Same thing at my Kaiser office, even though there's a conversion chart above the scale (I guess for official records and medical dosing) and the height gizmo is in both cm and wombat. Carleton In a message dated Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:27:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << To all, I had a similar experience when I went for my annual physical at me local Kaiser Permanente office. I tried to ask about my weight and temp which they check as you go back to see the doctor. I simply asked if there was any possibility of using kilograms and Celsius and the nurse simply looked at me in an uncomprehending manner. She did not comment or answer. Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> , I just had an incident with the nurse > who took my temperature at a doctor's clinic last week. > > I simply asked the nurse if they ever used Celsius thermometers if a patient > requested it. To my surprise she did not even know what Celsius is and she > is an RN. I was going to explain to her that its 'another' scale where > water boils at 100 and freezes at 0 but I simply > decided to drop it and not waste any further precious time. > > Just can't believe it. How much more inward looking can some people be???? > >>> > > A LOT, see the joke below! > > I know it's off-topic, but it relates to the same attitude of "it's too much > of a bother to put the effort into learning something new", that causes > trouble with SI conversion. > > My response to the person's skills at international travel might be similar > to the Help Desk's response to the person's skills at computers. <g> > > Nat > >>
