Paul-- I'm impressed. The editor didn't even get in the usual gratuitous
anti-metric editorial digs. Even the Wall Street Journal editor had to
take a few whacks!
The editor makes an error, however, when he added an accompanying
illustration, in which he stated that a certain metric tool is not
available in the U.S., when actually that tool is readily available.
The 8 m Stanley tape measure is in fact available in the United States,
through the world's largest consumer site, Amazon.com. If you go into the
Tools & Home Improvement department and search on "Stanley tape measure
metric," it will be displayed as the first item (#33-726).
