Watches are easy. Since they're manufactured on a worldwide basis, you can ALWAYS find one with 24h format capability. Just state it as a requirement at purchase, "am/pm-only" format is a show-stopper. Unlike cellphones a watch is primarly for timekeeping, and you have a right to specify your desired format. Nat
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Millet Sent: Thursday, 2007 March 22 0:53 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38305] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. This is yet another example of the US largely converting internally to international and SI standards but not externally showing that to the world. I wish the Timex watch I bought did 24 hour time. I find it much handier on my computer displays to set it to 24 hour format because I have friends in different countries and it makes it really easy to figure out what time it will be for any of them I actually had someone notice that I used the 24 hour format on my laptop as I was using it in Starbucks today and she enquired as to why. After explaining to her how it helped me keep track of time her response was "Oh that makes sense then. For a second I thought you were just being a snob and refusing to use normal time and normal measurements". After that she had me switch her laptop to it as well. At least that's one person converted :) Mike On 3/21/07, Carleton MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I worked for Amtrak in San Francisco, at least once a week a passenger or two showed up at 0800 for the 2020 departure. Carleton _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kim, Rich (ECY) Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 19:06 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38300] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. Last time I was at Sea-Tac (Seattle) International Airport in January, departure/arrival times were AM/PM. Few years ago my friend and wife took his father-in-law to Sea-Tac for a flight. They left in time to have him catch the 6 AM flight, only it was scheduled to leave at 6 PM! Whoops! :) . ______________ ____ | | RICH KIM, Spatial Database Administrator \ | | | Washington State Department of Ecology | // | P.O. Box 47600 , Olympia, Washington USA 98504 | * Olympia | Phone: (360) 407-6121; Fax: (360) 407-6493 \ _____| E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] `---------' http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/index.html _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Vlietstra Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:12 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38298] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. Mike, I do not recall having ever seen a 12 hour clock on departure boards. Airports that I have used include London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City, Frankfurt, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Madrid, Alicante, Rome (Leonardo da Vinci), Naples, Lagos, Luxembourg, Durban, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Dublin, Hannover, Geneva, Basle, Edinburgh. Maybe we just use different airports - you will notice that there are no American airports in that list. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Millet <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:39 AM Subject: [USMA:38292] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. Really? I've never seen the 24 hour clock used on departure boards for flights. I've seen it used by pilots yes but never on a departure board. But it's been a couple years since I flew so maybe it's changed Mike On 3/20/07, m. f. moon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aviation uses 24-hour clock every where in the world including the USA. marion moon ------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:46:35 AM PDT From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:38290] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. I've noticed 24-hour time format used pretty regularly in the United States in work environments that operate around-the-clock, such as hospitals, public utilities, manufacturing plants, server farms, etc. Scott On Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 09:15AM, "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In Poland 24h time is used for day to day activities. You invite guests >over for dinner at 16:00, you tell your friends that you stay up till 23:00 >with the kids, etc. This is probably normal throughout continental Europe. > >Remek > >On 3/20/07, Stephen Gallagher < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> A bit off topic here but do any countries actually use the 24 hour format >> in their day to day activities? I have heard it referenced on the BBC site >> but especially in the US and Canada the only time 24 hour format is used is >> in conjunction with military time and military operations. >> >> >> >> In Canada, 24 hour time is often seen in relation to air and train travel. >> Schedules and the status displays at airports and train stations are >> listed >> in 24 hour time. >> > -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?" -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
