Here's one thing, just one thing I want to know about Indiana

[CreekDog]

what the f#*&%*#& time is it there??? :banghead:

part of it's in central part in eastern, none uses daylight savings time. :wtf:


(yeah, yeah I know about Arizona, I lived there and although my time never changed, everyone out of state's did --which I had to keep track of, not to mention Monday Night Football moves from 6pm to 7pm midseason with no warning.) :banghead:

[zanne]

1. I heard that it's in the westernmost part of Eastern Standard Time. nt

[CreekDog]

5. except Chicago suburbs which are on central

but the central time zones do have daylight savings (or not?).

goofy state. the corn don't care what time it is and basketball can be played indoors so the time don't matter.

[babylonsister]

2. Olbermann just said polls close there in 1/2 hour (don't quote me-I think).

Another hour for NC, or is that the other way around? :hide: Big help, aren't I? ;)

Edit to add this is true; that info was just repeated, but to further complicate things, it's 5:34pm CT here.

[CreekDog]

14. ok

i think i got it now.

[Cant trust em]

3. I knew CreekDog was going to have something funny to say.

Got me a solid afternoon chuckle.

[CreekDog]

9. Well thank you

you know, my *not-getting-stuff* has become legendary in the lounge.

:hi:

[RainDog]

21. yeah. he has trouble figuring out male and female :)

the time used to stay the same and not go on DST. this changed and the time now, as I post with my time stamp here, 7pm. (edt) Honestly, I didn't know a portion of the state had stayed on a diff. time.

[boobooday]

4. No, they mostly do daylight savings time now. For the past couple of years.

But there are three time zones, I think.

I was born and raised there, and I loved NOT resetting clocks twice per year. Although like you say, the tv times change!

[CreekDog]

6. three time zones and you never reset your clock

that is if you never leave the house. :dilemma:

[EstimatedProphet]

7. It's Eastern Standard Time the whole state.

[CreekDog]

8. they changed that recently didn't they?

i recall reading about this and thinking, there is no way to set up Indiana time in any sort of acceptable and consistent fashion unless you put the neighboring states in the same time zone also.

i just thought it used to be Chicago burbs were in central, Cincinnati burbs were in eastern, etc.

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

11. Right around a year and a half ago

It was right before we moved here in the fall of 2006.

[CreekDog]

13. i hope that didn't delay your move

:dilemma:

[karynnj]

12. No it's not - Lake County is with Chicago

and is on Central time - though I guess it would be Central daylight now. This is a huge Democratic county with Gary, Hammond, East Chicago and a bunch of suburbs

[CreekDog]

15. IMHO all the middle states should be the same time zone

too confusing otherwise. :shrug:

(on edit: yes Idaho and Ohio should be in the same time zone):hide:

[Jackinbox]

16. It's not that unusual

Several states have the same issue. MI, TN and KY have part of the state Eastern and part Central. The Chicago suburbs and Evansville are Central, the rest of the state is Eastern.

Part of CO is Central and part is Mountain time. I believe TX is the same way.

Having two different time zones in a state isn't that unusual.

[CreekDog]

17. I know it's not unusual

but it is an abomination before God. :yoiks:

[karynnj]

22. I like your definition of middle

[CreekDog]

24. what about Pennsylvania?

:think: :rofl:

[EstimatedProphet]

18. My mistake.

[stranger_with_candy]

10. They do now use daylight savings time

But parts of the state are in central time zone.

[AllentownJake]

19. It makes sense for them

The people who live in the northwestern part of the state go on Chicago time because they work in Chicago. I'd be more critical but I dated a girl for a while from that area and when she explained it to me...it made sense.

[stillcool]

20. Returns being posted here:

http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/primary/sos_primary08?page=office&countyID=-1&partyID=-1&officeID=36&districtID=-1&districtshortviewID=-1&candidate=

[Buzz Clik]

23. Some western counties are currently on CDT; the rest is EDT.

The whole state now uses daylight savings.

[CreekDog]

25. i will treasure this map always!

thank you! :applause:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

26. I'm in Portage right now, and it's 12:06 AM CST. And we're on Daylight savings time