Michael, Could you send me the address for National Public Radio and for the in-flight magazine of United Airlines. Are any of NPR's shows more metric than others.
Helen Michael Payne wrote: > I'm making sure that anything I buy is metric and if it's not, I'll call or > write the company and tell them they are losing my business, because either > their product, or their product literature is not metric. I've had quite a > bit of success over the years trying to persuade people that yes there are > people in the US who use and want metric products, it's only by telling > manufacturers this that they appreciate the fact. I got BMW to send me a > brochure that included Metric, have not yet bought their product. Miele > sent me the installation instructions for a dishwasher, the original had > only inches. Told them they would lose my business, I bought the > dishwasher! It has the temperature in Celsius on the dial! Money talks, > especially big ticket items. > > I've recently been working on National Public Radio for a year asking them > to leave reports with the original units, to include Celsius temperatures > in their weather in the Washington DC area where I live. I've recently > heard quite a few foreign correspondents who have given only the metric > units in reports from overseas, not sure if my request is having the > desired effect just yet. I made contributions to National Public Radio over > the last year, told them I was canceling my contribution until I saw less > censorship of foreign news units. > > I've worked on United Airlines with some success, their inflight magazine > started to include metric units, but I see lately it's been slipping a bit, > maybe a new editor and they need another letter? If we all did this (I know > many of you do) then we do have an effect. > > Michael Payne > Sterling Virginia > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mighty Chimp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [USMA:27363] waste of time > > > > So, what are we doing to really push metric and to ensure it stays put, > once > > it is in place? What are we doing to promote metric in areas not yet > > affected? If we let down our guard, the enemies of metric will recapture > > territory we feel belongs to us. > > > > Euric > > --- Michael Payne > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.
