Re: [RML] Time zones (was IRC today)

Merlin (merlin at macrae.com.au)
Tue, 08 Apr 1997 01:30:15 +1000

Too techo for me Rhonda but I trust your calculations - maybe. the Great
Unmack should come back with something. <g>

Blessed Be
Merlin

At 07:51 7/04/97 -0700, Guppy wrote:
>I think I got this right,
>
>For those of you who don't care about all the particulars anyone that does
>daylight savings in the US, come to the IRC 2 hours later. For those that
>don't, like us in AZ, come one hour later.
>
>The so many hours next day/yesterday stuff is confusing, it's easier if you
>all just add or subtract total hours. For example Alan and Andrew were 18
>hours ahead of AZ time before (those of you in CO were on the same time) but
>with their time change they will now be 19 hours ahead of AZ and with the
>rest of you going daylight savings (we don't need any more daylight down
>here<g>)they will be 20 hours ahead of CO.
>
>In conclusion, for all those that do daylight savings which is most:
>
>Pacific add 21 hours to your time to get their time
>Mountain add 20 hours to your time to get their time
>Central add 19 hours to your time to get their time
>Eastern add 18 hours to your time to get their time
>Atlantic add 17 hours to your time to get their time
>
>to go from their time to your time just subtract that many hours.
>
>If they continue to do the irc at 2pm on Saturday afternoon then that will
>be in daylight savings times in the US:
>
>Pacific 5pm Friday
>Mountain 6pm Friday
>Central 7pm Friday
>Eastern 8pm Friday
>Atlantic 9pm Friday
>
>Add one hour if you don't do daylight savings. For example in AZ we are in
>Mountain time so we would come at 6pm but since we don't do daylight savings
>we would come at 7pm instead.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Rhonda
>
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