Letter writing isn't always as effective as one may think. Letters sent to the wrong person, or letters that are too long tend to get either pitched or if a reply is sent out, the reply is along the line of; "This is the US and we don't do metric".
It may be difficult, but contact should be directed to someone with clout and who is pro-metric. Otherwise, it is a waste of time and effort. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2004-02-25 22:44 Subject: [USMA:28927] Pro metric lobby? > I signed up for the USMA list expecting that the main purpose of the list > would be to organize some sort of pro-metric campaign. While I am very > grateful for all the good work the USMA does and appreciate all the things > I've learned reading postings to this list, the lack of organized political > mobilization is still a bit of a disappointment. > > If we could somehow redirect the fervor for a decimal clock into a lobby for > organized US SI conversion, think of the wonders we could accomplish! > > On Wednesday 25 February 2004 09:59, Gavin Young wrote: > > Maybe the USMA should create form letters on their website (like the action > > alerts of environmental websites) that will facilitate mass mailings by all > > USMA members and anyone else interested in SI metric. Letters addressed to > > various organizations can be posted. > >
