Sunday, December 09, 2007

Chavez Changes Venezuela’s Time Zone

Well, his excuses aren’t any worse than the ones used by America’s legislators when they moved Daylight Savings Time. 

Venezuela creates its own unique time zone on Sunday, putting the clock back half-an-hour on a permanent basis.

President Hugo Chavez says that an earlier dawn means the performance of the country will improve, as more people will wake up in daylight.

“I don’t care if they call me crazy, the new time will go ahead,” he said.

But critics say the move is unnecessary and the president simply wants to be in a different time zone from his arch-rival, the United States.

The new time puts Venezuela four-and-a-half hours behind Greenwich Mean Time, and out of step with all its neighbours.

(4) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0924 hrs
Foreign Affairs

  1. “I don’t care if they call me crazy”  Ok Your crazy- also an evil, tyranical little dicator

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 09, 2007 at 1540 hrs


  2. Call him what you want Dan and I agree with your other statements, but thankfully he is not a dictator.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 09, 2007 at 1544 hrs


  3. Rule by decree is so much fun.  Next up: the 260 day year because weekends are so unproductive for the government.  Under discussion: limiting the speed of light to 70 mph as a safety measure for the children.

    Posted by Random10 on December 09, 2007 at 2248 hrs


  4. If Venezuela could only repeal the Law of Gravity, to do away with how friction is robbing productivity.

    LOL.  My password was “Congress.”

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 11, 2007 at 1130 hrs


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