At 22:50 -0500 00/11/26, Mike wrote: >I got this email recently (see below). When last I "spoke" with this guy, I >wasn't really able to guess his angle on all of this, including whether he was >pro- or anti- metrication (he's British, but that doesn't really mean much). > >If you want to respond to his request, please do it directly to him at > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > >I won't be replying to him, nor will I be forwarding to him mail sent to the >list, or to me directly (note that my email address is no longer the >one listed >below). > >Mike Jenkins >Laurel MD > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Re: US industry metrication >> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:46:58 +0100 >> From: "Tony Steinmetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Dear Mike and Joan, >> We now have the 10 year delay of the >> implementation of metric-only in Europe. >> >> We worry that metrication is now no longer an issue >> until 2010, when a new delay in the EU will be asked >> by the US. >> >> In Orgalime, the European Associations of >> electrotechnicaland mechanical Industry associations >> we have asked European industries active in the US >> to use their influence and we have also asked Orgalime >> to discuss the issue with NEMA. >> Is there anything you would advise us to do here from Europe? >> We do hope that metric only will at least be allowed inthe US > > in 2010. > > Regards, > > Tony Steinmetz. I used to work with ORGALIME when I was in Brussels. As far as I know, they always had a rather pro-metric stance within UNICE, the Industry Association of Europe (the European part of the TABD). I think we can trust them. Louis
