Dual labeling of foods is not fine in my opinion. By 'random "weight" goods,' you really mean random mass goods.
Please place the non-SI unit names in parentheses as Jim did. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 03:16:04 -0700 (PDT) >From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:47588] Re: UK Transport Minister banishes metric in all >official communications >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >... > All pre-packaged food is labeled in dual, that's > fine. On random weight goods, the Customary is > required and supplemental metric is allowed, but > rarely used, same for beer. The Feds and the State > would like to know my height in feet and inches for > my passport and driver's license. I understand the > passport form is actually free-form and you can give > height in centimeters. I will do that next time and > see how it goes. Perhaps I'll argue with the DMV > too. When I write complaint letters to my > legislator, the letter is in more muted tones. > However, in my heart, I'm thinking, "I'm here, I'm > metric, screw you, government." > > Given the backwards steps Congress and some Federal > agencies have taken, those who advocate metric have > to hold on to what we have too. In pushing a > permissive metric FPLA, we run the risk of Congress > passing a Customary-only FPLA too, as existed from > 1966 to 1994. >...
