Apparently, the "wasting money" argument has some traction. This article
reports the decision has been put on hold by the governor and is under review.
http://www.pddnet.com/news-ap-i-19-metric-signs-change-on-hold-pending-review-053009/
--- On Fri, 5/29/09, Stan Jakuba <jak...@snet.net> wrote:
From: Stan Jakuba <jak...@snet.net>
Subject: [USMA:45129] RE: News : ADOT defends replacing metric signs along I-19
: Nogales International : Nogales, AZ
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 8:54 PM
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Or act rationally. Two decades ago, ADOT had an Office of Metrication. It
organized a metric conference in Phoenix in 1994 (or 5?). As all speakers I got
a license plate saying ARIZONA METRIC. They had them also for sale, so I
bought more and had some on my cars until the state of Connecticut outlawed
vanity plates.
ADOT had done an excellent job in preparing for metrication. Manuals ready,
training, you name it. All that down the drain. I do not know how much ADOT
spent, but working with PennDOT, I learned that they had spent $6 million and
were fully metric with new projects.
I am ashamed of my country for this waste of time and money. If there were no
attempts to go metric I can accept that. But spending money and time
repeatedly only to fail, over and over again, ... oh, well.
Stan
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Potts
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 09 May 29, Friday 16:41
Subject: [USMA:45120] RE: News : ADOT defends replacing metric signs along I-19
: Nogales International : Nogales, AZ
I never cease to be amazed by people's inability to think rationally.
Bill
Bill Potts
WFP Consulting
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of
Nat Hager III
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 13:20
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:45119] News : ADOT defends replacing metric signs along I-19 :
Nogales International : Nogales, AZ
For what it’s worth….
http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2009/05/15/news/doc4a0d9bc923609515374875.txt
Nat
