Jim, sir:
>>> Can someone bring me up to speed on what is holding up converting >>
>>> completely to metrics?Law of Resistance and/or Will to change and our inert
>>> mind set, if I may add!
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(M)001(201)962-3708(when in US)> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:39:31 -0500> From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:40608] Re: US Metrics
History and now> > What happened was that the deadline date for metrication of
state DOTs > was removed from the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
1988. This > was the result of a line in the Transportation Equity Act of 1998
> (TEA-21). The line was added in the Senate Transportation Committee > chaired
by Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC).> > The Highway Commission in South Carolina was
at the time heavily > represented by Democrats and reputed to be a bunch of
"old fuddy duddy, > Good Ol' Boys". The chair of that Commission was a personal
friend of > Senator Hollings; they were frequently seen in the news together.>
> When the act (called ITEA or "Iced Tea" at the time) was on the Senate >
floor for debate and vote I wrote to Senator Hollings and expressed > concern
that previously metricated DOTs would revert, not to mention > that metrication
of the DOTs would be stalled. Senator Hollings sent me > a letter in which he
stated that he felt those states would not revert. > Obviously, that turned out
otherwise.> > At the time I was a resident of South Carolina but I never cast a
vote > in favor of Senator Hollings.> > Jim> > Scott Hudnall wrote:> > In my
opinion it is lack of leadership on the issue. Also, lobbyists > > from the
construction industry and the Food Marketing Institute keep > > blocking
legislation that would move us forward.> > > > The Federal Government was set
to have all roads constructed in metric, > > and many states completely
converted. Lobbyists from the construction > > industry found some sympathetic
congressmen from Alabama (or Georgia ?) > > to insert language into a bill that
made metric road construction > > voluntary rather than mandatory. States that
had not already converted, > > stopped the effort.> > > > States like
California that had completely transitioned to metric road > > construction got
screwed by contractors that would bid metric > > construction jobs at a higher
cost, so these states are now spending > > quite a sum of money to revert back
to US measurements.> > > > Until the leadership in this country takes a "just
do it" attitude, > > progress will probably continue to incremental.> > > > > >
> > On 2008-03 -11, at 12:40 , ernie edwards wrote:> > > >> Can someone bring
me up to speed on what is holding up converting > >> completely to metrics?>
>>> >> I was exposed to metrics, while living in Spain for 5 years in the mid >
>> 80's. We were building Dept. of Defense buildings in a number of > >>
Mediterranean countries.... metrics sure made sense to me....> >>> >> I am
trying to start a dialog in the American Institute of Architects > >> (AIA) on
supporting full conversion and I have sent emails to The > >> Associated
General Contractors (AGC) and The National Society of > >> Professional
Engineers (NSPE) asking their position on metrics. So > >> far, I haven't heard
from either the AGC or NSPE.> >>> >> Again, please help me understand where the
hold up is?> >>> >> Thanks, Ernie Edwards, AIA [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >
> > -- > James R. Frysinger> 632 Stony Point Mountain Road> Doyle, TN
38559-3030> > (H) 931.657.3107> (C) 931.212.0267>
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