Sure, John. I'll do it later today when I have time. You'll get it 24hrs from now. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:22639] Fw: Re: Voluntary metrication | 2002-10-12 | | Would it be possible for you to scan some typical Australian clothing labels | and post them to the list as jpg files, so we can see how they appear? | | John | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Friday, 2002-10-11 19:34 | Subject: [USMA:22639] Fw: Re: Voluntary metrication | | | > I was referring to clothes sizes in my posting below. | > Mike | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 7:14 AM | > Subject: [USMA:22637] Re: Voluntary metrication | > | > | > | 2002-10-12 07:14 | > | John | > | We have been using cm for nearly 30 years now. | > | | > | Pat will have an exact date when inches was dropped. | > | | > | Regards | > | | > | Mike | > | | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 11:40 AM | > | Subject: Re: [USMA:22611] Voluntary metrication | > | | > | | > | | 2002-10-10 | > | | | > | | Mike, | > | | | > | | What clothes sizing system is used in Australia? Do you use a metric | > | based | > | | system or is it still inch based? Do you see Australia adopting this | > new | > | | standard? | > | | | > | | John | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | | | > | | ----- Original Message ----- | > | | From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | Sent: Thursday, 2002-10-10 19:52 | > | | Subject: [USMA:22611] Voluntary metrication | > | | | > | | | > | | > On 2002-10-07, Markus wrote: | > | | > | > | | > > that an employee of Marks & Spencer (Jerry Dunleavy) was one of | the | > | | > driving forces behind getting many large European clothes retailer | > | | > chains to work together on the new measurement-based metric labeling | > | | > standard. | > | | > ********* | > | | > | > | | > Now, wouldn't it be great if there was a US equivalent of Jerry | > | Dunleavy? | > | | > This is what we need, and thereby avoiding the need to have a major | > | | > disaster to force change. | > | | > | > | | > I know that the NIST and USMA guys are doing a tremendous job, but | > they | > | | are | > | | > swimming in treacle. | > | | > | > | | > If anyone knows of a US equivalent of JD then let's have his name | and | > | | > address, so we can all give him a tremendous BOOST! | > | | > | > | | > This would counteract our enemy no.1 (Rupert Murdoch) who is doing | so | > | much | > | | > to prevent his papers and media in the US from using SI units. | > | | > | > | | > Best regards | > | | > | > | | > Mike Joy | > | | > Perth, Australia | > | | > | > | | > | > | | > | > | | | > | | | > | | > | | > | |
