Ph. D.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:19:17 -0700
Hugh Birkenhead skribis: > > Here in blighty we have the frankly bizarre situation of > BOTH (mutually incompatible) systems trying to co-exist > alongside each other, with obvious resulting confusion: > > * In local supermarkets it's not uncommon to find 99% > of the products on the shelves weighed in grams, but > then find the vegetables and other 'sell by weight' items > weighed in pounds and ounces
Weren't there some news reports last year about shopkeepers in the UK being fined for selling vegetables by the pound instead of kilogram? --Ph. D. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/mx3olB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shavian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/