SWL Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 As far as I can remember, it has always been 12-22-14 (month-day-year). Now, I'm seeing more and more 22-12-2014 (day-month-year)...including this site. What's up with that? Has it been proven to be better one way vs. the other? Have I been living under a rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Its the same as pounds miles inches. The rest of the world does it in kilograms kilometers millimeters. It's us not them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Yes different countries do it differently, I think we (USA) are usually considered the weird ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nah, we're correct, the rest of the world is wrong! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Nah, we're correct, the rest of the world is wrong! x2! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) When fiquring man-hours, personnel seniority and such year / month / day is much easier math. Edited May 5, 2014 by USNRET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think iv invested quite enough over the years in their Commie plot to convert a system that has won wars, fk the world, is it not enough to ask them to leave me alone after ending up with yet another full snap-on tool box just so im prepared for whatever comes my way ? In my younger days one of my a buds was under his car, drive shaft work I believe, hey mark pass me an 11MM, I gave him his cresent wrench...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think iv invested quite enough over the years in their Commie plot to convert a system that has won wars, fk the world, is it not enough to ask them to leave me alone after ending up with yet another full snap-on tool box just so im prepared for whatever comes my way ? In my younger days one of my a buds was under his car, drive shaft work I believe, hey mark pass me an 11MM, I gave him his cresent wrench...... But it was a metric crescent wrench.....I have a pair of metric vise grips also 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think iv invested quite enough over the years in their Commie plot to convert a system that has won wars, fk the world, is it not enough to ask them to leave me alone after ending up with yet another full snap-on tool box just so im prepared for whatever comes my way ? In my younger days one of my a buds was under his car, drive shaft work I believe, hey mark pass me an 11MM, I gave him his cresent wrench...... But it was a metric crescent wrench.....I have a pair of metric vise grips also In my world, I will buy NO MORE HAND TOOLS! a 40+ years collection is quite enough, channel locks work well too...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Americans follow NO ONE, when we are confronted by a challenge we kick azz and take names, pizzis of the world at large because we did not even exist 200+ years ago. As a kid i learned a true American never reads the instructions first, we consult them when something does not seem to jive. (more fun that way too.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Americans follow NO ONE, when we are confronted by a challenge we kick azz and take names, pizzis of the world at large because we did not even exist 200+ years ago. Apparently you haven't been keeping up with things. We now bow to other heads of state, make idle threats with no action and apologies for our transgressions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 5, 2014 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2014 Your exactly right and it's very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max2 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Your exactly right and it's very sad. What is sad is that probably 1 out of 50,000 of the general population of the US could actually read a tape measure on an 1/8" scale.........on a 1/16th scale...yeah, we can forget that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Its Year-month-day or noth'in for me. Label a bunch of files that way drop them into a folder press F5 and watch the magic happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Year-Month-Day. Over large passages of time what is most important? The year something happened or the month or the day of the month? For instance when was JFK asassainated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 YYYY-MM-DD for me. The imperial system is absolutely stupid. It's pure ignorance to find American Pride on that system. That said, the historical precedent and cost to change to metric is certainly understandable, but it should be seen as a compromise....not the foundation of some foolish "manly-man" image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Americans follow NO ONE, when we are confronted by a challenge we kick azz and take names, pizzis of the world at large because we did not even exist 200+ years ago. Apparently you haven't been keeping up with things. We now bow to other heads of state, make idle threats with no action and apologies for our transgressions. This is only because of the POS who is residing in the WH currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 One more time in before the lock. Clearly it is only because of this. It never happened before. George Washington was right, but no one has acted thusly since. Go ahead, worry about it. Nothing you think will change anything anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 He's Right about George Washington!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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