John Kilopasacal wrote in USMA 15381 > >I'm not saying it can't be done, but I'm sure it is easier if the materials >are metric. For example. If an imperialist wants to build something using >4 x 8 feet pieces of wood, but all that is available is 1200 x 2400 mm, then >he has a problem. Something isn't going to fit right. Extra time and money >will have to be spent to make things work out properly. These people don't >want to go through the aggravation of building in imperial using metric >supplies. > >The point I was trying to make is that legislation of metric in the home is >not necessary. I think that John and Duncan Bath and I are in agreement that working in 2 systems is a nuisance, and that the main objective should be to require metric in all transactions in the market. Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
