I think you mean 0000 UTC. As you may remember, though, I've made that mistake, myself, too. (Senior moment? Brain fart?)
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James R. Frysinger Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:57 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:17028] Re: Celebrations in Maastricht Han, Is it 2400 UTC that the shift takes place to the euro all across euroland, or does each country shift according to its time zone? Jim Han Maenen wrote: > > To-night, on this special New Year's Eve there will be a large celebration > in Maastricht to welcome the euro and it will be on TV. It was in this small > city that in 1992 the decision was taken to adopt the euro on 2002 January > 1. > At exactly 24:00 hours the euro will replace the guilder as the legal > currency. But people can still pay with their old currency for some time, in > our country till January 28. > > Han -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
