send them on my mail! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:44 AM Subject: [USMA:21691] Re: Fast Track
> I can't print them here - I'd get thrown off the Listserver! > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: [USMA:21687] Re: Fast Track > > > | tell us the expressions! > > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 4:31 AM > | Subject: [USMA:21687] Re: Fast Track > | > | > | > John > | > > | > The word 'force' is such a debatable thing. If I bought a new car, my > wife > | > would be 'forced' to ride in it. But I don't think she'd really mind. > | > > | > This is how the metric system is viewed here. Ask anyone under the age > of > | > 40 if they think Australia did a bad thing in 'forcing' the metric > system > | > (along with decimal coinage around the same time) and you'd learn some > | > colourful Aussie expressions you've never heard before! > | > > | > It's just a question of time... > | > > | > Mike > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" > | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:36 PM > | > Subject: [USMA:21662] Re: Fast Track > | > > | > > | > | 2002-08-11 > | > | > | > | Mike, > | > | > | > | You also have to distinguish those who would be opposed if things > were > | to > | > | change, but for now may appear apathetic, from those who don't care > | > either > | > | way. Not all opposers make a noise. They feel nothing is going to > | > happen > | > | so they don't bother to make any noises. Don't forget, you are > forcing > | > | people to change their habits and to learn something new. This in > | itself > | > is > | > | reason to complain. > | > | > | > | John > | > | > | > | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | > | From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" > | > | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | Sent: Saturday, 2002-08-10 20:11 > | > | Subject: [USMA:21657] Re: Fast Track > | > | > | > | > | > | > The point is, Nat, that there must be a heck of a lot of voters in > the > | > US > | > | that > | > | > either support the SI system or at least it won't affect their > votes > | if > | > SI > | > | was > | > | > brought in. > | > | > > | > | > Same as here - if everyone was dead against it, it would never have > | > been > | > | brought > | > | > in. > | > | > > | > | > Mike > | > | > Perth, Australia > | > | > > | > | > > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > | > From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | > Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" > | > | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 2:33 AM > | > | > Subject: [USMA:21637] Re: Fast Track > | > | > > | > | > > | > | > | > | > | > | > > ... who are these 'certain opponents' who are derailing the > | > | > | > > progress of SI in the US? > | > | > | > > | > | > | > Mike, > | > | > | > > | > | > | > Most members of Congress are indifferent to metrication if not > | > openly > | > | > | > opposed. There are only a few on record in support of > | metrication. > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > | > | And the "opposed" only stems from their perception of what voters > | > want > | > | to > | > | > | hear. > | > | > | > | > | > | Nat > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > | > > | > | >
