2002-03-13 That is a typical cop out. What they are trying to say is they hope the public never gets use to metric in their lifetime.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "cellular qwerty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-03-13 17:38 Subject: [USMA:18738] Re: Missing Middle > --- Gene Mechtly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You miss the large number of US citizens, young and > > old, in the *middle* > > who know little about metric units and virtually > > nothing about the SI; > > including their K-12 teachers. > > > > Most of them would be receptive to SI if they were > > properly educated. > > Educated, and also exposed in everyday life. > > I cannot understand why decision makers who regard the > future as metric say 'No dual units, we are waiting > till the public get used to metric'. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ >
