Title: Re: [USMA:33303] Swimming pool depths
on 2005-06-21 18.32, Philip S Hall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It was the UK government that decided to metricate in 1965 well before
> joining the EC. Safety information was "filed" in metric as a result of
> that, not because of the EU.
Dear Philip,
Recently, I was in Midland in Texas. At the motel where I stayed the pool had the depth marked in metres. There was no indication of any feet or inches.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin ASM (NSAA), LCAMS (USMA)*
PO Box 305, Belmont, Geelong, Australia
Phone 61 3 5241 2008
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