A troublesome event, indeed. Do you have any particular suggestions for
effective petitioning and support in this case? After all, what she
experiences is an obstacle against free movement of goods and services
in Europe, so I am sure the European Commission might be interested in
hearing that Austrian 1 litre beer jars are illegal in UK pubs merely
for being properly calibrated and labeled in an international standard
unit of volume, as is customary and appropriate for
Austrian/Bavarian-style serving of beer all over the world.
Does anyone over there know the stated reason for hanging onto old measures for road distance, beer, and milk? Why just those three? Usually people have hissy fits over produce, but why these three? Of course I'm speaking as a resident of a country where the pint is LESS than 500 ml.
Carleton
