Jim Elwell wrote (in part):
> He (the "metric martyr" -- Ezra) refused to use a NEW approved scale system. > He had a perfectly good one > that the government had approved in the past. So, then, for example, if a manufacturer has an existing long-standing approved fire-protection system for his plant and is suddenly told by the government that a different fire protection system must be installed, is that ALWAYS unacceptable? Should "market forces" only decide which kind of fire protection system should be used in the country? Ezra
