gistfile1.cs

        /// <summary>
        /// Formats the time to user safe string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ts">The ts.</param>
        /// <param name="shorthand">if set to <c>true</c> [shorthand].</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string ToFriendlyString1(this TimeSpan ts, bool shorthand)
        {
            if(ts == TimeSpan.MaxValue || ts == TimeSpan.MinValue)
                return "Sometime";

            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

            if(!shorthand)
            {
                if((int)ts.Days == 365.0 || (int)ts.Days == 366.0) sb.Append("1 year, ");
                else if(ts.Days > 365.0) sb.Append((int)(ts.Days / 365.0) + " years, ");
                else if(ts.Days == 1.0) sb.Append("1 day, ");
                else if(ts.Days > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Days + " days, ");

                if(ts.Hours == 1.0) sb.Append("1 hour, ");
                else if(ts.Hours > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Hours + " hours, ");

                if(ts.Minutes == 1.0) sb.Append("1 minute, ");
                else if(ts.Minutes > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Minutes + " minutes, ");

                if(ts.Seconds == 1.0) sb.Append("1 second, ");
                else if(ts.Seconds > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Seconds + " seconds, ");
            }
            else
            {
                if((int)ts.Days == 365.0 || (int)ts.Days == 366.0) sb.Append("1yr, ");
                else if(ts.Days > 365.0) sb.Append((int)(ts.Days / 365.0) + "yr, ");
                else if(ts.Days == 1.0) sb.Append("1d, ");
                else if(ts.Days > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Days + "d, ");

                if(ts.Hours == 1.0) sb.Append("1h, ");
                else if(ts.Hours > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Hours + "h, ");

                if(ts.Minutes == 1.0) sb.Append("1min, ");
                else if(ts.Minutes > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Minutes + "min, ");

                if(ts.Seconds == 1.0) sb.Append("1s, ");
                else if(ts.Seconds > 1.0) sb.Append((int)ts.Seconds + "s, ");
            }

            sb.Remove(sb.Length - 2, 2);

            return sb.ToString();
        }