[USMA:22280] Re: ] failure to establish metric newsgroup

2002-09-22 Thread Pat Naughtin
Dear All, It took me three sessions to get my vote through. But I got there eventually. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia on 2002-09-23 08.11, Wizard of OS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the vote procedure is too complicated I did it after my second run! - Original Message

[USMA:22281] Re: ] failure to establish metric newsgroup

2002-09-22 Thread Bill Potts
I did it in one, and received the appropriate acknowledgement. However, I agree that the method is ridiculously complicated. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin

[USMA:22282] questions to canadians

2002-09-22 Thread Wizard of OS
hi, why does Cananda still not use 24 h format? bye

[USMA:22283] RE: questions to Canadians

2002-09-22 Thread Bill Potts
You might take more care with your spelling of Canada. Anyway, take a look at http://www.greyhound.ca -- just as one example of Canadian use of 24 h format. (There are many others, of course.) Choose any origin and any destination to see a schedule. Also, here's a line from one of their pages:

[USMA:22284] RE: questions to Canadians

2002-09-22 Thread Ezra Steinberg
Just checked the following link for the shuttle to the Casino Rama: http://www.greyhound.ca/fares/casino.html All the times are listed in AM/PM format. Ezra Bill Potts wrote: You might take more care with your spelling of Canada. Anyway, take a look at http://www.greyhound.ca -- just as

[USMA:22285] Re: questions to canadians

2002-09-22 Thread CarletonM
In a message dated 2002-09-22 19:43:00 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: hi, why does Cananda still not use 24 h format? bye In timetables and other transportation they do. It's used more in Quebec than in the other provinces, though in a different format: 18h15 and not

[USMA:22286] RE: questions to Canadians

2002-09-22 Thread Stephen C. Gallagher
- Original Message - From: Ezra Steinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 22, 2002 21:49 Subject: [USMA:22284] RE: questions to Canadians Just checked the following link for the shuttle to the Casino Rama:

[USMA:22287] Anomolous use of am/pm format

2002-09-22 Thread Ezra Steinberg
Just looked at the following page that clearly is intended for Canadians (not American tourists): http://www.greyhound.ca/fares/commuter.html While the schedule grid uses the 24 hour format, the text explanation preceding it uses am/pm format. Interesting (and weird to me) ... Ezra

[USMA:22288] RE: questions to Canadians

2002-09-22 Thread Bill Potts
That's really strange. Their Toronto-Montreal schedule is pure 24 h. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ezra Steinberg Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 18:49 To: U.S. Metric

[USMA:22289] RE: Anomalous use of am/pm format

2002-09-22 Thread Bill Potts
VIA Rail is 24 h. http://www.viarail.ca/en_index.html Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ezra Steinberg Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 20:48 To: U.S. Metric Association