From: "Bernard Rachtmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected]
Subject: RE: [USMA:37378] Re: Daniel / Euric / kilopascal/ Bernard
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:37:13 -0700
Its a shame that a board with so few messages is becoming cluttered by
paranoia.
Last time-
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:39:23 +0000, "Stephen Humphreys"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> lol
>
> "Not this again"
>
> Hardly a way to introduce yourself on a board as a 'newbie' (ie. how
> would
> you know whether this was 'again'? eh? duuuuh!)
Thank you for the warm reception.
For the final and last time- everywhere I've run into you this same wild
notion is following closely on the heels. I don't even post at the same
hours and in the same manner of this daniel guy.
What should I expect you can't even get my name right! You keep calling
me "Bertrand" on other boards.
>
> Entertain me - do your best to discredit the metric system - my little
> mission is to see how long it takes me to get you banned!
A worthy (if it weren't so strange) mission indeed!
Stephen- what exactly is your stance on metrication? From what I gather
you donate to anti-metric groups, yet post here. You also say that
Britain is "just right or a little too much (metric)" with its slapdash
metrication.
A cursory search yielded:
"Ooh, there's another donation to the BWMA!"
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwma/message/2211
"Tony - is there any way of making donations to "ARM"?"
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwma/message/2975
>
> Thank you,
> Steve
>
>
> >From: "Bernard Rachtmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> >Subject: [USMA:37378] Re: Daniel / Euric / kilopascal/ Bernard
> >Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:18:05 -0700
> >
> >Not this again...
> >LOL- Hitting the pints early Steve? Why are you convinced that I am
> >this "daniel" guy? Everytime i've posted there you accuse me of either
> >being "daniel" or "eric". Why is it so hard to believe there are other
> >pro-mets out there posting in forums? I stumbled onto the BWMA, and
> >though I may post rather strong views, this must all be kept in
context.
> > The BWMA's sole mission is to undermine metrication efforts in both
the
> >UK and US.
> >Can somebody tell me why hes convinced every new measurements
discussion
> >poster is "daniel", or theres some conspiracy against him?
> >Furthermore, you have this bizarre paranoia that every (even American)
> >pro-met is trying to take away your choice or force you to adopt EU
> >policy.
> >Relax mate and enjoy the discussions.
> >
> >
> >/
> >On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:55:35 +0000, "Stephen Humphreys"
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > > New post name. Not new poster
> > >
> > > You are Daniel (or 'euric', or 'kilopascal', or 'daniel', or etc)
> > >
> > > Check out "Bernard Rachtmann's" posts on the bwma site to see the
usual
> > > 'dollar collapse' and assortment of full-on anti-american sentiment
> > > whilst
> > > using metric as the excuse for that anti-americanism. Other posters
-
> >be
> > > aware for more posts that end up damaging the cause of metric with
> > > bizzare
> > > notions about the UK and irrelevent information about how economies
> >work.
> > >
> > > Don't be fooled, folks.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Bernard Rachtmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> > > >Subject: [USMA:37370] Re: Interesting document on the NIST metric
page
> > > >Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:34:42 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Hi, new poster here.
> > > >
> > > >In a nutshell I can't see it happening...
> > > >I suspect a compromise will ultimately be struck. Conversely, I am
not
> > > >surprised that the FPLA hasn't been amended....yet. Though I'm not
> > > >well-versed on the issue, its clear both sides would lose if
neither
> > > >yielded. Also if only one were to yield there would still be trade
> > > >dilemas. My guess is that this particular EU directive will be
> > > >suspended indefinitely, while FPLA will be amended.
> > > >
> > > >Lets be honest here, many American consumers are familiar with
certain
> > > >inch-pound sizes (I can't see milk exclusively marked "3.79 L."
with no
> > > >mention of gallon by 2010, etc), and should there be extras or a
> > > >packaging run duplicated, they'll want the potential market still
open.
> > > >Now, a EU-made product thats all metric would need only slap a
sticker
> > > >on for US sales, rather than tear off or marker out the contents.
> > > >Besides, doesn't this directive also ban inch/pound from
> >advertisements,
> > > >brochures and even websites? This realistically would cause too
much
> > > >commotion in commerce.
> > > >Perhaps they haven't amended it yet so it could be used as a
potential
> > > >bargaining chip.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:10:24 -0600, "Mike Millet"
> > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > > > > I was looking through the NIST metric page for any updated
> >information
> > > >on
> > > > > amending the FPLA and found this PDF which was a business alert
> >released
> > > > > by
> > > > > the NIST a couple months back..
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
>http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/upload/Business_Alert_2010.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > > The composer of the document seems to not be for or against
metric
> > > > > transition but the document did a good job of summarizing the
> >relevant
> > > > > information.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found it shocking that several organizations within the EU are
> > > >actually
> > > > > pressuring the EU to continue the use of dual labelling simply
> >because
> > > >US
> > > > > companies haven't switched, but I'm sure this deadline will not
get
> > > > > extended
> > > > > once more.
> > > > >
> > > > > Has there been any more relevant movement or information on the
> >issue
> > > > > that
> > > > > anyone is aware of or is it doomed to a slow quiet death in a
> > > > > congressional
> > > > > commitee ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
> > > >--
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