The same idiot who listens to his moaning at night - about the job and possibly other things, but we will not go there. The same idiot who bears his kids, and runs his life.
His wife. John M. Nichols Assistant Professor Room A414 Langford AC MS 3137 Department of Construction Science College of Architecture Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77843-3137 Phone: (979) 845 6541 Fax: (979) 862 1572 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Frysinger Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2005 8:56 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:34015] Innumerate journalist How can we hope to get the metric system across to journalists if they prove themselves to be so dumb as to do the following. I saw a column in our paper the other day in which the journalist quoted the price of gasoline as being $2.38.9 per gallon. A number with two decimal points? Who gets this idiot properly dressed in the morning and points him towards his place of employment? Jim -- James R. Frysinger Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist Senior Member, IEEE http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: Physics Lab Manager, Lecturer Dept. of Physics and Astronomy University/College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 843.953.7644 (phone) 843.953.4824 (FAX) Home: 10 Captiva Row Charleston, SC 29407 843.225.0805
