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Just curious. I know FoLCs come from around the world, but just how well do we have things covered? The poll is by GMT/UMT offset. I'm working from this site . It would probably help if you went there first to find your time zone/offset. You can also check this large map from Wikipedia and this page (which, unlike the first one, doesn't require Flash Player). To make things simpler, I'm ignoring the partial-hour time zones. If you happen to live in one, just pick whatever is closest to you. I'm also ignoring Daylight Savings. If you travel around a lot, just pick whichever one seems most like "home." Your permanent mailing address, where you spend the most time, where most of your family lives... whatever works. If all else fails, go with where you are right now. For your convenience, I've included a couple of cities/regions in each time zone. These were pulled off the list from the first site, pretty much at whim. Please don't be offended if I chose one city over another or if I (and/or the site) overlooked your city. It's just a quick and rough reference.
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That's a fun one - I'm curious to find out if we cover all the zones. That would be cool. 
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six out of 24 so far.
If you use windows, double-clicking on the clock in the bottom RH corner should give you a display that shows a clock and calendar, and says which time zone you're in.
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If you use windows, double-clicking on the clock in the bottom RH corner should give you a display that shows a clock and calendar, and says which time zone you're in. Mine's set to display continuously. Great poll, Hatman. I live at GMT-8, but am just leaving for GMT-10. Can we count that?  Artemis the time zone nut
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I live in GMT +1 All the best from Austria, Barb PS: I like you idea 
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I'm in GMT -5. Carolyn
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I'm in GMT -6, the midwest. Kate 
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GMT +10 a Sydney girl (though you knew that already from looking where I'm from).
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I'm in GMT -3. I live in the south of Brazil, near to Porto Alegre (state of Rio Grande do Sul).
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I am currently in GMT - 8(Seattle) , so that's what I marked... but home is GMT + 4 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)..
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I'm *in* GMT - and I mean that literally, working as I do in the centre of Greenwich. The observatory where the zero meridian is located is just ten minutes walk away from my desk. Yvonne
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I'm *in* GMT - and I mean that literally, working as I do in the centre of Greenwich. The observatory where the zero meridian is located is just ten minutes walk away from my desk. Oooh! that is just SO cool! /me wishes she lived somewhere special, too...
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That is pretty cool, Yvonne. I'm just wondering where all our Asian FoLCs are. Metwin1? Meclone2? You still out there? Paul (Physically in GMT-5, although where the mind is seems to be rather debatable... )
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Oooh! that is just SO cool! /me wishes she lived somewhere special, too... Since when is Montreal not a cool place to live? I mean, really?!? Yvonne, I bet I've walked past your building. It's been over a year now, but I spent a fair amount of time in Greenwich. You lucky duck! I'm high in the mountains, in the Mountain time zone, which translates to GMT -7. Sue (who has the obligatory tourist photo of herself standing on the meridian at Greenwich)
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(who has the obligatory tourist photo of herself standing on the meridian at Greenwich) Me too! me 2!  ...When I visited Greenwich in 2000, I had a picture of me taken, with one leg on either side of the line
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GMT -8
Been on the West Coast of the USA for a long time.
I'm afraid we may not have all 24. Any FoLC's in the Pago Pago time zone?
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Me too! me 2!
...When I visited Greenwich in 2000, I had a picture of me taken, with one leg on either side of the line Yes, me three. I've travelled around the world quite a bit, always avoiding guided tours and the usual tourist traps. (My honeymoon was spent backpacking around Turkey for a month...no sipping pina coladas on the beach for me!) However, I do feel compelled to take the obligatory tourist photo when the opportunity presents itself. I have the Greenwich photo, me kissing the Blarney Stone, my hand in the Boca de Veritas...all the usual suspects. (I hang my head in shame.)
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I didn't see an option there for "simultaneously co-exists in 2 time zones".
I'm EST and CST depending on what day of the week it is. I can't tell you how confused I get trying to watch any television program regularly.
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