I don’t have time to write much today because I’m too busy tearing my hair out trying to teach the folks in Santiago, Chile how to tell time. They don’t seem to understand that their clocks are running 5 hours faster than they should be.
I can’t understand why they can’t fix such a simple-to-correct problem. As an example, right now, my clock clearly says that the correct Pacific Standard Time is 2:15 AM Sunday, November 19, 2023. but, weirdly, theirs doesn’t! Somehow, the Chileans seem to agree that, yes, this is Sunday, but they have the confused idea that the correct time of day is 7:15 AM.
Octo-woman has tried to patiently but firmly point out the error to the citizens of Santiago, but they just won’t listen.
The big hand on their clocks is pointing to the 3 very nicely, but the little hand is supposed to be pointing to the 2 – not the 7.
They don’t seem to understand how inconvenient this is for me this week. Today, I would like to watch the USA’s wheelchair basketball team play their first game in the Parapan Games in Santiago. In spite of my expertise on how to tell what time it is, I have to confess that I don’t really know much about how basketball is played. But because one of the players on the team is my great great nephew A J Fitzpatrick, I have become a dedicated, bloodthirsty fan of the sport.
The first wheelchair basketball game the USA will be playing is today at Santiago’s incorrect time of 12:30 PM. This means I’m going to have to get up very, very, very early. In order to live-stream the game on http://www.panamsportschannel.org, I’m going to have to get up in the middle of the night – at 7:15 AM Enumclaw, Washington time.
It will probably still be dark outside. I hope I’ll be able to remember where the bathroom is.
At any rate, I am determined to be wide awake, a cup of just-brewed coffee in hand, and tuned in at 7:30 AM to watch the game.
The reason for my fierce determination to see it is because I am worried about the outcome of the game. A J’s team will be playing the Brazilian team. I read that Brazil’s teams are noted for their formidable talent, and are considered a powerhouse in gold medal paralympics. I hope they’ll be kind to my great great nephew and if they aren’t, they’ll be hearing from Octo-woman who is rather well-known for being a sore loser.
Here’s the roster of players for both teams. https://para.results-santiago2023.org/#/discipline/WBK/results/M.TEAM5—45080—–.GP02.000200–
The next two games for the USA team is Monday, November 20th against Puerto Rico at the incorrect time of 4:00 PM; and on Tuesday, November 21 against Columbia at the incorrect time of 6:15 PM. You can see the entire schedule, and the games will be available for viewing on the Pan Am Sports Channel through the following link: https://www.panamsportschannel.org/main.
Right now, the correct time is 3:30 AM. See ya in 4 hours, A J.
FOOTNOTE: okay, the correct time is now 9:04 AM. The game just finished, and I have to tell you what happened. (You knew I would). USA WON OVER BRAZIL 42 to 82. Yayyy! It was very exciting and certainly kept me wide awake. I’d like to tell you all about it but now I’m going back to bed to get some sleep! (Note: if you watch the games, A J’s shirt is supposed to have a “24” on it.)
Haha, I wondered what you were doing up so early this morning. It was still dark at 6am but it really lightened up to a breezy sunny morning. I am glad you got to view the game. Enjoy your morning nap!
Yes Gwenie we had trouble too..wow trying to translate their military style times ugh. We also were 1 hour off due to Day Light Savings ending . I hope you get to tune in the next few days. The visual & audio coverage were good ! A j is no. 24 He did get in the game late in 4th quarter !!!!
I’m with you on the Chilean clocks! I think I broke my brain trying to translate military time and then time zone time to fill in my calendar for each game. And then woke up to discover they don’t employ Daylight Savings time so I still missed the first quarter! Fortunately AJ knew I’d be late so he waited until the 4th quarter to join the action. He is such a considerate guy! I’ll wave to you from my seat at tomorrow’s game! 👋