I was in Castlebar for my cousin's wedding last September. It's gorgeous, isn't it? County Galway takes some beating, though!! I fail to understand the apparent reluctance to go fully metric though, having embraced the EU so strongly. Have they experienced resistance to change as we have? Here in England, stories from Ireland are not given much space in our media, therefore not much about Ireland gets reported in our papers. One example was that we were delayed going home by one day because of the protests about high fuel costs (they want to try filling up over here if they believe THEIR fuel costs are high)!!! As far as I know, this story of the blockade went largely unreported in the British media. Hopefully, Ireland will see the benefits of total changeover to metrication and do it as soon as possible instead of being held back by losers living in the past as we have been. Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:59 PM Subject: [USMA:14494] Ireland > > I go to Castlebar every year and I was there this year too. I take part in Four > Day's Walks, but they were cancelled this year because of the F&M disease in > Britain. I decided to go to Castlebar anyway, besides staying in Dublin, Galway > and Killarney. > About the use of the pint in Irish pubs: that is the same situation as in > Britain. It is legal, has an EU opt-out clause and there are no plans to change > that in the near future as far as I know. > > Han >
