Guest John Curry Posted February 2, 2011 at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 04:44 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert B Fish Posted February 2, 2011 at 04:47 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 04:47 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours?It could mean anything. It all depends on where it appears and, ultimately, the meaning your organization gives to it. [page 570ff]Note that the meaning of, say, 7 days notice means seven days, counting weekends and holidays, counting the day of mailing but not counting the day of the meeting.-Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 2, 2011 at 05:00 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 05:00 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours?It's an easy question with an easy answer: "72 hours" means 72 hours. It's more accurate than saying "three days".If you're given a 24-hour deadline, do you think it means 3 days (i.e. three 8-hour business days)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted February 2, 2011 at 05:55 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 05:55 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours?"Easy question"?Yes, if you depend on Robert's Rules of Order for answer, for the answer is "Unknown."RONR (tenth edition, 2000) does not answer such questions.Your rule is not taken from any parliamentary authority, but is a customized wording, either of your own creation, or imposed on you from on high.Either way, it isn't an area of parliamentary inquiry.Ask the party who created the rule, or who imposed on you this rule. They ought to know. It's their rule.***Analogy:Your question is like depending on the Bible for answer to the medieval question,"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:02 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:02 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours?Based on all the information you've provided so far, 72 hours means 72 hours. That period will now end at 3:02pm Saturday, February 5th, 2011, EST, based on the time of this posting.Would you care to elaborate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:12 PM Easy question: does 72 hours mean simply 72 hours or does it mean business hours?Unless qualified in some way, seventy-two hours means seventy-two continuous hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:48 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:48 PM Unless qualified in some way, seventy-two hours means seventy-two continuous hours.I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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