At 03:02 PM 1/29/2002 -0800, Ma Be wrote: > >I'm glad to hear this. Some on the list think we are making no progress at > >all, and that mystifies me. > >... >The difficulty, Jim, is how to explain the backpedaling that continues to >take place in 'metric' countries, like Canada, due exactly to the >influence of your powerhouse! We used to enjoy near unanimity here with >regards to mL, for instance, the oz was practically defunct here, and now >it's back with furious force, so much so, that one cannot see ONE instance >of mL in site outside of the *regulated* market, like in grocery stores.
Some backpedaling is to be expected, unfortunate as it may be. I guess we will just have to wait and see who is right a few years down the road. I think in some ways we are the blind men feeling the parts of the elephant. Jim Elwell
