If the U.S. border official had been otherwise friendly, I would have explained to him that we Americans are going to need Celsius thermometers, and I am getting ahead of the curve; also, that SI is the preferred system of measurement in the U.S.
Quoting lps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I took a trip to Canada last weekend from Seattle. > Upon entering Canada I saw a sign that read THINKMETRIC (with the KM > colored in red). I wish I photographed it. > > I went into a Canadian Tire company and found this Celcius only outdoor > thermometer. It was a nice find. Here in the States this is hard to > find. Have a look. > > I went into Roberts Point (USA on the end of a penesula) and saw Metric > signage (KPH rather than km/h). The fuel stations were priced in $/liter > and much less expensive than the Canadian price. > > On the way back home, entering the US they asked me if I had anything to > declair, I told them I picked up a few meteric supplies. The border > gaurd had a good laugh when I showed him the thermometer. > > It was hard seeing Imperial Signs again in the US. > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
