My heart and money go out to them, too. While the following is minor compared to what they went through, I once had my car almost swept away by high water, with me in it. Two "angels" from a nearby 7-11 rescued both car and driver.
Sorry if the juxtaposition of measurement and sadness offended you, and I didn't intend it to be cold. I just noticed the units in the article, which is still an unusual practice for the Associated Press, and had to comment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: 05 Jan 02,Sunday 10:56 Subject: [USMA:31756] Re: More metric in periodicals > Don't you think its a bit soon to talk about that disaster in terms of which > measurement system is best? > > My heart goes out to all those who have lost loved ones - despite "feet" ot > "metres". > > It could not have come at a worse time of year - enough to stretch any form > of faith. > > >From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:31748] Re: More metric in periodicals > >Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 15:47:56 -0600 > > > >AP articles on the tsunami crisis reported quantities in metric units > >first, > >with pre-metric units in parentheses. . > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Sent: 05 Jan 01,Saturday 15:36 > >Subject: [USMA:31746] More metric in periodicals > > > > > > > I am starting to see, on a regular basis, metric measurements used > > > in periodicals, with no translation to colloquial units. I've posted > > > several from Men's Health magazine over the last couple of years. > > > > > > Two recent examples from different magazines: > > > > > > > > > Fine Gardening, February 2005, page 19 (spotted by my wife, who is > > > the gardener in the family): > > > > > > "Earthworms can process around 0.08 to 0.3 grams of soil in one day, > > > depending on the species." > > > > > > Forbes, 10 January 2005, page 169: > > > > > > > > > "A six-course white truffle tasting menu being offered in New York > > > by chef Alain Ducasse contains in toto 20 grams of truffle." > > > > > > I find the second one most interesting, since it is cold, hard, cash > > > versus a certain amount of a very expensive food, and the amount is > > > in grams only. > > > > > > Jim Elwell > > > > > > > > > > > >
