I may be the person referred to (not by name) who has the tape measure given by a Russian railway employee. It's a 3-meter tape measure, in the backpack I use to take my computer, lunch, and newspaper to and from work. It has a Russian railway logo on it, but interestingly the button you use to retract the tape says PUSH.
I must have said something about it in a post some time ago. Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 13:27 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51980] Re: Metric System Still Has Loyal Supporters in the U.S. - WSJ.com My sentiments exactly. I was very disappointed, and haven't cooled fown yet. I expected Scheck to take the high road on metrication, and he wrote the usual chazerei. But the article puts metrication in the spotlight. Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Midland, Texas USA www.metric.org +1(432)528-7724 [email protected] On Nov 24, 2012, at 11:49, [email protected] wrote: > This WSJ article is not the worst I have seen, but it is typical of the generally worthless "touchy-feely" articles that even the best journals now engage in. Where are the hard data? > > Where are the hard data about metric commerce? Where are the hard data about the cost of maintaining dual inventories? Where are the hard data about how many U.S. industries have already gone metric, like the automotive industry, but without using metric units in advertising (except for the Chevy Volt). What about the conversion of the household lighting industry last January to fully metric data on CFL packaging? > > Yes, the WSJ could have done a much better job if it purports to represent American business. > > ============ > On Sat, 24 Nov 2012, Metric Rules Info wrote: > >> From today's Wall Street Journal on the front page: >> Metric System Still Has Loyal Supporters in the U.S. - WSJ.com >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732371310457813496273189 >> 6422.html?KEYWORDS=Metric+oven > >
