A slip of the pen I can assure you if I am scaring off potential tourist dollars by spreading malicious rumors, there is no telling what will happen, especially if I am known to be pro-metric! :-)
_____ From: John M. Steele [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 10 April 2011 21:30 To: [email protected]; U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:50323] RE: U.S. gasoline prices I certainly hope those are pence, not pounds. I assume you mean £1.339/L _____ From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 3:01:28 PM Subject: [USMA:50323] RE: U.S. gasoline prices I saw petrol today at £133.9/litre (more at certain service stations). At least it is priced by the litre. The gallon to litre change-over occurred in the 1980s (when Mrs Thatcher was Prime Minister). Many petrol pumps of the era could not cope with prices greater than £1.999 per unit. The unit could be either litres or ( UK ) gallons, selectable I would imagine via a dual-in-line switch on the pumps motherboard. Once the price went past the $1.50 per gallon mark, the petrol companies lobbied the Government for a switch-over to litres. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: 10 April 2011 18:25 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:50322] U.S. gasoline prices Gasoline (petrol) in the U.S. has reached the retail price of $1.00 per liter in many places. That is the price when the posted price is $3.79. Paul
