Re: Objectionable material for children

[Julia Thompson]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Doug Pensinger wrote:

> I'm no great fan of either system, I'd go along with whatever is
> chosen officially, but the above reasons are personal aesthetic
> reasons not really logical ones, and when it comes down to choosing
> units of measurement, it seems to me that logical, scientific reasons
> should take precedence.  That and compatibility.  If the rest of the
> world has decided that imperial units are outmoded maybe we should get
> off our high horse and go along.
> 
> I just hope we don't have to start driving on the wrong side of the
> road.  8^)

Well, my understanding is that it's islands and one relatively small
continent that have people driving on the side you're not accustomed to,
and that probably the majority of people who drive on this planet drive on
the side that you're accustomed to.  :)

        Julia