Thanks Pat, I hope we can provide a three-dimensional input to the forum from nearly both ends of our metric country - Perth being 2650km from Geelong as far as the crow flies, that's as far as LA is to New Orleans (as the bald eagle flies).
Brisbane is the furthest from Perth at 3520km (which is equivalent to LA to Buffalo NY) that's including stopovers for a beer for the poor old crow! Re my comment about the Canadian nickel, you can see a picture of it at http://www.cyberbeach.net/~seajay/sudbury.html Best regards Mike Joy Perth, Australia ************Dear Mike, Welcome to the USMA list. I know you'll enjoy it, and I will enjoy seeing postings by another Australian. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia on 2002-07-28 11.07, Mike Joy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm a new member of USMA this month and should like to add my two cents' worth > - or even a dime's worth! > > Great to see so many folk keen on seeing the US on it's way to metrication. > The sooner the better as far as the world is concerned. > > Regarding the size of Canadian coins, I just thought you'd like to know that > there is a 5 cent coin 9m in diameter. No, I didn't miss out the second 'm' > (in mm) - it's standing on it's edge in the nickel-mining town of Sudbury, > Ontario, and is 610mm thick. > > Hope to provide some positive feedback to your great organisation in coming > months & years. > > Regards > > Mike Joy > Perth, Australia
