[USMA:28123] Re: Time

[Carleton MacDonald]

The meltdown usually comes when people have to actually use it (loose produce, meat cut to order, etc.), and not just buying a package of something.  They see steak priced by the kg and don’t know how much to order.   cm   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of G. Stanley Doore Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 19:34 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28121] Re: Time   More and more stores and systems are using the 24 h clock.  The tide is turning to it and to metric.   You are correct that most people don't pay attention to the date or time until it's needed.  The US is gradually going metric and most people don't know it.  More importantly people don't care unless directly confronted with it like on grocery store shelves.  And then, most won't mind if all products were consistently labeled in metric with associated unit pricing.  Of coarse there always will be objectors no matter what is done - either way.   Stan Doore   ----- Original Message ----- From: john mercer To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: [USMA:28118] Time   Yesterday Doreen and i bought some gas for the car.  She used are bank card when we got the receit the time was in 24 hour mode.  I believe that most electronic cash registors give the times on receits in 24 hour time.  Even on my cell bill when it shows the times of calls they are in 24 hour.  In the states if you buy gas and use your bank card is the time on the receit  in 12 or 24 hour?  I would dare say that most people when they get a receit they don't even look at the time.  I have known about 24 hour time since i was a child.  My dad used to use it on our boat.  Cheers.