Amish possibly. But then wouldn't be using a computer either.
Baron Carter
-Original Message-
From: Han Maenen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 17 January, 2002 12:45
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:17454] ACWM. Was: Re: Insight Mag
It is strange that the
The British Queen responds to metrication request.
Queen's sawmill in metric muddle
[The Royal Family at the Sandringham estate, Norfolk]
Sandringham Sawmill is on the Queen's Norfolk estate
The Queen's Sandringham estate sawmill has changed the
way it labels its products after a warning that it
Note reference below to exit numbers being based on miles, and on mileage markers
along the roadside.
California is firmly in the metric camp. Does anyone know if these exit numbers will
be km-based, in reality?
Carleton
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guys, how did you get to the metrication stuff?
what was for you the reason to say " stop, I dont want to be bothered by
imperial anymore!"?
bye
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Well, the main thing that got me into supporting metrication
was the Metric Martyr's campaign!!
It rankled with me that they were trying to turn what is in
fact a grossly trivial issue and portray it as something that was an affront to
our democracy and another example of the EU taking over
Madan wrote:
(referring to Steven Thoburn, 'Metric Martyr')
He was found guilty in April of selling his goods in
pounds and ounces.
ARRRGG! He was found guilty of WEIGHING in imperial, not SELLING in
imperial!! The selling of loose items in imperial is still
Wizard of Oz asked in USMA 17458:
guys, how did you get to the metrication stuff?
what was for you the reason to say stop, I dont want to be bothered by
imperial anymore!?
bye
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This forwards a message I received today from Jeff Gross. In it, he
asked me to pass this along to the USMA mail list. I have just checked
the Caltrans site
http://www.dot.ca.gov/
and found nothing posted yet about the topic. Carlton cited an LA Times
article in [USMA:17457], which Jeff had
TRANSITION TO
EURO SET TO BE PUT TO THE TEST The European Commission is set to examine the
ongoing transition of national currencies to the euro. All 12 nations that have
adopted the single currency will present their stability plans to the
commission. Later, the plans will be evaluated by
2002-01-19
You should send them to that lady to distribute them to her customers.
Maybe she can convince others as she was convinced.
John
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From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 2002-01-17 09:37
Subject:
2002-01-19
The Friday edition of the USA Today Newspaper and
the Cleveland Plain Dealer both reported a 7 ยข drop in the value of the Euro to
0.81150 $. But, the Houston Newspaper I saw at the Hobby Airport reported
its value as 0.88150 $. Even the currency exchange house at the Airport
was
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