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---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; sgmail! @rogers.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [USMA:40357] RE: No more 'horsepower' on small engines in USA > Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:12:29 +0000 > > It is a legal requirement in the UK that the power of motor vehicles is > quoted for "commercial, public health, public administration or public > safety purposes", it be quoted in kW with HP being permitted at a > "supplementary unit". > > For some reason, advertising has not been deemed to be a "commercial > purpose", so motor car manufacturers advertise their wares using HP and > journalists use HP when writing about the latest "hot thing" to hit the > market. However, buried in the cars handbook, the power is always quoted in > kW with HP in parenthesis. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Saxton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 February 2008 19:54 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Baron Carter; Bill Hooper; Brian White; Carleton MacDonald; Cole Kings; > D Darling; David King; Eric Burns; Ezra Steinberg; Gary Brown; Gene Mechtly; > Han Maenen; Harry Wyeth; Howard Ressel; James Frysinger; Jason Darfus; John > Dunlop; John Hynes; John Steele; John Ward; Jon Saxton; Linus Sweers; > Lorelle Young; M F Moon; Mark King; Martin Vliestra; Michael Koener; Michael > Payne; Mike Millet; Mike Palumbo; Nat Hagar; Norm Werling; Pat Moore; Pat > Naughtin; Paul Armstrong; Paul Trusten; Phil Chernack; Pierre Abbat; Remek > Kocz; Rich Kim; Richard M; Robin Paice; Scott Hudnall; Stan Doore; Stan > Jakuba; Stephen Gallagher; Tom Wade; Walter Meier > Subject: Re: [USMA:40351] RE: No more 'horsepower' on small engines in USA > > I think Stephen is an asset to this group. His opinions may be at > variance with the majority of subscribers but it is always useful to > have a contrary view. > > > Daniel Jackson wrote: >> >> >> I can't wait to see the response from Stephen Humphreys. I wonder >> how he will twist this into "HP is very popular in the UK" and >> "Nobody talks in killy-whats". >> > _________________________________________________________________ Telly addicts unite! http://www.searchgamesbox.com/tvtown.shtml
