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@Jim_H
Well we are two days into the 2014 monsoon...

My sister lives on the east side (Speedway/Houghton area) and reported a downpour with the sun shining in the afternoon!

@paulhubbard

reported a downpour with the sun shining in the afternoon

I think there is an actual name for that...was posted on an old forum survey about where people are from..but I must be channeling my inner Kingsnake today, because not finding it in my advanced searches..

edit: after channeling my inner ninja, I think I found it Where are you from?

@friendofThundergod
I think it's called a pourover.
;)

Summer solstice is at 3:51 AM tomorrow. It's the longest days of the year!

@Jim_H
aren't they all 24 hours?

Longest period of time from sunrise to sunset, of the year!

It's too hot to do it here, but miss the 10 PM sunsets I had in Idaho. You could go for a decent hike or bike ride after dinner and still have light until about quarter after 10. Only downside was winter when you would drive to work in the dark and drive home in the dark.

SpiderLegs wrote:Only downside was winter

Minor footnote there.

SpiderLegs wrote:It's too hot to do it here, but miss the 10 PM sunsets I had in Idaho. You could go for a decent hike or bike ride after dinner and still have light until about quarter after 10. Only downside was winter when you would drive to work in the dark and drive home in the dark.

Well, I miss Daylight Savings Time. I leave work so late, and the sun comes up so uselessly early, that other than the yearly change, DST is better. Funny how after an acceptable amount of time, things you initially found annoying end up being your preference. I still would rather we pick one and stick with it! ]

Actually, since Arizona is a state that wants to be different, why not just create it's own time zone, about 30 minutes later. Be between Pacific and Mountain time, and never change. At least then I wouldn't leave work and ride my bike home in the near dark, at the time of year with the latest sunsets.

I think we should go with the Nepalese or Central Western Australia example. Just to mess with everybody.

Jim_H wrote:the sun comes up so uselessly early

It works just fine for me.

Jim_H wrote:I still would rather we pick one and stick with it!

Newsflash... 'one' was picked a long time ago and it sure appears we are 'sticking' with it.

Jim_H wrote:Actually, since Arizona is a state that wants to be different... ... and never change.

It doesn't change

Arizona does it just right. Nothing changes; no confusion.

The states that think they can control the universe and change what time the sun rises and sets are weirdos.

CannondaleKid wrote:

Jim_H wrote:the sun comes up so uselessly early

It works just fine for me.

Jim_H wrote:I still would rather we pick one and stick with it!

Newsflash... 'one' was picked a long time ago and it sure appears we are 'sticking' with it.

Jim_H wrote:Actually, since Arizona is a state that wants to be different... ... and never change.

It doesn't change

To the first response: great, I am glad it works for you. This time of year, being on DST worked great for me, and the sun rising at 550 was pretty good when it set after 8 Pm.

To the second, yeah, that was a mistake and I was for some reason thinking of NM when I wrote that.

The last, that is some creative quoting and you know it. I am proposing something, not asking why they do something. You dishonestly joined 2 separate sentences, which produces a lie. I am proposing that since they like to be different, they should go between a DST and MST by being 30 minutes ahead year round, and after doing so not utilize a shift of time. I am well aware they do not change time in this state.

I've always been a big fan of DST, mainly because there are only a couple weeks in the year in which I have any chance of getting home before dark. Perhaps I'll care less after retiring.

Jim_H wrote: I am well aware they do not change time in this state.

As you know Jim, most places in this state...

Jim_H wrote:The last, that is some creative quoting and you know it. I am proposing something, not asking why they do something. You dishonestly joined 2 separate sentences, which produces a lie. I am proposing that since they like to be different, they should go between a DST and MST by being 30 minutes ahead year round, and after doing so not utilize a shift of time. I am well aware they do not change time in this state.

Oh how quick and easy it is to read things into forum conversations...
My intent was NOT meant as creative quoting or to dishonestly join or produce a lie, I just didn't see the need to include ALL the text, which, as you can see this time I'm including the whole quote so I'm not misunderstood a second time.

I understood your proposal for the 30 minutes, but that would mean AZ was NEVER on the same time as EITHER Mountain or Pacific, which I daresay would be way more confusing. Seems to me there used to be a few counties in Indiana(?) that were 30 minutes off the surrounding ones... dont' know if that is still true or not.

Good thing it isn't 45 minutes off the hour like I believe it is in at least one area of the world.

Whatever, I'll stick with it staying the same year-round while those around us change.

Nice storm blew through the pass. Nice lightning display and a little snow deposited on the peak across the pass.

Some impressive looking cells blowing up in radar over the higher elevations today... A few days ahead of when I was expecting them!