You would find a (very) few other examples, but it is not a common practice. I think 30 years ago, there was more of a feeling that the country was going metric. Some things (certain industries) are metric, but any progress is stalled out, and there has been backpeddlingt in a few areas (Federal highway and building construction).
--- On Mon, 5/4/09, John Frewen-Lord <j...@frewston.plus.com> wrote: From: John Frewen-Lord <j...@frewston.plus.com> Subject: [USMA:45011] metric progress in USA To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 2:47 PM In terms of progress, I have just come across a Julia Child cookbook that my other half brought back from the US when she lived there. Title: Julia Child & More Company. Publication 1979 - 30 years ago. The entire book, some 250 pages, has every single recipe in both USC and metric measures. Sample: 'Set pan so that surface of meat is 3 inches (8 cm) from heat source.' I find this book quite remarkable for its forward thinking in terms of metric. How much progress have we made since then? Are today's cookbooks in the US dual measured? John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Wyeth" <hbwy...@earthlink.net> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:11 AM Subject: [USMA:45010] Jerry's comments > > Well, Jerry does make a point (I just wish he would limit his postings to good points), which is that although we (the USMA) has been around a long time, we ARE NOT making much progress. We can talk a lot, but no one really knows about us and popular knowledge/support for metrication in the US is pretty pathetic. I know that there is a lot of "hidden metric", but when it comes to everyday encounters and activities by the average citizen, there very limited progress. > > Contrary to what he writes, however, is is not at all easy to change this state of affairs. I have said for years that real metrication will not occur here without top-down leadership. That means from the White House. I don't see the US declining into a state of "poverty and struggle", but our influence has been declining for years and will continue to do so. Non-metrication is just one part of that decline. > > > HARRY WYETH >
