If this is suppose to be a forum on what is being done, well it doesn't take a
rocket scientist to see that very little if anything is being done. At least
not out in the open where the consumer is and since the consumer is also the
worker, I doubt there is much being done in the work place.
ntainers)
--- On Sat, 2/5/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44989] RE: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Saturday, 2 May, 2009, 1:05 PM
Well, as times get tougher and costs rise, they may feel the urge to downsize
the 1.136 L to a 1 L. Al
As much as Stephen loves to exchange personal data in personal off list emails,
it has never benefited him. I also believe that most of those "new" posters on
the MVI forum are Stephen clones and also that he is involved in the
administration of that site.
If Stephen lived in the US and did
With regard to 500 ml & 568 ml based packages, I don't know the
exact percentages throughout the UK. I would guess that at least 2/3 are based
on 568ml.
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44972] RE: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Ass
ading.
IMO, "450 g 1 lb" would be OK. "400 g 1 lb" wouldn't be allowed.
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44970] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Friday, 1 May, 2009, 10:16 PM
It just se
few other reasons),
the individual package does not need to comply. If the outer package of the
collection complies, then the individual package need not. So it may not be a
violation.
--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44980] Breech of FPLA la
shouldn't disappear, now that prescribed quantities
are gone.. Depends I suppose on whether manufacturers still think they have an
economic advantage to produce packaging in both metric and imperial sizes.
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric Association
ys.
John F-L
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:12 AM
Subject: [USMA:44978] RE: Supplementary indications
Aside from milk, are there any other products sold in supermarkets in the UK?
One gets the impression that a
ughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:50:36 PM
Subject: [USMA:44931] Re: Increased scientific research funding.
On 2009/05/01, at 8:16 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
How would funding scientific research help the metrication effort? Since
Science is already met
: Friday, May 1, 2009 10:30:19 PM
Subject: [USMA:44982] Re: Breech of FPLA law
Unless there are complaints, people who mark their product in metric only are
not prosecuted. I've seen several products that were marked in metric only and
not in dual indications.
Jim
Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
&
Thanks for the links Ken. I found this particular one amusing:
Henry
Joined: 23 Feb 2009
Posts: 1
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:29 am Post subject:
Stimpy wrote:
..and yes you probably get the picture now - we have me posting - then Lee
clinging on t
I wonder why Stephen doesn't post his frustrations here for all of the USMA
posters to see.
Yes, I would agree strongly that Stephen's sinister actions have brought this
site down. But that is true of every forum Stephen has been a member of.
Eventually they all close down and all because o
Aside from milk, are there any other products sold in supermarkets in the UK?
One gets the impression that all one can buy is milk.
In the US our shelves are stocked with thousands of different items. What
about the UK? Don't they have thousands of different items for sale too? And
aren'
s
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44946] RE: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Friday, 1 May, 2009, 3:38 AM
Is there really a need to mark a non-returnable milk carton as 1.136 L? Why
not just mark it as 1.1
age weight
purposes) and compared with the larger nominal quantity.
For example, if a batch of packages had been marked "1 lb 453 g" in 1993 and
the average of the batch was 453.6 g, it would pass the average test..
If the average was 453.5 g, it would fail.
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Jer
Only glass bottles are used for "milk in returnable containers"
This means that 92.1% of UK milk is packed in metric. Only 7.9% is packed in
imperial.
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44940] RE: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Friday, 1 May, 2009, 3:19 A
to be a 450 g package with a "1 lb"
supplementary indication. A batch of the product would have to average 450 g or
more.
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44939] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Friday,
f the Customary
declaration to metric and comparing them is pretty trivial.
--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44942] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 11:25 PM
But many still do. The t
ic research funding.
On 2009/05/01, at 8:16 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
How would funding scientific research help the metrication effort? Since
Science is already metric, there would be no need to spend money on something
already accomplished.
Dear Jerry,
You might have missed this ar
rs")
--- On Wed, 29/4/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44909] RE: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Wednesday, 29 April, 2009, 3:17 AM
This brings to mind a question as to how these milk bottles are filled in the
factory. Do
.S. Metric Association" Date: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009, 11:23 PM
I think that has been answered, 5 km intervals, the half and the final time are recorded.
With the use of chips, times can only be taken at official stations that have the special mats to read the chips.--- On Tue, 4/28/09, Jer
It is good to know that the pint of milk is disappearing in the UK. Must be
due to low demand.
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:51:34 PM
Subject: [USMA:44932] RE: FPLA 2010
So, by Stephen's reckoning, a w
Funny how Stephen always leaves out the important information.
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:35:20 PM
Subject: [USMA:44928] RE: FPLA 2010
Stephen said
"You are already aware that milk in supermarkets an
But many still do. The typical 12 ounce soda can is labeled as 355 mL, which
is more then 12 ounces so technically the metric declaration becomes the
primary standard.
The converted numbers should always be rounded up that metric then is the
primary standard.
It must be a living hell for an
;
jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:29:19 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:44890] RE: FPLA 2010
They haven't delivered doorstep milk in over a decade in my local area.
The last guy that did it couldn't get a buyer for his business.
--- On Mon, 27/4/09, Jeremiah MacGreg
What is the percentage of milk sold in increments of 568 mL compared to 500 mL?
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:24:02 PM
Subject: [USMA:44925] RE: FPLA 2010
Martin
Technically, milk in returnable containe
So technically a product marked as 450 g 1 lb would be tested to 450 g and the
1 lb ignored.
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:18:12 PM
Subject: [USMA:44924] Re: FPLA 2010
Gene
I think that you may have mi
How would funding scientific research help the metrication effort? Since
Science is already metric, there would be no need to spend money on something
already accomplished.
Jerry
From: Scott Hudnall
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, April 29,
f his relatives regularly compete in the Flora Marathon? I'll maybe see if I can dig out a picture of competitors passing one of the (metric) timing locations.--- On Sat, 25/4/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor Subject: [USMA:44834] RE: Boston Marathon results in metricTo:
ts in metric
I think that has been answered, 5 km intervals, the half and the final time are recorded.
With the use of chips, times can only be taken at official stations that have the special mats to read the chips.--- On Tue, 4/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
How old are the gasoline pumps?
Jerry
From: Pat Naughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:39:11 AM
Subject: [USMA:44912] Liberia and the metric system
Dear All,
Recently, I heard that a senior educational researcher had been
s in Building
> Design and Construction (Committee E-6 Supplement to E 380) uses the
> -re spelling throughout (see attached scan).
>
> John F-L
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Jeremiah MacGregor
> <mailto:jeremiahmacgre...@rocketm
This brings to mind a question as to how these milk bottles are filled in the
factory. Do the machines that fill them use pints or litres? I would assume
litres, and if I'm correct, then what excellent machines they must be to
measure the contents to the accuracy of 1 mL without any variance.
the chips.--- On Tue, 4/28/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor Subject: [USMA:44902] RE: Boston Marathon results in metricTo: "U.S. Metric Association" Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 6:15 PM
Are there any points where the runner is officially timed? It doesn't
That is what you can expect if you just send it blindly to some stranger.
Something of this importance needs to be hand delivered. Make an appointment
to see someone from the NIST who would have the most influence and not only
just hand it to him, but discuss it with him.
Jerry
__
Well, then it is time to find someone else to certify the course. Send him the
message that if he can't do it the right way, then his services are not
needed.
Jerry
From: Harry Wyeth
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesd
tres or so that I had the feeling that I was going to win."
Yes, the winner thought in metric.
Jerry
From: "Kim, Rich (ECY)" To: Jeremiah MacGregor ; U.S. Metric Association Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:12:52 PMSubject: RE: [USMA:44785] RE: Boston Marathon results in
But isn't the requirement for milk in pints (568 mL) limited to those glass
bottles delivered only at ones door?
Do you know approximately how many people still purchase milk from a milkman?
Jerry
From: Martin Vlietstra
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Mon
What is it then?
Jerry
From: Patrick Moore
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:23:58 PM
Subject: [USMA:44883] Re: IEEE/ASTM SI-10
-re is not SI.
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Reply-To:
Date: Sat, 25
/ASTM SI-10
On Sunday 26 April 2009 22:35:41 Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
> I wonder if the original meaning of the word tonneau derived from the
> words tonne-eau which would mean a "tonne of water", as the word eau in
> French means water and a tonneau was a cask or container that
The law would go into effect at midnight 2010-01-01 00:00:00
So it is 2010 and not 2009
Jerry
From: "mholm...@bellsouth.net"
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: mech...@illinois.edu
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:18:24 AM
Subject: [USMA:44880] Re: FPLA 2010 as FP
Wikipedia says:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonneau
Its original (now archaic) use was for an open rear passenger compartment on an
automobile and, by extension, a body style incorporating such a compartment.
The word comes originally from French, roughly meaning cask, container, or
cover..
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/290334
It seems there is a group of locals who want to keep the metric signs on I-19.
Excerpt from the article:
"These signs that were installed some 30 years ago contribute to the history of
the area when conversion to the metric system was being considered,"
Two of us, myself and Martin already touched on this. I am wondering how the
news media will handle this when it comes out that the American practice of not
using a zero to precede a decimal number less then one was the cause of the
deaths of all of these horses.
If it can happen with horses,
Somehow that public law needs to be changed so that the word "preferred" is
changed to something else. Something more requiring, like "the standard
measurement system".
Public Law 100-418 designates the metric system of measurements as the standard
measurement system for United States trade
ld be consistent with clearly
different meanings and would improve comprehension.
Stan Doore
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:02 AM
Subject: [USMA:44848] Re: IEEE/ASTM SI-10
I don't understand their short-sigh
be
somewhat "snooty."
I will point out that meter and liter have been used in the US at least since
the Metric Act of 1866. They appear in the original text; those spellings have
a basis in Federal law.
--- On Sat, 4/25/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subj
hould be noted that the whole thing was an attempt to mimic a French
supplement which has not been approved for use in the US , and may have been
illegal.
--- On Fri, 4/24/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44830] Re: Horse deaths in Florida
To: "U
) Units in Building Design and Construction (Committee
E-6 Supplement to E 380) uses the -re spelling throughout (see attached scan).
John F-L
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:03 AM
Subject: [USMA:44833] Re: IEEE/AS
--- On Fri, 4/24/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44830] Re: Horse deaths in Florida
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:42 PM
It sure would be a real embarrassment for the USA if it turns out to be a
US. I don't know
about the latest editions, but my copy of ASTM E 621 - 84, Standard Practice
for the Use of Metric (SI) Units in Building Design and Construction (Committee
E-6 Supplement to E 380) uses the -re spelling throughout (see attached scan).
John F-L
- Original Message -
n't know
about the latest editions, but my copy of ASTM E 621 - 84, Standard Practice
for the Use of Metric (SI) Units in Building Design and Construction (Committee
E-6 Supplement to E 380) uses the -re spelling throughout (see attached scan).
John F-L
- Original Message -----
From
y unaware of an
organisation that was able to elicit two whole letters in the year and a half
before it disappeared.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Geelong, Australia
On 2009/04/25, at 1:28 PM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
Pat,
There was a response to your belief that the Australain Anti-Metric Asso
Stephen thinks that if he demands a full 568 mL serving then everyone else does
too. The only reason he does it is so he can foam at the mouth and bore
everyone in the pub about getting a full pint. Most people are not that anal
and accept what they get as long as it is close enough.
I doubt
To sell in Europe it MAY have to be more then just metric numbers.. They may
have to conform to ISO, DIN or other local standards, such as for frame size,
mounting patterns, fasteners, etc. So just changing numbers to metric would
not work. Plus it isn't only the metric in Europe they need to
>From viewing their website, I doubt they do any engineering in metric unless
>they are requested to by an overseas customer.
Did you ever get a response to your inquiry?
Jerry
From: Michael Payne
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 20
Pat Naughtin
Geelong, Australia
P..S. I was once involved in a 'debate' where some people suggested that the
'90 mile beach' should be renamed. This was another story that was released on
April 1st.
On 2009/04/18, at 9:29 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
Pat,
Can you tell us w
The London Flora marathon is also metric and electronically times all the results at the same distances.
You can check the results for the past years here:
http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/?pageID=2&article=40
Note, not a mile or foot to be found.
The people who survey and verify the r
0 for free.
I am not making a recommendation here, just answering a question. My original
question, asking for the latest edition, was bibliographic.
____
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Reply-To:
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:04:56 -0700 (PDT)
To: "U.S. Metric Associ
egulatory force in a way that BIPM does not.
It would be nice to download IEEE/ASTM SI-10 for free.
I am not making a recommendation here, just answering a question. My original
question, asking for the latest edition, was bibliographic.
____
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
I doubt then there will be any American participation in this project.
Jerry
From: John Frewen-Lord
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:22:17 AM
Subject: [USMA:44782] SKA
If there is any doubt that we live in a metric world, BBC new
m for accepting. Sometimes the
people at the top have to hear what their customers think. Shipping something
back is fairly radical.
Mike Payne
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: Michael Payne ; U..S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, 19 April 2009 22:34
Subject: Re: [USMA:
It sure would be a real embarrassment for the USA if it turns out to be a
metric error.
Jerry
From: Harry Wyeth
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:23:01 AM
Subject: [USMA:44823] Horse deaths in Florida
As a horse owner, I am shocked
I can buy a 1 L bottle of flavored carbonated water without any sugar for 58
cents at Wal-Mart. So yes, I would say that is highway robbery. Bust
obviously there are enough suckers buying it for them to continue to sell it.
Jerry
From: John M. Steele
To: U
In addition to John's remarks, I see the website promotes wellness. I also see
they have featured chefs, yet their recipes are dumbed down to cups and
spoons. Here is a perfect opportunity for contact the chefs and ask them for
recipes in metric to be included, using mass instead of volume..
I was not advocating that you should not write letters to companies, but to be
careful how you do it. You don't want your letter getting into the hands of
the company bimbo. Who you write to in the company is very important.
I agree that in a bad economy companies will bend a little with cus
rules for the US).
*There were some editorial style changes that perhaps need to be reflected.
Those changes in driving documents need to be reflected. Since I don't have a
copy and am not on the committee, I have no idea what else.
--- On Sat, 4/18/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jer
n.
--- On Sat, 18/4/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44715] Re: metric Britain
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Saturday, 18 April, 2009, 1:36 AM
Stephen can't provide examples of important imperial use, as none exist. Any
measureme
One would wonder what good it does to be anti-metric in government at a point
where 90 % plus of the economy is already metric. Since metrication began as a
business incentive it is business that would have the most to lose if there
ever was a push to return to imperial as a primary measurement
April 19, 2009 7:47:56 AM
Subject: [USMA:44759] Re: online food seller
On Saturday 18 April 2009 23:58:29 Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
> In as much as it seems like you are making a noble gesture for metrication,
> just blindly writing to a company can be the wrong thing to do. You never
>
In as much as it seems like you are making a noble gesture for metrication,
just blindly writing to a company can be the wrong thing to do. You never know
who will be answering your request. The person answering your request may be
very strongly anti-metric and either ignore you or provide you
Pat,
From the tone of his article, I don't think he will be too amused. He might
have a heart attack when he realizes how much metric there is in his life that
he never knew existed.
Jerry
From: Pat Naughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, Apri
Don't forget to visit Tesco (the imperial store) and report back just how
imperial is isn't.
Jerry
From: Carleton MacDonald
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 4:46:52 PM
Subject: [USMA:44743] RE: Hooves vs feet
I too am getting a bit
ersonal opinion and others may feel differently. Also, it is (at least
partially) out of date whenever a new edition of the SI Brochure comes out. It
takes time for the NIST and ANSI publications to catch up.
(although revisions from 7th to 8th SI Brochure are not earthshaking)
--- On Fri, 4/17/09
The columnist is actually frustrated by the increase in metric usage in the US
and in his life. Being a reporter he may be aware of the huge loss of
employment in the US as inch based companies close up in the US and reopen in
metric China and elsewhere. When unemployed Americans have to start
Han,
Yes, one would wonder why a pro-metric website would give advertisement space
to an article that is anti-metric. But then if you read down to the comments
you will see why.
These two comments I found the most interesting. The first one makes a
connection between who sets the rules and
Is he pro-metric?
Jerry
From: Pierre Abbat
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 12:18:27 AM
Subject: [USMA:44727] Re: planimeter
On Friday 17 April 2009 22:10:41 Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
> What was his response to you setting
http://community.bonniehunt.com/video/healthy-choice-commercial-with
Note the poster on the wall just to the left of the woman seated.
Jerry
Horses don't have feet, they have hooves.
I like the comment they have in their ad:
We have found that measurements are more accurate and easier to take using the
metric system.
It seems that those who do real measuring are in the know. It is no surprise
that htey have found metric to be
long, Australia
P..S. I was once involved in a 'debate' where some people suggested that the
'90 mile beach' should be renamed. This was another story that was released on
April 1st.
On 2009/04/18, at 9:29 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
Pat,
Can you tell us what ever hap
One of the reasons that people like Mr. Parry were forced to recede back into
their holes in the ground was that they didn't know the that those who build
guided missiles don't measure in a base 16 system but in base 10 and in
millimetres, as you note. Has anyone ever seen a human interface mea
Horses don't have feet, they have hooves.
I like the comment they have in their ad:
We have found that measurements are more accurate and easier to take using the
metric system.
It seems that those who do real measuring are in the know. It is no surprise
that they have found metric to be
It takes a bit of knowledge in numeracy, which is lacking in those who prefer
imperial, to understand how to properly convert a dimension from inches to
millimetres.
For example, most would simply convert one inch as 25.4 mm. But if you take
into account the tolerance of the dimension, you c
I for one would like to know why Stephen has to copy posts from this forum to
another forum to attack one of the posters from this forum. It seems that
Stephen is truly frustrated that he is unable to effectively present
disinformation here without constantly being corrected so rather then prov
Ezra must now be a proud owner of Stephen's patented blinkers. Now he can see
only imperial, even where it isn't.
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:47:25 AM
Subject: [USMA:44695] Re: Nothing but Imperial
E
What was his response to you setting in centimeters and getting a simpler
result then his choice of inches?
What is this prof a professor of; what discipline?
Jerry
From: Pierre Abbat
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:42:27 PM
Su
Why pay for a publication from the ANSI when the same information is available
for free from the BIPM.
http://www.bipm.org/en/si/
Jerry
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:01:31 PM
Subject: [USMA:44688] Re: IEE
nted in metric - yet Woodland Farm
obviously felt that was what their customers wanted.
Have a good Easter everybody - I'm off now for my 400 km drive to my cousins's
flat in Bournemouth.
Cheers
John F-L
- Original Message -
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric As
Stephen can't provide examples of important imperial use, as none exist. Any
measurement that is important is measured in metric.
Jerry
From: Ken Cooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 6:28:08 PM
Subject: [USMA:44661] Re: metric Br
y determining their
meaning and documenting it in metric equivalents is the way to preserve those
old recipes.
--- On Sat, 4/4/09, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44331] Re: Even with "dual," you can't please everybody
To: "U.S. Metric A
Stephen has also promised to take a picture of his meter, but so far hasn't..
Which leads me to suspect his was changed over.
Now, if Stephen was clever he could have his new friend Ezra take a picture of
his and send it to Stephen in a private email. Then Stephen can post it here
and claim i
There seems to be a lot of whining coming from the "old" members who sat back
and did nothing because the "new" members have taken over.
If some members don't like the amount of emails they are getting then the USMA
needs to sponsor an official forum for people to communicate and get rid of th
Pat,
Can you tell us what ever happened to this organization and also can you tell
us what happened to the diehards? Did they eventually give up or are they
still fighting against the metric system?
Are they like Stephen Humphreies who look for remnant imperial uses and have
developed a f
a prefix error in that news article.
(If it isn't an error, you guys need more conservation effort!)
--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Pat Naughtin wrote:
From: Pat Naughtin
Subject: [USMA:44564] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 12:00 AM
On 2009/04/11,
Your second point is very, very important. It might even be beneficial that
they swear an oath stating their full commitment to metrication.
Jerry
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:20:50 AM
Subject: [USMA:4461
about 25X the population (is Geelong
under 200,000?), I wonder if there isn't a prefix error in that news article.
(If it isn't an error, you guys need more conservation effort!)
--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Pat Naughtin wrote:
From: Pat Naughtin
Subject: [USMA:44564] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U
imary, but generally allow and
frequently use supplemental Customary in parentheses, at the author's option.
--- On Sun, 4/12/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
Subject: [USMA:44613] Re: Water, teraliters, was FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Da
d be doing it in FFU?
Jerry
From: Pat Naughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 3:08:19 AM
Subject: [USMA:44605] Re: cover letter of 1971 U.S. metric report
On 2009/04/12, at 1:46 AM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
The firms that did not
on effort!)
--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Pat Naughtin wrote:
From: Pat Naughtin
Subject: [USMA:44564] Re: FPLA 2010
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 12:00 AM
On 2009/04/11, at 1:35 PM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
I can see where the terms megalitre, gigalitre and
The other scans are from an installation booklet that came with a new electric
shower I recently bought. Apart from a single reference to an inlet pipe
diameter, it is ENTIRELY metric.
I believe that, as I've said before, it is politicians aided and abetted by,
for whatever reason, a h
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