Aha! I just discovered this recently, so I actually have the answer. <g>
You can set it to local time through your profile, Ursie. Just go to:
My Profile (at the top of your screen),
View/Update Profile
Scroll down till you get to 'Time Adjustment' and put an 8 into the box there.
Hit 'Update Profile' to make the change stick
- and that's you.
LabRat
(feeling very unusually tech savvy now... )