Bill and Barbara,
Thanks for your letter to the Maporama website
Han
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara and/or Bill Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:18 AM
Subject: [USMA:14738] objection to Olde English measurements
> Bon Jour!
>
> I tried to use your web site to get an itinerary from my cousin's home in
> Hemer, Germany to his vacation home in Obermaiselstein, Germany and was
> annoyed to find the information came up in MILES!
>
> Why would anyone driving in Germany want or need the information in miles?
>
> The road signs in Germany are in kilometres and the instruments on the
> dashboard of the rental car provide distances in kilometres and speeds in
> kiometres per hour. How can I use a set of directions in miles when all
the
> information I see while on the trip is in kilometres?
>
> I did belatedly find that I could click on a special button to get the
> information in kilometres, but why should I have to waste my time doing
this
> extra step?
>
> I don't understand why you degrade the quality and usefulness your
otherwise
> fine and useful web site by providing information in outmoded Olde English
> measures.
>
> (Dr.) William Hooper
> Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
>
>
>
