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[quote=msangler post_id=326204 time=1664511697]
I think you have an error at UTC-4 as it says "CA".
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I thought the same at first. I thought CA meant California.
Per wiki: "Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada."
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You think that’s confusing? I grew up in Ontario, CA — that is, in the province of Ontario in the country of Canada, not the city of Ontario in the state of California. (By the way, I have for decades lived fairly close to Eastern Passage, CA.)

Rob
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And I had a business in Ontario, CA - that is, in the city of Ontario in the state of California. Got some curiously misdirected shipments from time to time.

The Sun does come up, quite reliably. 10,000 years ago we looked at it, and wondered....

I love to think of our ancestors, who (LIKE US) looked at what they experienced, and wondered, well, WTF? We still do! But, we have discovered WONDERS, both observationally AND theoretically, about the world: It ROTATES. It GOES AROUND THE SUN. Read Galileo, to recall how tough this was. Today we are blessed with quantum mechanics and relativity. The BIG TWO. Whew!

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[quote=msangler post_id=326204 time=1664511697]
I think you have an error at UTC-4 as it says "CA".
[/quote]

I thought the same at first. I thought CA meant California.
Per wiki: "Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada."
[/quote]

You think that’s confusing? I grew up in Ontario, CA — that is, in the province of Ontario in the country of Canada, not the city of Ontario in the state of California. (By the way, I have for decades lived fairly close to Eastern Passage, CA.)

Rob

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Sunsets make wonderful wallpaper backgrounds for your PC! 😄

[quote=msangler post_id=326204 time=1664511697]
I think you have an error at UTC-4 as it says "CA".
[/quote]

I thought the same at first. I thought CA meant California.
Per wiki: "Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada."

I think you have an error at UTC-4 as it says "CA".

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