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How long is one week?

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DialsMavis · 09/09/2021 22:00

Please settle a small disagreement in my household....

We need to submit meter readings 1 week/7 daysapart to our gas and electric company as 1 of us messed up a meter reading when we changed suppliers. We took the first reading last Friday.

Should the second one be today or tomorrow?

Thanks in advance

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FreezerBird · 09/09/2021 22:01

Tomorrow.

If you did today, it would be the same week.

Sirzy · 09/09/2021 22:01

Tomorrow

Passthecake30 · 09/09/2021 22:02

If for example you took the reading at midday last Friday, then one week to me would be 11.59am this Friday. Though that might be a bit pedantic!

Hellocatshome · 09/09/2021 22:02

Tomorrow

Chewbecca · 09/09/2021 22:04

Same time, same day as the last reading.

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DialsMavis · 09/09/2021 22:04

But it has been stated here this evening that of you go on holiday for a week on a Saturday that you fly back on the Friday? Tbh we can't even remember what its like to go on holiday....

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DialsMavis · 09/09/2021 22:05

*if

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Sirzy · 09/09/2021 22:06

No if I go on holiday on a Saturday for a week I would travel back on the following Saturday.

whatagloriousthingtobe · 09/09/2021 22:07

You go on holiday for a week for seven nights usually so it'd be Saturday to Saturday

whatagloriousthingtobe · 09/09/2021 22:08

But back to the point, readings tomorrow

Kite22 · 09/09/2021 22:09

Friday and Friday is a week apart.

Also, if you arrive at your holiday cottage on a Saturday , you leave on the following Saturday if you are staying a week.

A week is 7 days. If you take the reading at 4pm on Friday, it is
1 day to 4pm Sat
2 days to 4pm Sun
etc 7 days to 4pm Friday

maffhew · 09/09/2021 22:11

Well seeing as a week is 7 days then it would be 7 days after last Friday which would be tomorrow. Today would be 6 days. Worrying that one of you can't figure that out?

QueenFreesia2021 · 09/09/2021 22:12

You are counting Friday as 1 day out of the 7.

What you need to do is count forward 24 hours and that is 1 day. So…for example…

Friday 11am - Saturday 11am day 1
Saturday - Sunday day 2
Sunday - Monday day 3
Monday - Tuesday day 4
Tuesday - Wednesday day 5
Wednesday - Thursday day 6
Thursday - Friday 11am day 7

QueenFreesia2021 · 09/09/2021 22:12

If you count Friday as one of the days then you are missing a full 24hrs reading

BikeRunSki · 09/09/2021 22:13

Think of it like this:

One day/24 hours is say, 10 am on day 1, to 10 am on day 2.

A week is from one day, to the Dane day the following week. If you have weekly swimming lessons, they are in the same day the folllowing week c

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DialsMavis · 09/09/2021 22:21

Thank you everyone. I have had a couple of glasses of wine and DH hasn't, which usually means I end up feeling like an imbecile. But on this occasion I have been vindicated! In his defence he is extremely tired...

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