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2007-08-24 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela to change time zone by 30 min in September

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-08-24 01:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 I had to check the link to see if it was ScrappleFace or The Onion. Hey, I've got an idea: maybe Venezuela could use part of Zimbabwe's timezone. With the economic meltdown in Zimbabwe, I doubt they are using all of it

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-24 02:16|| 2007-08-24 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Ever considered just changing the time schools and businesses open? Oh, nevermind. I forgot that you had a thing for the grandiose solutions.

Hey Oogo ~~the Clown~~, while you're at it why don't you change the number of hours in the day, too. And don't forget to tell the plant and animal life when you change the time zone so they will know when they can expect to start enjoying more hours of natural light.

Posted by gorb 2007-08-24 05:02|| 2007-08-24 05:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't they try this in the French Revolution? Different calendar, different system of timekeeping, the whole works.

Posted by Mike 2007-08-24 06:43|| 2007-08-24 06:43|| Front Page Top

#4 yup. And what he isn't saying is that this screws up the software and business routines of anyone outside the country who tries to do business with them.

And that is not a side-effect, it's quite likely one of the main purposes.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-24 07:06|| 2007-08-24 07:06|| Front Page Top

#5 What would be the effect of the oil and gas pipeline values opening/closing at 12:00 while others at 12:30?

Posted by ed 2007-08-24 07:12|| 2007-08-24 07:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Underwear will be changed every half hour. And worn on the outside so we can check...

Posted by Hugo 2007-08-24 09:07|| 2007-08-24 09:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Any different than changing Daylight Savings Time around so that it is longer than 'Standard' Time?

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-08-24 11:56|| 2007-08-24 11:56|| Front Page Top

#8 There's nothing inherently stupid about changing the time zone. As this map shows, Venezuela straddles two time zones. And many other countries have a half-hour zone (Hugo's buddies in Iran, for one -- but also Australia).

It's the rationale that gets me: "a more fair distribution of the sunrise". Next he'll command it to rain only after sundown.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-08-24 12:22|| 2007-08-24 12:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Chavezs economic intelligence is no better. On January 1, 2008 the national money, the Venezuelan Bolivar, will go through a currency change to the new Bolivar Fuerte which will take three zeros from it's current value. The government says that the new strong Bolivar will end inflation.

AS; Thanks for the new trivia question. What do Iran, Venezuela and Australia have in common?

Posted by DoDo 2007-08-24 12:31|| 2007-08-24 12:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Half hour later in Newfoundland.

Posted by Skunky Glins5285">Skunky Glins5285 2007-08-24 13:11|| http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/]">[http://john-smokegetsinmyeyes.blogspot.com/] 2007-08-24 13:11|| Front Page Top

#11 If Hugo's been making so much money from oil, and the profits have been fairly distributed... why is the currency losing so much value?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-08-24 13:21|| 2007-08-24 13:21|| Front Page Top

#12 Bananas, anyone?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-08-24 15:58|| 2007-08-24 15:58|| Front Page Top

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