test...please ignore.
At 00:11 2002-02-06 -0500, kilopascal wrote:
>2002-02-06
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>Did you happen to go into any stores and see what products were available?
>Did you get a chance to see any of the labels on the pre-packaged stuff?
>How about weather forecasts? Metric or FFU?
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>John
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian J White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, 2002-02-05 19:28
>Subject: [USMA:17964] Re: Peurto Rico Roads are in kilometres, speeds in
>miles per hour
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>I was in Puerto Rico this summer and noticed that speeds were written in
>MPH but exits were marked "Exit 500m"
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>I thought that was pretty strange.
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>At 18:56 2002-02-05 -0500, kilopascal wrote:
> >2002-02-05
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> >The sppeds must be in miles per hour because the cars are most likely
> >imported from the mainland US with not modifications to the
> >speedometer. Can't say for sure! Maybe someone knows.
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> >Now what about weather forcasts, grocery store scales and prepackaged
>goods?
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> >If you rent a car or have your own, I recommend you to purchase a detailed
> >highway map for orientation. Distances in Puerto Rico are indicated in
> >kilometers (1 km = 0.6 mile); speed limits, in miles per hour. Most
> >roadway signs use international symbols. Note the following translations.
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> > * Balneario - Public Beach
> > * Calle sin Salida - Dead end
> > * Carretera cerrada - Road closed to traffic
> > * Carretera en construcci�n - Road under construction
> > * Ceda - Yield
> > * Cruce - Crossroad
> > * Cruce de peatones - Pedestrian crossing
> > * Cuidado - Caution
> > * Despacio - Slow
> > * Desprendimiento - Landslide
> > * Desvio - Detour
> > * Entrada - Entrance
> > * Entrada prohibida - No traspassing
> > * Escuela - School
> > * Estaci�n de peaje - Toll station
> > * Estacionamiento reservado - Reserved parking
> > * Mantengase a la derecha - Keep right
> > * No cruce - Do not cross
> > * No entre - Do not enter
> > * No estacione - Do not park
> > * No fumar - No smoking
> > * Parada de autobus - Bus stop
> > * Parada de guaguas - Bus stop
> > * Pare - Stop
> > * Peligro - Danger
> > * Playa privada - Private beach
> > * Precauci�n - Caution
> > * Prohibido ba�arse - No bathing
> > * Prohibido acampar - No camping
> > * Puente estrecho - Narrow bridge
> > * Salida - Exit
> > * Tr�nsito - One way
> > * Velocidad m�xima - Speed limit
> > * Zona escolar - School zone
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