Thanks Pat, But for all the problem the UK is having, they are still a lot
furhter along then the US. Here the govenment is not even making a token
effort anymore.
Linda Bergeron
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Dear All,
You might like to check this article. 'Will we ever go completely metric?'
from the BBC. It is at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3934353.stm
Cheers,
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PO Box 305, Belmont, 3216
Geelong, Australia
Phone 61 3 5241 2008
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