I would say the big issues are: How do we get the FPLA changed? How do we metricate our roads without breaking the bank and alienating people? How do we change the "culture" of measurement to become predominantly metric? How do we educate people effectively about metric?
Remember, just because it worked in Australia or Canada does not mean it will work in the U.S. I don't count out any methods used in other countries, but there are differences between the U.S. and Australia or Canada. For instance, we have a bottom up approach to government (local to state to federal) while they tend to have a top down approach. It is easier to implement programs at a national level as the overall culture accepts it there. I hope that answers the question for you. :) Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jim Elwell > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:23 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:34327] Re: Nibbled to Death by Ducks > > At 7 09 05, 10:42 AM, Phil Chernack wrote: > >You see now, you are all doing it again. Here I go on to say that we are > >getting bogged down by silly details and now my thread has become bogged > >down by a discussion on the pint. Let it go, folks. I am more > interested > >on what big things we can all do to promote metric and make it, as > Congress > >has stated, "the preferred system of measurement in the United States." > > I totally agree with you here. Can you make a suggestion as to what > "big things" we could work on that at least a majority of members of > this list would agree on? > > I ask this seriously. Although personally I believe change comes from > lots of little things, I am open to ideas on something big we could do. > > Jim > > > Jim Elwell, CAMS > Electrical Engineer > Industrial manufacturing manager > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > www.qsicorp.com
