-=> Mike Powell wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-   
      
    MP> I have always prefered using 24 hour time.  That may be because I have   
    MP> worked in a mainframe environment for over 20 years and the job run   
    MP> times are all in 24-hour format.  I think I have always prefered it,   
    MP> though.   
      
   Me too, I do most things on a compuiter in 24 hour format, and usually set my   
   phone or PC to it too.   
      
    MP> I find it very odd when someone cannot understand time in that format.   
      
   Yes, it's not rocket science. :)   
      
    MP> Here, it is also called "military time," and you can get some strange   
    MP> reactions from certain types of folks if they find that you are using   
    MP> it. They seem suspicious of persons they think might have been in the   
    MP> military (I have not been).  I have never really understood that,   
    MP> either.   
      
   Tht term has been used here, though a lot of other organisations use it too -   
   emergency services, ham radio, etc.   
      
      
   ... How was my day?  Oh, the police will fill you in...   
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