User:Rhatsa26X

'"Who Besides me is sick and tired of the annoyingly idiotic 45-year-old Indiana time zone joke?" "ONE State, ONE Time, NOT Eastern!"'

First off, Rhatsa is the name of my ten year old siamese cat, 26 is the county number of where I live, and I use X because I use "Rhatsa 26" on at least 23 other sites. I was originally "Rhatsa26W" but I forgot the password and ended up changing it to Rhatsa26X.

Born in Pensacola Florida, I am a former "navy brat". My political views are mainly neutral. I think oil companies are thieves. I cannot stand Kentucky as they often seem self-centered. The reason I do not have hardly any respect for Indianapolis is their tendancy to be completely opposed to anything that could benefit this end of the state. Some days I, and many other people around here think we would be better off being a part of Illinois. Indy has been trying to derail Interstate 69 for some four decades and are still trying to screw it up even now. Another issue that annoys me about "glorious capital" is their completely idiotic view that their afternoon golfing time is more important their childrens safety. Being on Eastern Time, their kids are catching the bus in the dark on frozen roads, because most of the snow and ice melt blends need the sun to work adequately. The rest of the state has to foot the bill for every time they have a Two and Three-Hour Delay because of their ignorance. Business is important, but NOT more impotant than children's safety. Besides, hasn't Indiana had enough of the bad time jokes that we certanly are down here.

Birthplace

 * Pensacola, Florida (32588) Aug 1982 - Dec 1982

Lived in (In order)

 * Chula Vista, California (91921) Dec 1982 - Apr 1986
 * Fort Branch, Indiana (47648) Apr 1986 - 16 Oct 1987
 * Atlantic Beach, Florida (32224) 16 Oct 1987 - 15 January 1988
 * Jacksonville, Florida (Mayport Naval Station) (32233) 15 January 1988 - 14 Apr 1992
 * Norfolk, Virginia (23521) 14 Apr 1992 - 23 Nov 1992
 * Virginia Beach, Virginia (23636) 23 Nov 1992 - 01 Jul 1994
 * Owensville, Indiana (47665) 03 Jul 1994 - 11 Dec 1998
 * Owensville, Indiana (47665) 11 Dec 1998-

Time Zones Lived In

 * Central Time Zone August - December 1982, April - October 1987, July 1994 - Present
 * Eastern Time Zone October 1987 - June 1994
 * Pacific Time Zone December 1982 - April 1987



One thing to point out. I still plan to remain a member of WikiProject Indiana, and I'l still keep up with events in Southwestern Indiana, even after I leave, but I'll probably join WikiProject Tennessee as well.

Basically I have become disillusioned about living in a state that cannot agree about time. It is for that reason among others that I would like to move to to Middle Tennessee an area, despite being nearly due southeast of SWI, is completely on one time and New York Time is nearly two hours away, rather than 20 minutes away.

Lived In (4 States - 10 Locations)

 * California
 * San Diego County
 * Chula Vista
 * Florida
 * Consolidated City of Jacksonville and Duval County
 * Atlantic Beach
 * Jacksonville
 * Mayport Naval Station
 * Escambia County
 * Pensacola
 * Corry Station (Birthplace)
 * Indiana
 * Gibson County
 * Fort Branch
 * Owensville (Current)
 * Virginia
 * Independent City of Norfolk
 * Bayview Area
 * Consolidated City of Virginia Beach
 * Birdneck Area

Commonly Visit (1)

 * Illinois
 * Mount Carmel

Frequently Visited (2)

 * Kentucky
 * Henderson
 * Owensboro

====Visited as a Destination within Lived In or Ajacent States (5 States, 15 Cities/Towns, 26 Locations)====
 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * California
 * Anaheim
 * Disneyland
 * Florida
 * Jacksonville
 * Gator Bowl Stadium
 * Jacksonville Riverwalk
 * Museum of Science & History
 * Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
 * Lake Kissimmee
 * Pensacola (Lived in Jacksonville at the time)
 * St. Augustine (Several Times)
 * Indiana
 * Evansville (Frequently Visits)
 * Bloomington (Now that someone from Southwestern Indiana can get there without risking life or limb.)
 * Indiana University
 * Assembly Hall
 * Greencastle
 * Indianapolis
 * Conseco Fieldhouse (2 occasions; 2003 Girls, 2009 Boys State Basketball Finals)
 * RCA Dome (2001 ISSMA Band Finals)
 * Ben Davis High School (2015 Softball State Finals)
 * Indiana State Capitol
 * Indiana State Museum
 * Mitchell
 * Santa Claus
 * Holiday World (Almost Annually)
 * Vincennes
 * George Rogers Clark Memorial
 * Vincennes University (My College Alma-Mater)
 * Vincennes French Commons
 * Auburn, Indiana
 * Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
 * North Carolina
 * Morehead City
 * Virginia
 * Hampton
 * Jamestown Settlement
 * Norfolk
 * Virginia Beach
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico
 * Baja California
 * Tijuana

Visited as a Destination outside of Lived In or Ajacent States (5 States, 9 Locations)

 * Florida
 * Pensacola
 * Corry Station
 * Pensacola Naval Air Station
 * Pensacola Beach
 * Fort Pickens
 * Kentucky
 * Louisville
 * Fort Knox
 * Newport
 * Missouri
 * St. Louis
 * Branson
 * Tennessee
 * Consolidated City of Nashville and Davidson County
 * LP Field
 * Tennessee State Capitol
 * Tennessee State Museum
 * Nashville Entertainment District
 * Country Music Hall of Fame
 * Opryland
 * Ryman Auditorium
 * Nashville Parthenon
 * The Hermitage
 * Franklin
 * Thompson's Station
 * Columbia
 * Texas
 * Houston
 * Texas City
 * Battleship Texas

Stopped as a Sleepover (7 States, 9 Cities)

 * Arkansas
 * Forrest City
 * Florida
 * Warrington
 * Naval Air Station Pensacola - Pensacola
 * Indiana
 * Fort Wayne
 * Jasonville
 * Mississippi
 * Grenada
 * Biloxi
 * South Carolina
 * Florence
 * Virginia
 * Covington
 * Tennessee
 * Clarksville
 * Franklin

Been Through on the way to any above destination (7 States)

 * Alabama
 * Arizona
 * Georgia (U.S. state)
 * Louisiana
 * New Mexico
 * Ohio
 * West Virginia

Educational Background
Kindergarten
 * Fort Branch Community School
 * Atlantic Beach Elementary School

1st - 3rd Grade
 * Neptune Beach Elementary School

3rd Grade
 * Tarrelton Elementary School

4th & 5th Grade
 * Birdneck Elementary School

6th - 8th Grade
 * Fort Branch Community School

High School
 * Gibson Southern High School

College 5 Years (2002-2007), Two majors, Broadcasting (AAS) & Loss Prevention & Safety (AAS), First Major (Broadcasting) dropped out 2005, Second Major (Loss Prevention & Safety) graduated in 2007
 * Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana 1 Year (2001-2002)
 * Vincennes University

Wikipedia
Overall, the vast majority of my contributions have been pertanant to Indiana, mostly Gibson County, Indiana. I am mostly responsible for the detailed listing of the IHSAA conferences which I have yet to complete for a lack of information. I have created most of the templates for not only Gibson County but a bit of Southwestern Indiana as well as at least nine other counties, seven conferences, and a very large percentage of articles on the IHSAA.