--- Brenton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further to my previous post here, on 2004.10.02, I > also sent an email letter > to the Say G'day feedback section of the Australian > leg of The How To > Channel. www.howtochannel.com.au > <http://www.howtochannel.com.au/> > > > > Below is the response that I received today; > ... > Dear Brenton, > ... > ... Some of our > viewers have a keen (???) interest in the way other > nationalities (???) complete their > home projects and the technologies (?????) they use, hence > we have shows from > Canada, England, Ireland, US, etc. > ... The above is totally absurd. Who in this planet would have a 'keen' (SIC) interest in that sort of thing??? Don't Aussies use THEIR OWN material and what not, they purchase IN Australia? This just doesn't make ANY sense whatsoever!
Next, 'other nationalities'? Perhaps you should remind this individual that the whole planet IS metric. There is NO such a thing as other 'nationalities' (SIC) using other 'technologies'... Finally, 'technology' as applied to ifp??? What a joke!!! Marcus > There are couple of things to watch out for in the > next few months. We are > looking at developing a show for our resident Aussie > chippie Darren. You > might have seen him doing his building tips on "Do > It With Dazzler". Also > we have a new show "The Great British Woodshop" > starting in December, > Thursday nights at 9:30pm. > > > > Thanks again for taking the time out to Say G'day, > and stay tuned to the > channel as we bring you more localised production. > > > > Cheers > > The How To Channel > > > > > > _____ > > From: Brenton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 5 October 2004 15:49 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'U.S. Metric > Association' > Subject: RE: [USMA:31218] US Customary on Australian > Pay TV > > > > My post questioning US Standard and Metric has > appeared on the message board > on www.diynet.com <http://www.diynet.com/> under > the category General Home > Building. Please have a look as the replies. > However, I am not in favour > of stacking. > > > > <javascript:void(0);> Click for Today's Active > Topics and New Since Your > Last Visit > <http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=8271906766> > DIY > Message Boards <javascript:void(0);> Hop To Forum > Categories > <http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=8271906766&f=3331952776> > Home > Building <javascript:void(0);> Hop To Forums > <http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=frm&s=8271906766&f=6221916776> > General Home Building > <http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=8271906766&f=6221916776&m=3371 > 07283> US Standard & Metric > > > > > > http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=8271906766&f=6221916776&m=33710 > 7283 > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Brenton > Sent: Monday, 4 October 2004 13:10 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:31218] US Customary on Australian Pay > TV > > > > I found this post on the www.diynetwork.com > <http://www.diynetwork.com/> . > Below, I have cut and pasted the main points of the > metric aspect of that > discussion. It appeared as though the user 'Mack' > did not oppose metric, but > rather the user 'joecaption'. > > > > To view the actual thread, click on the following > link: > > http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc > <http://boards.diynetwork.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=8271906766&f=9321916776&m=2051 > 03592&r=244105592#244105592> > &s=8271906766&f=9321916776&m=205103592&r=244105592#244105592 > > > > Mack posted 10/07/2004 07:55 > > Lay #15 base felt to be secured using 25mm simplex > fasteners > To renew roof covering, fixing 30yr shingles using > 32mm fasteners, color to > be discussed. > > joecaption posted 10/07/2004 11:36 > > The price sounds fine but I would suggest 30 lb > instead of 15 lb felt. 15 > lb is for flooring not roofing. Also why is he > quoting metric dimensions > instead of English? > > > > Mack posted 10/07/2004 12:23 > > The roofer sounded either like he was from Australia > or English. > > > > Rather then reply to that post written on 10 July > 2004, I decided to post my > own Australian letter on 03 Oct 2004. > > > > However, upon clicking "submit," an automated > response returned that > informed me that my post contained certain words > that have triggered > moderation of the post. These words mostly cover > political and religious > topics, which are TOTALLY off the topic covered by > HGTV. > > > > I am now waiting to see if over the next few days > for it to appear, or > whether it is deleted or edited at the moderator's > discretion. > > > > Below, in {brackets} is a copy of what I wrote. > > > > {I recently discovered this channel when I connected > to the new Digital Pay > TV service here in Australia. I am interested in > some of the programmes > that are on offer. > > > > However, I write with my frustration with the unit > of measure that appears > is only still used in the US. > > > > Australia, along with other English speaking > countries such as Canada, > === message truncated === ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
