diff --git a/examples/lcd-clock.rs b/examples/lcd-clock.rs
index c4104ae..eff3cd4 100755
--- a/examples/lcd-clock.rs
+++ b/examples/lcd-clock.rs
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ fn display_time(rtc: &mut Rtc, lcd: &mut Lcd, delay: &mut Delay, buf: &mut Strin
     buf.clear();
     write!(
         buf,
-        "      {:02}:{:02}:{:02}      ",
-        timestamp.hour(),
-        timestamp.minute(),
-        timestamp.second()
+        "     {:04}-{:02}-{:02}     ",
+        timestamp.year(),
+        timestamp.month(),
+        timestamp.day()
     )
     .expect("could not format text content for display");
     lcd.write_str(buf, delay).expect("could not write to LCD");
@@ -120,12 +120,11 @@ fn display_time(rtc: &mut Rtc, lcd: &mut Lcd, delay: &mut Delay, buf: &mut Strin
     buf.clear();
     write!(
         buf,
-        "     {:04}-{:02}-{:02}     ",
-        timestamp.year(),
-        timestamp.month(),
-        timestamp.day()
+        "      {:02}:{:02}:{:02}      ",
+        timestamp.hour(),
+        timestamp.minute(),
+        timestamp.second()
     )
     .expect("could not format text content for display");
-
     lcd.write_str(buf, delay).expect("could not write to LCD");
 }
diff --git a/examples/lcd.rs b/examples/lcd.rs
index 4c84770..7a929c2 100755
--- a/examples/lcd.rs
+++ b/examples/lcd.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         lcd.write_str(&buf, &mut delay)
             .expect("could not write to LCD");
 
+        lcd.set_cursor_pos(60, &mut delay)
+            .expect("could not move cursor to start");
+        lcd.write_str("       Line 2       ", &mut delay)
+            .expect("could not write to LCD");
+
+        // line 4 is a bit strange and eats the first few spaces
+        lcd.set_cursor_pos(80, &mut delay)
+            .expect("could not move cursor to start");
+        lcd.write_str("           Line 4       ", &mut delay)
+            .expect("could not write to LCD");
+
         info!("Done!");
         led.set_low().unwrap();