Author Topic: Need help from far western kansans, not including extreme NW or SW KS (Read 6556 times)

Trim · « **on:** August 02, 2012, 11:11:14 AM »

Mountain time zone - WTF?

steve dave · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:26:10 AM »

was always exciting to play @Syracuse for this reason

Trim · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:47:22 AM »

You didn't happen to ask anybody out there WTF, did you?

DQ12 · « **Reply #3 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.

Trim · « **Reply #4 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?

CNS · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:52:24 AM »

Sounds like a breeding ground for world travelers. Calculating timezones before they can walk.

Trim · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:53:17 AM »

Imagine if Nick Russell had to play JUCO ball out there.

CNS · « **Reply #7 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......

steve dave · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2012, 01:11:33 PM »

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:47:22 AM

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.

Trim · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2012, 01:30:12 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 02, 2012, 01:11:33 PM

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 11:47:22 AM
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...

OK_Cat · « **Reply #10 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.

Trim · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2012, 04:12:08 PM »

Quote from: OK Cat on August 02, 2012, 02:54:19 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?

OK_Cat · « **Reply #12 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.

Trim · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2012, 04:23:07 PM »

Quote from: 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.

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

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2012, 04:29:54 PM »

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:23:07 PM

Quote from: 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.

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.

Suckers

Trim · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2012, 04:36:07 PM »

I want to kick them out.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:00:36 PM »

Quote from: 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.

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

kim carnes · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2012, 09:09:38 PM »

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:36:07 PM

I want to kick them out.

we have nothing to lose and everything to gain (by kicking them out)

Rams · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2012, 10:24:07 PM »

Quote from: Jakesie60 on August 02, 2012, 09:00:36 PM

Quote from: 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.

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.

Trim · « **Reply #19 on:** August 02, 2012, 10:27:20 PM »

Quote from: Rams on August 02, 2012, 10:24:07 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.

Rams · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2012, 10:32:00 PM »

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 10:27:20 PM

Quote from: Rams on August 02, 2012, 10:24:07 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.

nicname · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2012, 02:00:22 AM »

Quote from: Trim on August 02, 2012, 04:12:08 PM

Quote from: OK Cat on August 02, 2012, 02:54:19 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?

Mucho sunshine!

SuperG · « **Reply #22 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.

DQ12 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2012, 02:28:19 AM »

Quote from: 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.

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?

SuperG · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2012, 02:48:23 AM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on August 03, 2012, 02:28:19 AM

Quote from: 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.
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.