On Saturday 14 April 2001 0445, Darrick Priest wrote:
> > I hope this solves the problem:
>
>
> For what it's worth, here are some suggestions that might help our
> cause:
>
>
>
> 1. Consolidation
>
> a. If the USMA is an effective proxy then we need to support
> that group wholly.
>
> b. If the USMA isn't effective then we need to find an
> organization that has the ear of influential people in the
> government.
>
> 2. Recruitment
>
> a. We need more people to join our cause. I've been telling
> strangers and family about USMA and the benefits of the metric
> system.
There are indeed many benefits to joining USMA. The organization goes
back decades and has played a large role in accomplishing what has been
done so far. It continues its work today and an overview of the USMA is
available at
http://lamar.ColoState.edu/~hillger/overview.htm
You may wish to refer people to it, Daniel.
Speaking of support, I wonder how many people here, who routinely use
this mail list (for free), have sent in their membership dues. It costs
money to send people to Washington, DC to speak to congressmen and to
attend various meetings to stand up for the SI. Those people also
answer a lot of questions that the American Public asks.
The dues are only $30 per year ($15 for students). By comparison,
three trips to the movies for 6 h of entertainment would cost about
that much. So if anyone here spends 6 h over a year's time reading and
commenting here, they should feel that their dues are well spent when
they join.
In addition, membership provides a subscription to the Metric Today
newsletter, which provides more detailed and current information than
the link above. MT contents and samples of some back issues are
available at
http://lamar.ColoState.edu/~hillger/mtoday.htm
Jim
