Ahh Howard, Although I agree with you wholehardely, many would consider you "a bissel messhuga for carrying on with such a mishagas."
Phil On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Ressel, Howard (DOT) < [email protected]> wrote: > If Yiddish can make the US mainstream with words like chazerei (or Chazari > - one of my favorites Yiddish words by the way), then the Metric system can > too. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Trusten > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:27 PM > 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 > > > > > > > >
