Ditto. I spoke with him for quite a while about how the auto industry (and some other industries) had converted, and it saved them money, not cost them money. We also discussed other industries adamantly opposed to metrication. I tried to get him look at the differences and the "great divide" between those companies. I was hopeful that the WSJ being a business paper, he would go in that direction. Instead we got somewhat amusing anecdotes about being personally metric in a predominately Customary country. I agree the "man on the street" mostly uses Customary, but many more companies are metric than is generally believed. I feel the real story lies there.
--- On Tue, 11/27/12, Ressel, Howard (DOT) <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ressel, Howard (DOT) <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:52009] RE: Metric System Still Has Loyal Supporters in the U.S. - WSJ.com To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 9:39 AM I talked to Mr. Scheck for quite a while and we talked a lot about how the US Construction Industry failed at conversion a few years back and how we at NYDOT as many other states, had to go back to US Customary (WOMBAT). I saw nothing about that, only my Maybelline observation. I was disappointed the article did not delve more into the whole issue of why the US is so slow in converting. It would have been nice to see an objective article about the obstacles we have faced, politically, culturally etc. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Metric Rules Info Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:28 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:51978] Metric System Still Has Loyal Supporters in the U.S. - WSJ.com >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/SB10001424127887323713104578134962731896422.html?KEYWORDS=Metric+oven
