bobinspain
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| posted on 14/9/11 at 10:51 PM |
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24 hour clock or a.m/p.m. Not hybrid.
I know it's no big deal, but am I alone in finding the above an unnecessary irritant?
You can't have 0455pm.
You CAN have 1655 hrs or 4.55pm.
So please decide which it's to be Chris. Right now the time-tag is a dog's breakfast. Either go for the 24 clock (a-la military), or go
for the 'civvy' a.m. p.m. nomenclature, but please let's not have a hybrid of the two.
Keep up the great work.
Bob.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 07:39 AM |
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I can honestly say I have never noticed, so it bothers me not a jot.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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ReMan
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 07:52 AM |
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All alone.
And I have a long list of irritants, that' not one of them 
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stevebubs
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 08:17 AM |
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?? Where are you looking? I can only see 24 hour time stamps on posts, no am/pm.
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bobinspain
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 08:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
?? Where are you looking? I can only see 24 hour time stamps on posts, no am/pm.
Steve.
Check any post-lunchtime, (post-meridian, p.m.) posting, either in this list or the main index.
Once we are past 12 noon, (1200hrs), we get all p.m. times listed as: '0' something or another p.m. It's the only time I've
EVER come across it, as it's wrong !!.
So 3.15pm (civilian notation), or 1515hrs (24 hr clock or military), becomes erroneously, 0315pm. which doesn't exist (except in the Locost
Forum).
0315hrs does exist. It's 3.15 in the morning 3.15am. (ante-meridian: before the meridian).
It's mixing the military 24 hr clock with the civilian am/pm clock and it' plain incorrect. You end up with a
'bastard-hybrid.' (my words).
I may not know much about cars, but with 3,500 military flying hours behind me, trust me! I'm correct on this one.
My point being that on a superb website such as this one, a glaring, yet simply corrected error could do with addressing.
('nuff said).
Regards, Bob.
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whitestu
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:00 AM |
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What really annoys me is when people write something like '10am in the morning' as though you could have it in the afternoon if you
wanted.
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:00 AM |
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Me
When you fly alot it gets bloody annoying, ex military so 24hr clock for me only please. Its when they put the 24hr as the am time then witer pm after
really grates me.
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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Benzine
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:16 AM |
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Control panel > edit profile > select 24 hour
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:40 AM |
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the clock on my oven goes from 2359 to 2400, then 0001, i think that would send you to the mental home if you had this oven.
personally, meh, its only an extra 0 really isn't it? doesn't offend me... or as Ben says, change to 24 hour clock in control panel.
personally i have bigger things to worry about 
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:47 AM |
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Not quite sure how that will influence my flight times on tickets at airports around the world!!!!
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Control panel > edit profile > select 24 hour
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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ReMan
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 09:51 AM |
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Ha ha
I think that big brother has been watching
And doing................
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Fozzie
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 10:36 AM |
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No.......I really don't know what the problem is here 
I do not get am or pm on the posting times ... all I see is, for example, 09:00, or 10:50, or 13:00 or 23:15 (all examples ... ...)
I do not get the 'am' or the 'pm'.......
Have you selected the 24hr in your profile as suggested, and is your puter set to the 24hr clock?
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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ReMan
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 10:43 AM |
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Earlier today, at the time of my first response, Bob's post time said 23.51PM and Nigesses respose post said 08.39AM.
And now they don't.
And I've changed nothing..............
Dark forces?
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bobinspain
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 10:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
No.......I really don't know what the problem is here
I do not get am or pm on the posting times ... all I see is, for example, 09:00, or 10:50, or 13:00 or 23:15 (all examples ......)
I do not get the 'am' or the 'pm'.......
Have you selected the 24hr in your profile as suggested, and is your puter set to the 24hr clock?
Fozzie
As Blackadder would say............."Ah Ha !!!" Selecting 24 hr clock hides the fact that the 12 hour clock displays 'nonsense
times' like 0455pm. "Out of sight, out of mind."
I can live with that.
Thanks Fozzie.
Regards, Bob.
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 11:23 AM |
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As above - I have 24 hour clock selected and it displays correctly
btw "ante-meridian" should be "ante meridiem"
P. Dant
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 11:27 AM |
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ha, work this one out then...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=144437
look at the edited dates on this one
two different date formats, UK and US unless there's now a 27th month i wasn't told about
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ReMan
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 11:32 AM |
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So why my no display AMPM now, as mentioned I've not changed nothing no sir?
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 11:37 AM |
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What baffles me is the fact that we have 23:59 and 00:01, where have the 2 minutes inbetween them gone? 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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bobinspain
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 11:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
As above - I have 24 hour clock selected and it displays correctly
btw "ante-meridian" should be "ante meridiem"
P. Dant
At least have the good grace to check your facts Mr Dant. (P or otherwise).
MERIDIAN. It refers to a line of longitude (imaginary) passing great-circle fashion through the north and south geographic poles.
In the case of am and pm the MERIDIAN in question is that of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. As a matter of fact, our longitude here in Spain
(Castellon) is just about spot on zero.
Regards, Bob. Squadron Leader R E Lee. RAF (ret'd).
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bobinspain
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 12:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
ha, work this one out then...
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=144437
look at the edited dates on this one
two different date formats, UK and US unless there's now a 27th month i wasn't told about
Yep, that's them thar Yanks fer ya.
What's been headline news all week? "9/11" ten yr anniversary thereof.
That's the 11th day of the ninth month. Not the way us Brits would normally do it. We say 7/11. Eleventh day of the seventh month.
Just because I can't spell Armageddon, it's not the end of the world !
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Fozzie
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 12:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
So why my no display AMPM now, as mentioned I've not changed nothing no sir?
Dunno .... I have never had the am/pm display,and nope, I've not touched owt ......
Having a bit of trub seeing what our Blake is talking about on that link posted above.....
mind I've an 'edache and only 36 hours post op........
Fozzie
Edit to add....I have found it! ( Blakes link, date difference!.)...
The date format is also an option in each users profile............
[Edited on 15-9-11 by Fozzie]
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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bobinspain
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 12:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
What baffles me is the fact that we have 23:59 and 00:01, where have the 2 minutes inbetween them gone?
You're right Daddyo.
Technically we go from 2359.59s to 2400 (but try and find it on your digital clock). A day ends at 2400hrs and the next day begins at 0000hrs. Most
(all?) clocks flick from 2359 to 0000 and begin the 24 hour count again.
Regards, Bob.
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 12:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
What baffles me is the fact that we have 23:59 and 00:01, where have the 2 minutes inbetween them gone?
i only make that 1 minute and 1 second ie: 23:59:59 to 00:01:00
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stevebubs
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 01:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bobinspain
quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
?? Where are you looking? I can only see 24 hour time stamps on posts, no am/pm.
Steve.
Check any post-lunchtime, (post-meridian, p.m.) posting, either in this list or the main index.
Once we are past 12 noon, (1200hrs), we get all p.m. times listed as: '0' something or another p.m. It's the only time I've
EVER come across it, as it's wrong !!.
So 3.15pm (civilian notation), or 1515hrs (24 hr clock or military), becomes erroneously, 0315pm. which doesn't exist (except in the Locost
Forum).
0315hrs does exist. It's 3.15 in the morning 3.15am. (ante-meridian: before the meridian).
It's mixing the military 24 hr clock with the civilian am/pm clock and it' plain incorrect. You end up with a
'bastard-hybrid.' (my words).
I may not know much about cars, but with 3,500 military flying hours behind me, trust me! I'm correct on this one.
My point being that on a superb website such as this one, a glaring, yet simply corrected error could do with addressing.
('nuff said).
Regards, Bob.
Nope - mine doesn't do that, but I have 24hour clock selected in my profile...
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Alan B
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| posted on 15/9/11 at 01:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bobinspain
What's been headline news all week? "9/11" ten yr anniversary thereof.
That's the 11th day of the ninth month. Not the way us Brits would normally do it. We say 7/11. Eleventh day of the seventh month.
Just because I can't spell Armageddon, it's not the end of the world !
The biggest thing here that pi**es me off the most is the use of ......"x" year aniversary....there is nothing wrong with the simpler and
correct form of ......"x" th aniversary.
You would never say"it's my 45 year birthday next week"
End of yank bashing...after all I technically am one now.....
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