John,
South Africa followed the Australian example. (or was it the other way round? :-) ) _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: 24 June 2010 01:03 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47931] Re: Another application of millimetres On 2010/06/24, at 08:36 , John M. Steele wrote: I am thankful I at least live in a country sufficiently metric to have DUAL measuring tapes. :) Dear John, During the metrication of the Australian building industry (which you will recall was over and done with in a little under two years) we used the catch phrase, 'Don't duel with dual.' We were aware of how extended the metrication process could be if we encouraged all tradespeople and their assistants to constantly compare and convert from metric measures back to the old pre-metric measuring words. It is my opinion that in encouraging the use of dual measuring tapes you are (inadvertently perhaps?) supporting a metrication process nearer the 200 year end than the 2 year end of the possible spectrum of metrication time options. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. On 2010/06/24, at 08:36 , John M. Steele wrote: I am thankful I at least live in a country sufficiently metric to have DUAL measuring tapes. :) _____ From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 6:18:13 PM Subject: [USMA:47923] Another application of millimetres Dear All, For the cyclists among us: http://www.catalinasbeachsuites.com/bicycle-speedometer-schwinn Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, seehttp://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ to subscribe.
