Chris have been on that bridge yet .

Actually they are part of the Queen of Richmond's crew. ;D Chris's roofing job is just a cover up.

[Ferryman]

Hey! Don't make me edit your post so you don't blow my cover!

*Quickly throws on the roofers uniform to cover the Captains uniform and epaullets which says Queen of Richmond on it*

[Kahloke]

Speaking of the Forum Clock, when you first open the page, and are still a guest, the clock hasn't changed there yet.

[Low Light Mike]

Nov 2, 2008 12:48:52 GMT -8 Kahloke said:

Speaking of the Forum Clock, when you first open the page, and are still a guest, the clock hasn't changed there yet.

Thanks, I've fixed that now, on the forum's global setting.

[Northern Exploration]

Nov 2, 2008 11:46:30 GMT -8 Ferryman said:

Hey! Don't make me edit your post so you don't blow my cover!

*Quickly throws on the roofers uniform to cover the Captains uniform and epaullets which says Queen of Richmond on it*

Does Chris change in phone booths like superman? Must be getting tough because with the advent of cellular phone booths are getting scarce. The Prelude is a bit small to change in. Forget I even raised this it is getting too TMI (Too Much Information for those who are opposed to MSN speak ). Donella has BC Ferries tattoos and often wears BC Ferries uniforms so is hiding her Queen of Richmond uniform in plain sight. I hear her Esquimault tattoo is in truth the QofR in disquise. The plot becomes a bit less muddy.

[hwy19man]

Nov 2, 2008 8:18:56 GMT -8 Low Light Mike said:

If you live somewhere other than Saskatchewan, then that means that effective last night, you aren't observing daylight savings time (until next Spring).

Just so you know, the NE area of BC (Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor, Dawson Creek etc.) and SE area (East Kootenays) do not change their clocks either. Most of Saskatchewan does not change either except Denare Beach and Creighton on the Manitoba border and the Lloydminster area on the Alberta border. Quebec's far eastern North Shore do not change their clocks either, that area is just below the Labrador border along the Gulf of St. Lawerence.

[Kahloke]

And, if we have any members in Arizona or Hawaii, those two states don't observe Daylight Saving Time, either.

[WettCoast]

Nov 2, 2008 19:21:29 GMT -8 hwy19man said:

Nov 2, 2008 8:18:56 GMT -8 Low Light Mike said:

If you live somewhere other than Saskatchewan, then that means that effective last night, you aren't observing daylight savings time (until next Spring).

Just so you know, the NE area of BC (Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor, Dawson Creek etc.) and SE area (East Kootenays) do not change their clocks either. Most of Saskatchewan does not change either except Denare Beach and Creighton on the Manitoba border and the Lloydminster area on the Alberta border. Quebec's far eastern North Shore do not change their clocks either, that area is just below the Labrador border along the Gulf of St. Lawerence.

Regarding the easternmost parts of BC and time changes -- the Peace River area stays on PDT (or MST, if you like) throughout the year. They do not change their clocks even though they live west of the 120th meridian. Further north in Fort Nelson, they do change, keeping the same time as in most of BC. The East Kootenay is different again, as they keep Mountain Time year around; MST during Nov through to April, and MDT for the rest of the year. The Kootenay Lake ferry Osprey 2000 crosses right over the time zone boundary.

Geography lesson: The Pacific time zone is actually based on 'solar time' on the 120th meridian. All areas within 7.5^o longitude of 120 should be observing Pacific Time, but of course, politics messes things right up. Places east of longitude 112.5^o west should be on Mountain Time, and places west of 127.5^o west should be on Alaska Time. That would include most of NW BC including Kitimat, where I live.

What do I mean by solar time? That is what the whole world used before the Canadian, Sir Sandford Flemming, came up with the concept of 'Standard Time' about 130 years ago. With solar time noon actually occurs at mid day - half way between dawn & dusk, and when your shadow points due north (or south if you are in Australia). The 120th meridian passes right through Kamloops. During the winter months in Kamloops noon actually happens at noon. In Kitimat during the summer the real noon (i.e. solar noon) happens at about 25 minutes before 2 pm.

[hwy19man]

Nov 2, 2008 22:07:08 GMT -8 WettCoast said:

Nov 2, 2008 19:21:29 GMT -8 hwy19man said:

Just so you know, the NE area of BC (Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor, Dawson Creek etc.) and SE area (East Kootenays) do not change their clocks either. Most of Saskatchewan does not change either except Denare Beach and Creighton on the Manitoba border and the Lloydminster area on the Alberta border. Quebec's far eastern North Shore do not change their clocks either, that area is just below the Labrador border along the Gulf of St. Lawerence.

Regarding the easternmost parts of BC and time changes -- the Peace River area stays on PDT (or MST, if you like) throughout the year. They do not change their clocks even though they live west of the 120th meridian. Further north in Fort Nelson, they do change, keeping the same time as in most of BC. The East Kootenay is different again, as they keep Mountain Time year around; MST during Nov through to April, and MDT for the rest of the year. The Kootenay Lake ferry Osprey 2000 crosses right over the time zone boundary.

Geography lesson: The Pacific time zone is actually based on 'solar time' on the 120th meridian. All areas within 7.5^o longitude of 120 should be observing Pacific Time, but of course, politics messes things right up. Places east of longitude 112.5^o west should be on Mountain Time, and places west of 127.5^o west should be on Alaska Time. That would include most of NW BC including Kitimat, where I live.

What do I mean by solar time? That is what the whole world used before the Canadian, Sir Sandford Flemming, came up with the concept of 'Standard Time' about 130 years ago. With solar time noon actually occurs at mid day - half way between dawn & dusk, and when your shadow points due north (or south if you are in Australia). The 120th meridian passes right through Kamloops. During the winter months in Kamloops noon actually happens at noon. In Kitimat during the summer the real noon (i.e. solar noon) happens at about 25 minutes before 2 pm.

Thanks for the clarification on the East Kootenay area. One thing I remember is when I travelled through Creston in the summer two years ago. The town does not change their clocks and remain on PDT year round. I wonder if other areas close to Creston along hwy 3 do the same thing such as Kingsgate, Yahk, and Erickson? Here is a link to the Creston situation, www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=be874a0c-8b4c-421e-9850-c7df3b55c155&k=86973

Orcasnative, an american chat friend of mine has told me the DST fiasco Indiana State is going through. That state did not observe DST until two years ago and many there have ignored the change.