[Bridgetown]

Alabama not alone in this matter! Southeast corner of New Mexico is Central Standard Time Zone, while rest in Mountain Time Zone! Parts of the North Michigan Peninsula is Central Standard Time Zone, while rest of Michigan is Eastern Time Zone! Even parts of East Colorado is Central Standard Time Zone!

[Bridgetown]

Originally Posted by XFS

It does make no sense to me that Phenix City, AL is part of Eastern Time even though they 5 miles away Columbus, GA. Phenix City should be part of the Central Time, you got Russel County, AL that is part of the Central Time it makes no sense everybody is going to be confused about Phenix city, AL time. What you guys think, do you want Phenix City to be in Eastern or Central time?

Phenix City must stay Eastern, just like southeast corner of New Mexico is Central, parts of North Michigan Peninsula is Central, and parts of East Colorado is Central!

[Bridgetown]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

And the Florida panhandle should be part of Alabama.

I surely love that! Their's parts of Texas that want to become part of New Mexico! Also parts of Costa Rica want to become part of Nicaragua!

[Columbus1984]

Phenix City definitely should remain because the vast majority of residents work and shop in Columbus.

[Bridgetown]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Phenix City definitely should remain because the vast majority of residents work and shop in Columbus.

I am absolutely with you on that! I had a former neighbor in Cypress, Tx who now lives in Spring, Tx that told me about part of the North Michigan Peninsula is in Central Time Zone, and he was born in Detroit! Fortunately, that puts Phenix City isn't alone on this!

[Rogarven]

Originally Posted by recycled

Just think about the folks out in the desolate, dry western end of central time in Van Horn, Texas, along I-10 about 100 miles east of El Paso. Today the sun rises there after 7 am and sets after 7 pm. If they drive about 300 miles east to Arizona, they lose 2 hours, crossing from central daylight to mountain daylight time, then to mountain standard time (same as Pacific time) this time of year. .

I remember driving from Lubbock to Flagstaff and gaining two hours back in the '70s. It was weird.

[Bridgetown]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

And the Florida panhandle should be part of Alabama.

That's just like parts of Western Venezuela wanting to become part of Colombia.

[BhutcA]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Yes it IS strange isnt it??


Technically BAMA should be EASTERN TIME!! (@ least some of the state)

Yes Alabama and Mississippi too must go to Eastern Time as soon as possible!

[BhutcA]

Originally Posted by ttownfeen

There's nothing that can be done about the days being shorter in the winter. You're either going to have a late sunrise or an early sunset. Neither is optimal for our working hours, so let's not use that as judge of whether it would be good for Alabama to be on Eastern time or not. Except for the far western fringes, the state is far more connected to the states to the east than those to the west.

It's different now, Alabama and Mississippi except Mississippi west of IH 55 is far more connected to states to the east.

[ColdLover27]

I say go for it. Considering that a lot of Indiana is already eastern, I would just make Alabama and everything directly north of it that's still central into eastern time. Mississippi should stay central though.