> As I mentioned, most of us do this or have done all the things you mentioned. And as I said, either we get no response back, meaning ignored. Sometimes we do get a response of support, but the person responding has no power to change the present system. If his/her boss tells them they have to use FFU, that person has no choice but to comply or lose one's job. If that be the case, then SI must be regulated to the back burner. > > Keep in mind, supporters of FFU in high places go out of their way to prevent metric from gaining any ground, or where it has, to reverse the trend. Look at the example of highway construction. > > Those of us who are following the olmypics have met some success in getting radio and TV weather forcasters in the Salt Lake area to use SI for the foreign visitors. But, I'm sure many who read their local newspapers or watch TV have noticed the cleverness of the media in converting as much as possible to FFU before the public can see it. > > Superior Milk Products does sell a 3 L milk carton. When it first came out a few years ago, very few bought it as it cost more than the gallon. Now, it is not only cheaper than the gallon, but on a unit price basis it is the best buy for the money. But, it sells side-by-side witht he gallon and only at the Super K-mart in our area. > > No gas station is going to change unless everyone else does. And no one is going to be the first one to do it for fear of losing business. Such a change must occur in conjunction with a public education campaign and where everyone does it at once. Just like Canada and the rest did. > > Korea, Japan and Malaysia have taken positive steps in forbidding products sold in their countries from being non-metric. Importers who import non-metric can be charged with a violation of the law and even spend time in Jail. > > Tomorrow, 2002-02-18, judges in England will deside of the so-called metric martyrs are guilty or innocent of vilating the weights and measures act by not having certified metric scales to sell with. If guilty, they will of course appeal to the next level, as they have been doing all along, but it would be one one nail in the coffin of FFU. The anti-metric forces know they have to win now or they will lose a stepping stone in Europe for advancing the FFU cause. > > So, andy, unless you know of ways we have not already tried, you're just pissing into the wind. > > John > > --------------------------------------------- > DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL! > --------------------------------------------- > You have chosen to receive messages from "Metric America" by email. > > Reply to this message: > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/bbsfrp?action=r&tid=metricamerica &sid=12177109&mid=1098 > > Unsubscribe from the Club mailing list: > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/config/change_mb_list > > Return to "Metric America": > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica > ---------------------------------------------- > > Not a member? Remove yourself from this list: > http://edit.clubs.yahoo.com/config/unsubscribe_mb_list?.userID=millitesla&.g roupID=metricamerica&.groupType=&.code=kqkKEmys7C >
