2001-07-08 Then what you need to do is get a vehicle that obviously exceeds the height limit and crash into their archway. Then when you are questioned, you can state you didn't understand the dimensions used as they were not what you were taught in school. You are not responsible for any damages since they chose to use non-standard units. you may even want to sue them for damage to your vehicle. A court case may force the issue. Then you can become Canada's "Imperial Martyr". John Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt frei zu sein. There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they are free! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen C. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2001-07-08 10:24 Subject: [USMA:14189] Re: One step ahead for Canada > You received better results than I did when I contacted > Scotiabank. A newly built branch had an archway over > their drive-up ATM, and the sign was displaying the > clearance height in feet only. > > The reply that I received back from the bank's > headquarters basically said that there was no law > requiring them to display the clearance height in > metres, and that they were not going to change > the sign, to either add SI, or to remove the ifp > measurement. > > Stephen Gallagher >
