We have the worst problems when trains depart between midnight and 1:00 am, for this very reason.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ma Be Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:49 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28110] Re: Calendar, date and time On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 23:27:38 Carleton MacDonald wrote: ... >To the public, the day does not end at midnight; it ends when they go to >bed. This is where the 24 hour clock is very helpful. Ito?=s pretty clear >when the time goes from 2359 to 0000 that Something Happened. Not so clear >when it goes from 11:59 pm to 12:00 am. >... I'd like to submit that Carleton's point above is precisely the source of all the confusion behind this am/pm discussion. Indeed, if a day has ended, for instance, why continue reckoning it beyond 12??? This is totally illogical to me indeed. What this actually demonstrates is the the end *REALLY* happens at 12:59 since people NOW start all over again at 1:00 (Go figure...)!!! How irrational and silly, I would say, wouldn't one agree?... Marcus ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
