> > 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?
Hi there, we use the 24 hour clock in the Oil & Gas industry as well and it is easier than the regular one once you get used to it. No confusion regarding am and pm when communication. Noon is 12:00, midnight is 24:00 so am is anything up to 12 and pm is anything up to 24. Hope that helps <smile> Janet > > Weronika > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
