kilopascal wrote:
If they can't raise the funds, does that mean the appeal trial will be
cancelled?
I understand that is the way it works. John!! If they cannot afford to fund
the appeal, then, obviously, the appeal cannot take place!!
As I said, some people have said that �500,000 at least will have to be
raised for a successful appeal and, as far as I can gather, so far they have
only raised �200,000, leaving a fair shortfall to overcome by November 19!!
I may be wrong, but it increasingly looks to me as if the Metric Martyr's
may have insufficient funds for an appeal!!
Regards,
Steve.
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From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:15 PM
Subject: [USMA:15314] Re: Metric Martyrs!!
2001-09-20
If they can't raise the funds, does that mean the appeal trial will be
canceled? How does that work? If you can't pay your bills, what happens
then?
Also, people might not want to throw good money into something that can't be
won. I'm sure the average person on the street, even if they prefer to use
imperial, have no trouble asking for what they want and getting it. So, the
appeal to them is not important.
Only the real diehard nut cases will support such an appeal.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 2001-09-20 13:38
Subject: [USMA:15309] Metric Martyrs!!
> Only last week, Neil Herron of the Metric Martyr's has had a letter in the
> Sunderland Echo essentially begging for funds!!
>
> They hope to raise in excess of �1000,000 towards the forthcoming appeal
for
> themselves as well as four other traders, two from London and two from
> Cornwall!!
>
> At the last count of their funds, they had raised �200,000. Many sources
> believe they would have to raise at least �500,000 to fund this appeal!!
>
> I believe that there is a real possibility of this petering out because of
> lack of funds!!
>
> I also believe that many would rather give their money to more deserving
> causes like cancer research than to people who are fighting against a unit
> of measurement that has been taught almost exclusively in British schools
> for the past thirty years!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve.
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