2003-04-03
Even the news reports appearing on the Russian news site http://www.iraqwar.ru use mostly FFU in their English reports. Some times there is SI, and sometimes it is mixed. But, most of the reporting is in FFU. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2003-04-03 09:42 Subject: [USMA:25414] RE: Fwd: Re: 121 arguments against SI > I'm sure there are some exceptions. BTW, does anyone know about the > Marines? (I would think it would be very hard to coordinate right now, if > the Army was using metric and the Marines using ifp.) > > I'm sure everyone's heard the frequent reports this morning of "6 miles" > from Baghdad. > > Nat > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Nichols > Sent: Thursday, 03 April 2003 9:29 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:25413] Fwd: Re: 121 arguments against SI > > > Ah but not the Corp of Engineers > who delivered 325000 gallons per day of water. > > John Nichols > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:25412] Re: 121 arguments against SI > >Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 05:04:37 -0500 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) > >Importance: Normal > >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > We are whipping > > > Saddam's ass using good old feet and inches. > > > >No we're not. The Army's metric. > > > >Nat > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional > Engineer > Assistant Professor > Texas A&M University > Department of Construction Science > Langford AC > Rm: A414 MD 3137 > College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > > > > >
