Im embarrassed to admit that one of my favorite albums by my fav. British rock band is "Selling England by the Pound" by Genesis. I wonder if they would write that differently today... "Selling England by the Kilogram"
Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>> "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/23/2008 5:38 AM >>> Wall Street Journal a couple days ago... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120097109796805629.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Nat Pound for Pound, A Veggie Peddler Takes On the EU East London's Ms. Devers Snubs the Metric System; Selling by the Bowl Is Alleged By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW January 22, 2008; Page A1 LONDON -- London's East End is notorious for its criminals, from serial murderer Jack the Ripper to mobsters the Kray twins. The latest candidate for this rogue's gallery is Janet Devers, a 63-year-old woman who runs a vegetable stall at Ridley Road market. Her alleged crime: selling goods only by the pound and the ounce. Ms. Devers, whose stall has been in the family for 60 years, faces 13 criminal charges stemming from not selling her produce by the kilogram and the gram. She stands accused of breaking a European Union-instigated rule that countries must use metric measures to standardize trade. The rest of Europe is metric. <continued>.....
