On Saturday, June 16, 2012 06:40:41 PM Mike Bennett did opine: > Gene > > They solved the litres issue in the UK but making it illegal to sell > most things in anything but metric units. However we still measure > distance in miles, so what units should we be working out our fuel > economy? Miles per litre? > > At least we can still buy beer in pints ( 20oz ones of course :-) ) > > Mike Chuckle. So that explains Fosters, which comes in a huge can. I used to like it, but that was before carrying a glucose meter in my hip pocket. > > On 16 Jun 2012, at 17:41, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > Peter, I was all on that hay ride for as long as it lasted. But when > > the gas stations that first put in pumps that measured liters made > > note that their monthly usage pumped into the customers tanks dropped > > to 10% because folks would just drive on down the street where they > > could buy gas by the gallon, a unit they had used all their lives, > > that effect brought the metric conversion of the US to a screeching > > halt. The rest of the system did go metric, but that today is > > entirely the effect of all the manufacturing having been exported. > > Had they put dual displays in the gas pumps for a few years, so folks > > could see at a glance what they were paying, they might have been > > able to let the gallons displays gradually fail, but some numbed nuts > > bean counter apparently wouldn't consider that idea. Instead, we > > took very careful aim and shot ourselves in both feet. > > > > I suspect real estate was also to be a holdout, hell, nobody around > > here has a clue what a hectar is, not even me. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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