And this is exactly how Canadian and UK stations also display their signs.
John F-L
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From: Paul Trusten
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:57 PM
Subject: [USMA:50326] RE: U.S. gasoline prices
Australian gas pumps list the prices in cents per liter (see attached photo
of a petrol station in Dickson, a neighborhood of Canberra).
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Vlietstra
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 10 April, 2011 15:33
Subject: [USMA:50325] RE: U.S. gasoline prices
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! J
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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
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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 1980's (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 pump's
motherboard. Once the price went past the $1.50 per gallon mark, the petrol
companies lobbied the Government for a switch-over to litres.
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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
