Actually, Chimp, I regard his words with great respect, for he is the quintessential anti-metric in the United States. That paragraph he wrote represents the very psychology we shall face when U.S. metrication again receives national media publicity. Thank you for posting that quote.
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> From: "MightyChimp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2004/05/03 Mon PM 05:58:36 EDT
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [USMA:29667] Re: Metric discussion regarding railroads - long but perhaps
> interesting
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> Speaking of the "old fogey" factor of a previous post, this guy wins first prize.
>
> Euric
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> If you want to play with meter and liter's go to Canada or almost
> anywhere else but this not anywhere else this is here and I don't care
> what the world does, I don't care how many people think our system is
> archaic, old fashion, out of touch with the world (similar to a reporter
> using "chugging" to describe an Amtrak train) etc, the fact remains that
> it is our system and it hasn't been changed (not without trying, but
> still not changed).
>
> 4 feet 8 1/2 inches is still the gauge not some other mucky muck number
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> I'm 63, and while you can teach old dogs new tricks, many times old dogs
> don't want to learn new tricks when it is not necessary. And at this
> point in time and space it is not necessary.
>
> Marty
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Speaking of the "old
fogey" factor of a previous post, this guy wins first prize.
Euric
If you want to play with meter and liter's go to Canada or almost anywhere else but this not anywhere else this is here and I don't care what the world does, I don't care how many people think our system is archaic, old fashion, out of touch with the world (similar to a reporter using "chugging" to describe an Amtrak train) etc, the fact remains that it is our system and it hasn't been changed (not without trying, but still not changed). 4 feet 8 1/2 inches is still the gauge not some other mucky muck number I'm 63, and while you can teach old dogs new tricks, many times old dogs don't want to learn new tricks when it is not necessary. And at this point in time and space it is not necessary. Marty |
