2002-10-14 I don't think anyone here is advocating that the pint be banned, just that the litre be allowed. We know that once the litre is permitted, it will automatically replace the pint. If this were not true, the law would have been amended to allow it long ago.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 14:32 Subject: [USMA:22711] Re: UK beer - challenge > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Does anyone over there know the stated reason for hanging onto > >old measures for road distance, beer, and milk? > > Roads = metres and kilometres would probably be accepted. The difficulty > is transition. > > Beer = banning the pint would almost certainly not be tolerated. Pub > drinkers are influential voters but might not be the most open to > reason. Permitting the litre might be tolerated. > > Milk = affection for doorstep deliveries >
