[USMA:28248] RE: Steve Thoburn

[Bill Potts]

John:   As Terry's reply says, they are metric only. I believe FFU would be illegal.   For groceries that are weighed or measured in the store, there may be a sign in FFU, in addition to the mandated metric sign. The FFU text may not be larger than the metric text. All weighing or measuring must be metric, although there is nothing to stop the customer from asking for FFU (with the store employee getting the metric equivalent from a printed conversion table on his/her side of the counter).   I suspect if someone asks for a quarter of a pound of something, most store employees would be able to immediately say, "O.K., that'll be about 225 grams," without even looking at the conversion table. As in the U.S., how precisely the employee weighs something is probably a matter of fairly informal negotiation. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of john mercer Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 17:12 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28245] Steve Thoburn Has anyone heard any more about Steve Thoburn in Sunderland U K?  Did he ever pay his fine or go to jail?  Another question do soft drink bottles in the U K have both metric and FFU?John.