There is absolutely no Federal mandate to revert. That is intentional disinformation spread by opponents, and the original poster should me made aware of it.
Nat > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Howard Ressel > Sent: Monday, 2002 October 7 7.54 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:22491] Re: Federal highway metrication reversion > > > I am not aware of any Federal mandate to revert to English. I > will check this out though with a source I have at FHWA. Sounds > like Idaho is trying to revert and place the blame on someone else. > > Howard Ressel > metric conversion Manager, NYSDOT region 4 > > >>> "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/06/02 04:01PM >>> > What a shame! Getting into the foot again. > Brij > > >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:22475] Federal highway metrication reversion > >Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:39:57 -0400 > > > >2002-10-06 > > > >found on the yahoo metrication site. > >John > > > > > > From: "lynn_kramer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon Jul 1, 2002 6:12 pm > > Subject: Re: Re, Transportation engineering goes back to > Imperial > >Units > > > > > > > > > > I wish it was simply a local decision here in Idaho, > unfortunately > >it > > is not just here. It is the entire Federal Highway Administration. > > My contacts at ITD (Idaho Transportation Dept.) say that we are > >being > > forced with threatened funds witholding again to change back to > > Imperial units. I only wish someone with a little clout > could follow > > the money trail to the person or agency responsible for > this obvious > > step backwards.--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Michael G. Koerner" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: "lynn_kramer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Thu May 16, 2002 2:31 pm > > > Subject: Transportation engineering goes back to Imperial Units > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "lynn_kramer" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have been a Civil Engineer for over 25 yrs. I do highway > > designs > > > > as a consultant to State Transportation Depts. (mostly Idaho). > > What > > > > happened? We were converted to metric in 1985, the feds forced > > the > > > > issue, by threatening to withold funds, but it was done. Now > > most > > > > ever engineer whole heartedly enjoys using meters. > > > > > > > > So what happens? Now we are informed that we are changing back > > to > > > > Imperial Units. As of now all new highways will be in feet and > > inches. > > > > > > > > What happened? Who did this to me? Why? Who should I call? > > > > > > I have known about Idaho's reversion for about a year now, as I > > found it > > > out from an IDDOT engineer who I visited while on a roadtrip in > > Colorado > > > over last year's Memorial Day weekend. > > > > > > These 'reversions' are normally foisted upon the various state > >DsOT > > > (however unwillingly) by powerfull contractors' lobbies and a > > sheepishly > > > ignorant legislature and governor that are easily > 'convinced' (in > > the > > > usual manner) that 'reverting' is a good idea. > Contractors are the > > > epitomy of that American cultural phenominon of extreme inertia. > > > They've always used 'Olde Englishe' units and that alone is the > >best > > > reason of all to keep using them. > > > > > > You can contact your legislators and Governor's office, but it > >will > > take > > > a greater force than that to undo that reversion. I would start > > leaning > > > on your Congresspeople to set a new, IRON CLAD, > drop-dead deadline > > for > > > the state DsOT to go 100% SI on federally funded projects in the > > next > > > transportation bill. > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > And then they spake a plan for a widget drawn in binary > fractions > >of > > > inches, they maketh the widget on a machine calibrated > in decimal > > > divisions of inches, they installeth the widget on a frame laid > >out > > in > > > decimal divisions of feet *AND THEN* they wondereth why nothing > > fits.... > > > > > > -- > > > ___________________________________________ ____ > > _______________ > > > Regards, | |\ ____ > > > | | | | |\ > > > Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | > > rise again! > > > Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | > > > ___________________________________________ | | | | | | > > _______________ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >
