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Title: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:11:14 AM
Mountain time zone - WTF?
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: steve dave on August 02, 2012, 11:26:10 AM
was always exciting to play @Syracuse for this reason
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:47:22 AM
You didn't happen to ask anybody out there WTF, did you?
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: DQ12 on August 02, 2012, 11:48:14 AM
You know who loves this conversation?  Cas does.

He'll tell you all about how his hs baseball team would have away games and he'd tell his mom the game is at 6 or whatever, and his mom would say "now is that mountain or central?"  And he'd always say "CENTRAL!"

There, Cas.  Now you don't have to post it.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:51:20 AM
You know who hates it?  Me, and I imagine all the court clerks out there when I call in for a hearing and they're all "Um, yeah, we're in the mountain time zone..." all condescendingly.

Is it just something they do to be different, like when the SW'rs wanted to secede from KS?
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: CNS on August 02, 2012, 11:52:24 AM
Sounds like a breeding ground for world travelers.  Calculating timezones before they can walk.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:53:17 AM
Imagine if Nick Russell had to play JUCO ball out there.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: CNS on August 02, 2012, 12:05:17 PM
Jake would have had to steal a bike every day just to find out that he is an hour early AGAIN......

Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: steve dave on August 02, 2012, 01:11:33 PM
You didn't happen to ask anybody out there WTF, did you?

yeah, but I don't remember whatever reason it was they told us. 
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 01:30:12 PM
You didn't happen to ask anybody out there WTF, did you?

yeah, but I don't remember whatever reason it was they told us. 

Everyone but sd, it's your chance to steal...
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: OK_Cat on August 02, 2012, 02:54:19 PM
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When the U.S. Department of Transportation got into the business of deciding where to draw the lines for time zones back when railroads started crisscrossing the country, that line between Central and Mountain time shot almost straight through the middle of Kansas, about 125 miles east of where it runs today.

Over the last century that line has edged westward and even back and forth and north and south a couple of times. As late as 1990, Kearny County, Kan., was switched back to Central Time from Mountain Time by the Department of Transportation after a series of community meetings.

But what's almost more amazing than anything is that the folks (approx 11,000 residents) in these four counties like their Mountain Time. Twice in recent history - 1990 and 2002 - residents have voted 3-to-1 in favor of keeping their Mountain Time--to keep in line with Denver, CO time.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:12:08 PM
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But what's almost more amazing than anything is that the folks (approx 11,000 residents) in these four counties like their Mountain Time. Twice in recent history - 1990 and 2002 - residents have voted 3-to-1 in favor of keeping their Mountain Time--to keep in line with Denver, CO time.

I still ask, residents of those 4 counties (or at least 3/4 of you), WTF?
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: OK_Cat on August 02, 2012, 04:15:36 PM
maybe some other swks elite can back me up, but there's a strange culture among a large chuck of swks that thinks they are from denver.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:23:07 PM
maybe some other swks elite can back me up, but there's a strange culture among a large chuck of swks that thinks they are from denver.

They should vote on either becoming part of Colorado or becoming central time zone.  Pick one.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on August 02, 2012, 04:29:54 PM
maybe some other swks elite can back me up, but there's a strange culture among a large chuck of swks that thinks they are from denver.

They should vote on either becoming part of Colorado or becoming central time zone.  Pick one.

We should trick them into saying once they merge we'll move the Rockies a few miles East so they can see them better.  :lol: Suckers
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:36:07 PM
I want to kick them out.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Stevesie60 on August 02, 2012, 09:00:36 PM
maybe some other swks elite can back me up, but there's a strange culture among a large chuck of swks that thinks they are from denver.

Can (somewhat) confirm. They're all Broncos fans out there. I think Trim's right, force them to join Colorado.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: kim carnes on August 02, 2012, 09:09:38 PM
I want to kick them out.

we have nothing to lose and everything to gain (by kicking them out)
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rams on August 02, 2012, 10:24:07 PM
maybe some other swks elite can back me up, but there's a strange culture among a large chuck of swks that thinks they are from denver.

Can (somewhat) confirm. They're all Broncos fans out there. I think Trim's right, force them to join Colorado.

Can defiinitely confirm.  TONS of Broncos fans but also a lot of Rockies and Nuggets fans.  Syracuse, for instance, is only about 4.5 or 5 hours from Denver and about 7 or 7.5 from Kansas City...so it kind of makes sense.  kind of.

BTW... I grew up 30 miles south of Syracuse and partied there a lot in HS.  Got drunk one night and was bored so I pulled over and stole the sign on the north/south highway that says "now entering the central standard time zone."  Might still be at my mom's house.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 02, 2012, 10:27:20 PM
Syracuse, for instance, is only about 4.5 or 5 hours from Denver and about 7 or 7.5 from Kansas City...so it kind of makes sense.  kind of.

It's 25 minutes from Lakin.  Both in KS.  Get a Syracuse'r to post here.  I need to understand this.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rams on August 02, 2012, 10:32:00 PM
Syracuse, for instance, is only about 4.5 or 5 hours from Denver and about 7 or 7.5 from Kansas City...so it kind of makes sense.  kind of.

It's 25 minutes from Lakin.  Both in KS.  Get a Syracuse'r to post here.  I need to understand this.

Lakin was mountain time zone until the late 80's.  Fact.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: nicname on August 03, 2012, 02:00:22 AM
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But what's almost more amazing than anything is that the folks (approx 11,000 residents) in these four counties like their Mountain Time. Twice in recent history - 1990 and 2002 - residents have voted 3-to-1 in favor of keeping their Mountain Time--to keep in line with Denver, CO time.

I still ask, residents of those 4 counties (or at least 3/4 of you), WTF?

Mucho sunshine!
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: SuperG on August 03, 2012, 02:18:14 AM
BigCat is from Lakin. He thinks he's from Colorado. He would have some interesting input, and maybe even a yarn or two to spin for us lucky BBS'ers.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: DQ12 on August 03, 2012, 02:28:19 AM
BigCat is from Lakin. He thinks he's from Colorado. He would have some interesting input, and maybe even a yarn or two to spin for us lucky BBS'ers.
BigCat thought he knew me IRL for the longest time.  So weird, from my perspective.  I wish I knew him, but I don't.  Hopefully someday?
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: SuperG on August 03, 2012, 02:48:23 AM
BigCat is from Lakin. He thinks he's from Colorado. He would have some interesting input, and maybe even a yarn or two to spin for us lucky BBS'ers.
BigCat thought he knew me IRL for the longest time.  So weird, from my perspective.  I wish I knew him, but I don't.  Hopefully someday?

Hmmmmm... He does live in Denver now, as do I. Are you from SWK? There's quite a few EMAW's here in Denver... not a ton on this board, but there's a handful.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: ChiComCat on August 03, 2012, 04:44:02 AM
Mountain time zone is a pain in the ass.   In the Central time zone, you know your in hour off of the Eastern showing for whatever television you want to watch.  In the mountain, sometimes its Eastern, sometimes its adjusted for Pacific and each channel is different. 

People in western Kansas must be rough ridin' idiots.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 03, 2012, 08:00:58 AM
I have no idea why liking Denver/Colorado would make a Far West Kansan want to have a different clock than the rest of Kansas.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: EMAWican on August 03, 2012, 08:24:48 AM
My favorite is when I'm setting up for a project out in those godforsaken counties and they always say "Now, we're on Mountain Time out here."  I guess they feel like they have to be a part of something else. 

Playing @Syracuse in high school.   :shakesfist: 
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 03, 2012, 08:31:55 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: slobber on August 03, 2012, 08:51:31 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
:lol:
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 03, 2012, 08:53:25 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
:lol:

Yeah, that was a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) post.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: EMAWican on August 03, 2012, 08:53:42 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier   later than you would have otherwise.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: EMAWican on August 03, 2012, 08:57:17 AM
To avoid any more confusion brought on by those darn four counties, here's a link on how time works in the U.S.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/time3.htm
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 03, 2012, 08:59:10 AM
Look, I think we all know how time works. I've already acknowledged that I was wrong before you ever came in and corrected it.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: slobber on August 03, 2012, 08:59:22 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
:lol:

Yeah, that was a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) post.
Now you have outed yourself. I thought you were trying to add to the confusion that Trim was having.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 03, 2012, 09:01:51 AM
Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
:lol:

Yeah, that was a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) post.
Now you have outed yourself. I thought you were trying to add to the confusion that Trim was having.

Yeah, I thought about trying to play it that way but I didn't think anybody would believe me. If I were steve dave, I would just move these last few posts to fanning stuff and hope nobody sees them.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on August 03, 2012, 09:05:37 AM
 :lol: You're making it worse by acting so butthurt.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 03, 2012, 09:07:32 AM
:lol: You're making it worse by acting so butthurt.

Why would anybody get upset about playing Syracuse in high school? You get out of school an hour earlier to go play the game, then you get home a whole hour earlier than you would have otherwise.
:lol:

Yeah, that was a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) post.

Butthurt about what?  :confused:
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: cas4ksu on August 03, 2012, 09:57:05 AM
yeah. mountain time zone is Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!). goodland (more like goofland) is a dump.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: Trim on August 03, 2012, 10:38:35 AM
yeah. mountain time zone is Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!). goodland (more like goofland) is a dump.

Alright, we have a consensus.  4 Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) counties, choose.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: WillieWatanabe on August 03, 2012, 10:51:21 AM
living in the central time zone is just perfect for the sports fan. Those 4 counties are weird.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: SkinnyBenny on August 03, 2012, 11:05:03 AM
living in the central time zone is just perfect for the sports fan. Those 4 counties are weird.

QFMFT.

Know what's weird? "Alaska time." One hour behind Pacific. Awful for sporting events. Awful. I knew Chestnut's hot dog totals hours before I even got to watch it.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: DQ12 on August 03, 2012, 11:05:42 AM
BigCat is from Lakin. He thinks he's from Colorado. He would have some interesting input, and maybe even a yarn or two to spin for us lucky BBS'ers.
BigCat thought he knew me IRL for the longest time.  So weird, from my perspective.  I wish I knew him, but I don't.  Hopefully someday?

Hmmmmm... He does live in Denver now, as do I. Are you from SWK? There's quite a few EMAW's here in Denver... not a ton on this board, but there's a handful.
Not at all.
Title: Re: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS
Post by: ben ji on August 03, 2012, 12:11:49 PM
living in the central time zone is just perfect for the sports fan. Those 4 counties are weird.

Agree, especially during college football season.

Gameday at 9:30 am for a hungover breakfast? Check.

Big 10 appetizer at 11am? Check.

Big 12 scrub game on FSN at 12/1? Check.

Big 12 game at 3? Check.

Pregaming for the bars while watching the Big 12 game at 7? Check.

Catching end of Pac12 game at bars that night? Check