Forgetting for the moment that it was not legislated, the automotive
adoption of SI was not done in one blinding moment. As a matter of fact,
some items (say, tires) still carry a whiff of non-SI.
Duncan
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: May 30, 2001 12:56
Subject: [USMA:13163] Re: Pulling Together
>Gene Mechtly asks (in part):
>
>> Do you believe that "mandatory metrication" would require that all
>> negotiated contracts between individuals or private corporations, with
>> no sales offered to the public, would have to be in metric units?
>>
>> I ask these questions because I believe that a clear distinction between
>> private and public transactions is not being made in this discussion of
>> "mandated metrication" which, to me, means *only* transactions in which
>> there is a compelling public (governmental regulatory) interest.
>
>I posted an email a few minute ago that brought up the same issue: are we
>talking apples and oranges here?
>
>What do you folks want the government to mandate? Just labels on retail
>packages?
>
>What about consumer products that use colloquial fasteners (e.g., a
>lawnmower)?
>
>What about "wholesale to the public" warehouses?
>
>Heck, for that matter, are the rest of you all on the same wavelength?
>
>Jim Elwell
>
