Paul. I think your letter to Taylor Precision Products is a good
example of what all SI advocates should consider writing to all sorts
of manufacturers. It might sink in if manufacturers get enough letters
like yours.
When I bought my Cateye Velo 5 to measure commute distances on my
bike, I discovered to my delight that the default setting was already
set to kilometers, allowing me to avoid the hassle of changing the
unit setting. My son bought me a Norco Indie 3 bike for Fathers Day
(photo on my Facebook) so since I have been peddling to work (instead
of riding on the bus) I have lost 5 kg (I went from 100 kg to 95 kg).
My goal is 80 kg or even 75 kg perhaps. My commute is 5 km each way,
so I peddle 50 km per week.
Paul. I love reading pro-SI letters like yours. Thanks for sharing
your letter with us.
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
----- Message from [email protected] ---------
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:21:45 -0500
From: Paul Trusten <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Subject: [USMA:53149] Re: my letter to Taylor Precision Products
(sent as a consumer)
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Yes, it did, as I explained in the letter. I wrote to the company to
urge it to set its default to kilograms instead of pounds---just a
letter to push the company in the right direction despite the
anti-metric orientation it possesses when marketing its products in
the U.S. It was easy to switch the stcale over to kilograms, but
as I explained, I wanted the company to set it to kilograms right
from the start.
Nice scale, by the way! It reads out much faster than my old one,
and it has an LED readout, so you can weigh yourself in the dark
(grin).
Paul Trusten, Registered Pharmacist
Vice President and Public Relations Director
U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
www.metric.org
[email protected]
On Aug 10, 2013, at 21:12, "Carleton MacDonald"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Did the scale have a lb-kg switch underneath? Mine did and all I had to do
is move the switch one time before using it, and it was all set.
My friend Barbara in Kenilworth, UK has a digital scale with three settings,
viz.: lb, kg, st.
Carleton
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Paul Trusten
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 21:26
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:53147] my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a
consumer)
I am delighted with my purchase of your Taylor Digital Bath Scale, Model
7562! It is an attractive addition to my bathroom, and I appreciate the LED
readout so the scale can be read in any light. However, I was disappointed
to discover that the measurement units defaulted to pounds, and I had to
stop and set it to read out in kilograms. I was born and raised right here
in the USA, but I think metric is the way to go now. Why not have your scale
start there? And, it also makes it easier for doctors to dose some
medications if people can conveniently report their weight to them in
kilograms.
Thanks,
Paul Trusten
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