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PoindexterOglethorpe

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12. A 24 hour time system, no AM or PM makes sense,

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:41 AM

Nov 2017

and most other countries use that. Our own military does, but pretty much no where else in civilian life.

If you're suggesting that all time zones be eliminated, and all clocks read the same, I think that would be vastly more confusing than the current time zones. All of China is on one time zone, and I'm not sure that works out real well, but I've never been to China nor do I ever have any occasion to deal with people or companies there.

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Could Massachusetts lead all of New England to change time zones? [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2017 OP

Interesting...thanks TT. sheshe2 Nov 2017 #1

You're welcome. TexasTowelie Nov 2017 #4

Here's the essential problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #2

I live in MA and want this. Cobalt Violet Nov 2017 #6

Why not? What would you gain by being an hour earlier? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #10

Remember the sportscasters saying Cleveland had nice balmy sunsets Kolesar Nov 2017 #3

I've been saying this for a while krispos42 Nov 2017 #5

Why do we need time zones? PJMcK Nov 2017 #7

A 24 hour time system, no AM or PM makes sense, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #12

Am I being stupid? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #8

New England is not just further north. It is almost much further east. Shanti Mama Nov 2017 #9

Daylight saving time has been around since at least WWI. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #11

I like that idea of starting a month BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #13

That would have been the year they did DST PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #14

Map of current time zones: sl8 Nov 2017 #15