Guys: Metrication has never been a top priority. There are always other things more important. This was even true back in 1975 when the MEtric Conversion Act went through Congress. I remember when the economy was good, and people said "We can't go metric not, the economy is doing great." Then when the economy was bad, people said "We can't go metric now, the economy is terrible." There will always be other priorities. We CAN do some things, and one of them is the FPLA update. Changing math education is essential, since the kids in school today will be the politicians of tomorrow. And maybe fixing the Post Office could involve metrication. But never give up, simply because other things are also pressing issues at the same time. MArk HEnschel
On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 7:48 AM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > Exxxxactly... > > On Nov 23, 2020, at 05:11, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sadly with so much disagreement about so many things right now metric is > not a top priority. No need to give up just keep pushing on the grass roots > level. > > > > Howard > > > > *From:* USMA <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ezra > Steinberg > *Sent:* Sunday, November 22, 2020 11:12 PM > *To:* Brian White <[email protected]> > *Cc:* USMA List Server <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [USMA 1602] Re: The SI and the new administration > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > Time to just give up, i guess. > > 🙄 > > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020, 8:06 PM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it's that easy, why wasn't it done 10 years ago, or 25, or 40? > > > > Won't happen. And if it's brought up, then it's an "us vs them" political > fight which actually then sets us back. > > > > On Nov 22, 2020, at 19:46, Ezra Steinberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The good news is that Bill Nye (The Science Guy) hosted Senator Chuck > Schumer of NY the other day to talk about the need to move aggressively to > address the climate crisis, which Schumer wholeheartedly agreed with. > > > > At one point during the interview Nye implied how we finally need in the > USA to convert to metric by making a slightly snide remark about how > archaic Fahrenheit was, which gave me the strong impression he favors > metrication. (He may have even been more explicit in other appearances he > has made on TV over the years, which would not surprise me.) > > > > So, if both Senate races in Georgia go to the Democrats, Schumer becomes > Majority Leader. At that point we can contact Nye to see if he can prevail > on Schumer to get legislation passed to at least allow metric only labels > on products and maybe pass other measures to start easing the USA into > metric. > > > > Ezra > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 11:06 AM Robert Price <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sad to say, but I agree. Obama wasn't too warm to metric and I don't see > why his former vice president will be any different. > > > > > > On Thursday, November 19, 2020, 9:30:56 PM CST, Brian White < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Not a chance anything will change. Sad to say but true. > > > > On Nov 19, 2020, at 19:04, J McClellan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So is anyone here at all even a bit more hopeful that there might be some > forward metric movement in the US with a new (purportedly more progressive) > administration? > > I've already got a letter ready to send out on the 26th of January :P > > Hope everybody here does the same!! > > > > > > GO METRIC, AMERICA! > > *Because the kings' foot STINKS.* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma >
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