I have been absent from the List for some time but I felt that I would like to share this observation with the list members. Recently the road in front of my house was resurfaced. The information provided by the city state that the microsurfacing involved placing "5 to 10 mm" of new pavement over the old. When work began all the structures on the street were marked out. For the two manhole covers in front of my house markings were made on the sidewalk "m 3" and "m 6". It turns out that the far edge of the manhole covers from the curb edge are 3 metres and 6 metres respectively. Please see the photo at [ http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/gregtami/met-road.gif ]. My street was constructed in approximately 1979 while metrication in Canada still had much forward momentum. While metric road work has been the "norm" in Canada for a few decades it is good to see such obvious examples that have not reverted by to more "comfortable" Imperial units such as "feet" as has been the case in other industries. greg Saskatoon SK Canada S7J 3S2
