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   Chuck Pierson to August Abolins   
   point softare PROS and CONS   
   29 Sep 20 22:15:30   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/6.0 5f7387d2   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet e8dfd80c   
   PID: SmapiNNTPd/Linux/IPv6 1.3 20200711   
   CHRS: CP866 2   
   TZUTC: 0300   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-04-15   
   Hello, August Abolins - Martin Foster.   
   On 9/28/20 12:19 AM you wrote:   
      
    > Thanks for pointing that out. I recently paid closer attention to   
    > what my online banking system uses, invoices, and what the gov't   
    > prefers. Bank = dd/mm/yyyy. Statments = mm/dd/yyyy Gov't =   
    > yyyy/mm/dd   
      
   Strange.  In the US, most people and places use mm/dd/yyyy.  In the   
   military, we used dd/mm/yyyy. I got used to it, which helped me later.   
   I worked in the oil and gas industry for years, and had communicated   
   internationally a lot. Dates could have been confusing there.   
      
    > If anything, we are conditioned to keep guessing what our reality   
    > is. :(   No wonder I am confused.   
    > --   
    > ../|ug --- OpenXP 5.0.46 * Origin: ----------Do Not Fold, Spindle or   
    > Mutilate.---------- (2:221/1.58)   
      
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   Best regards!   
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