I finally got to ask our contractor what inspired him to order the metric shingles instead of the "English" (smaller) size. He said that the metric shingles are all the local GAF plant makes anymore.
My wife, Sally, and I discussed this at lunch today. As I mentioned to her, government and industry are metricating and the public is being left in the dark. Her view was that most people are not well enough informed to make an intelligent decision about this on a personal basis. Further, that if the government just said "We're going metric by this certain date" there would be a widespread hue and cry and then people would quickly get over it. She anticipates a public response based on emotional response rather than reason. Jim On Thursday 25 May 2006 07:51, James R. Frysinger wrote: > GAF has some 30 plants in the U.S. that make shingles. It would seem > that many of them make metric sizes. Our metric shingles undoubtedly > came from a plant in the Southeast. > > Jim > > On Thursday 25 May 2006 00:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I had these put on my house last July. I got the forest green > > color, which was only available in meter-width because most of the > > sales are in Canada. > > > > Carleton > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > We're having our house re-roofed. Can you hear the hammering > > > above my head? > > > ......... > > > The applicable website for these shingles is at > > > http://www.gaf.com/General/GafMain.asp?Silo=RES1&WS=GAF > > > I noticed that the document providing description and directions > > > contains data in both "English" and in metric. That's the case > > > for both the "English" and the metric shingles, by the way. -- James R. Frysinger Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist Senior Member, IEEE http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: Physics Lab Manager, Lecturer Dept. of Physics and Astronomy University/College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 843.953.7644 (phone) 843.953.4824 (FAX) Home: 10 Captiva Row Charleston, SC 29407 843.225.0805
