> Dear Weronika and Tamara, > > I am delighted by your insights. When I traveled in Germany a couple of > years ago, there were things that threw me for a loop. > The incredible sandpaper provided in the restrooms.
Sandpaper? Do you by any chance mean the sort of thick gray recycled stuff? I wish they had it here! > The look on the waiter's face when I ordered non-alcoholic beer! I can see that <g> > Anyway, I wrote to explain the military usage of hundreds for hours. > My dad was in the Navy for 30 years, so I always knew how to reckon time in > 24 hours. > > For the military, time is written in four digits > > 7:00 AM = 0700 > 4:00 PM = 1600 > > All those trailing zeros make time look like hundreds. I guess it does, it just sounds very confusing when they say it. > Really, really early is "Oh dark thirty" I'll try to remember that <G> The last confusing time detail I can never remember properly - do you use 00 or 12 for midnight and noon, and which one is pm and which one is am? Weronika - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
