Dear Jason, Get the stickers. As you say in your first paragraph, below, leadership is needed by non-committed people so that they have someone to follow. Clearly many people find it hard to make metrication decisions on their own � your leadership will help.
Every time a non committed person sees that someone else is prepared to take a leadership position on metrication it shakes their current position and makes it easier for them to follow your lead. Sure, you'll get howls of protest from some, but this may be a part of their own transition to metrication. Remember, even a single drop raises the level for us all. Cheers, Pat Naughtin ASM (NSAA), LCAMS (USMA)* PO Box 305, Belmont, Geelong, Australia Phone 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online monthly newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by going to http://www.metricationmatters.com and clicking on 'Newsletter'. * Pat is the editor of the 'Numbers and measurement' chapter of the Australian Government Publishing Service 'Style manual � for writers, editors and printers', he is an Accredited Speaking Member (ASM) with the National Speakers Association of Australia, and a Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist (LCAMS) with the United States Metric Association. on 2005-01-04 14.51, Jason Darfus at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's the way to go, in my opinion. If Hollywood actors were actively > involved in routine usage of SI and making it appear glamorous, or "European", > I think it would really go a long way toward raising awareness. It is my > opinion that most people just say "feet, inches, miles", etc etc because they > don't even THINK to use metric as if it's not even an option... just cattle > following the herd. > > I'm thinking about getting some of the new 'patriotic' GO METRIC bumper > stickers. They look cool but I can't decide if a message saying GO METRIC > would raise awareness and acceptance or have the opposite effect. To some > people it may raise awareness to fight our metric progress. In that case a > stealthy approach would be better. What do some of you think? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carleton MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Jan 3, 2005 7:37 PM > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:31803] Metric on Law and Order > > Last night's new episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent (one of TV's more > intelligent shows) had the lead detective describing the location of the > body of the victim. It was found near the Battery. He determined that it > had been dumped into the Hudson River around West 8th St. by saying the > river was running around four "clicks" an hour so the body had originated > "three kilometers" north of where it was found. This was said in a totally > matter of fact manner. > > Carleton >
