One of the few problems I have with JoeUser, as a site, it the time difference. A lot of the activity occurs while I’m pushing out Z’s on the other side of the world. It can be somewhat frustrating because it means often times, my responses are missed because everyone else has moved on to the next conversation, article or what have you.
There is nothing anyone can do about this, I know, but I was thinking what I would like to know is where JUsers are, in terms of the time. For instance, I know Tex is in Hawaii, so it is easy for me to work out what time it is there, relative to where I am. But with a lot of the people here, apart from a few names of states or cities, I’ve no real idea of the area or the time zone a lot of you are in.
To this end, I’d like to find out a bit more information. I’m not asking for addresses or for any personal information, just the town or closest major city and the state or territory where you all live.
I will kick off with a little bit of information about my suburb, city and state:
I live in a seaside suburb called Maroubra, which is an aboriginal word meaning like thunder and said to be so named because of the sound of the surf. The first house in the area was built by Humphrey McKeon, the great, great (?) grandfather of the DJ in my band. Maroubra is also considered one of the best surf beaches in Sydney, even better than Bondi or North Narrabeen. This year, in fact, Maroubra Beach became the second Australian beach to be named a National Surfing Reserve.
Maroubra is located in the district referred to as the Eastern Suburbs of the greater Sydney area. Sydney is the oldest and largest city in Australia but contrary to some popular beliefs, is not the capital of Australia. The capital is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory, about 3 hours inland and south west of Sydney. Sydney is the capital of the state called New South Wales and is known around the world for its beautiful scenic harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge (affectionately known as The Coat Hanger) and for the Jorn Utzon-designed Sydney Opera House.
New South Wales, or NSW for short, is Australia’s most populous state, but with two-thirds of the state population live in Sydney and the bulk of the remainder living somewhere along its 1900 kilometre coastline. NSW is nicknamed either the First State or the Premier State. It is bordered by Victoria to the south, South Australia to the west and Queensland to the north. There are a number of emblems representing the state: the floral emblem is the Waratah; the bird emblem is the Kookaburra; the animal emblem is the Platypus; and the fish emblem is the Blue Groper.
Weather wise, it is subtropical in the north of the state, cool temperate in the far south. The coastal strip is separated from the inland by the Great Dividing Range. Inland, the weather varies from cold in the mountain ranges, cool temperate on the southern plains and arid in the north-west. Time wise, NSW is GMT +10 hours normally and +11 hours during daylight savings, as we are now. The time is referred to as Eastern Standard Time or EST.
So, there you have it. This is my suburb, my city and my state. Looking forward to learning more about yours.