"Bob Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Subject: [USMA:8621] Re: who would be the first? > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 19:26:20 -0500 > From: "Bob Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Interesting question. > I think that either the speed limits or weather forecasts would be the > first > to change over. Of the list given, I would agree with NOAA/NWS issued weather forecasts/current readings would be the first to completely change. It would be a LESSENING of efforts on their part, as it would only entail NO LONGER TRANSLATING their current work. In that case, it would be INTERESTING INDEED to see how many of the local TV/radio weather guys/gals then expend the time and effort necessary to translate everything to 'US customary' on their own. Highway signage would be the most IMPORTANT change that can be made, this due to their visibility and the everyday useage of their information, used FAR more frequently than weather forcasts/reports. > Those areas are determined by the government, while the other areas > are > handled by the private sector. I doubt that we will see any more than > a few > products here and there change over until the government leads the > way. > > I would love to see the weather forecasts change, but between the two > government areas I think that the road sign/speed limit change would > have > the most impact on society. We might see mpg be replace with metric > feul > economy and gas may finally be sold in liters. > > Any ideas on when gas will be sold in liters here in the U.S? Does > anyone > think that it will happen without government help? Well, if fuel prices keep trending upwards (as they are), I can *EASILY* see an enterprising gas station chain going to liter pricing (the smaller units mean lower numbers on the sign). The liter seems to me to be the 'metric' unit with which the US public has the most familiarity these days. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 16 October, 2000 13:29 > Subject: [USMA:8606] who would be the first? > > This is a question for everyone on the list. > > Among all the apects of American business, culture, and government, > which > currently wombat sector do you think would the most likely to convert > to > 100% metric, and be most obvious to the American public? > > highway (interstate) speed limits? > domestic weather forecasts? > grocery scales? > lumber dimensions? > utility bills? > all domestic product labels? > > Any others? > > I am curious to know what would happen if everyone on the list took 1 > month, > acting under the banner of the US Metric Association, and targetted > one > sector and tried to get them to adopt SI units. > > I know this is a naive and idealistic thought but has it ever been > tried by > USMA in recent history? > > greg > saskatoon sk canada > > --------------------------------------------------------------- e p -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Regards, Michael G. Koerner Appleton, WI ____________________________________________________________________________
