irb(main):001:0> Rails.version => "3.2.13" irb(main):002:0> ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone => :utc [1] 2.0.0-p0(main)> require 'active_record' => true [2] 2.0.0-p0(main)> ActiveRecord::VERSION::STRING => "3.2.13" [3] 2.0.0-p0(main)> ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone => :local