2001-02-18
This is not surprising. Since Mitsubishi bought an existing company already
using FFU, they might not want to interfere for fear the company might lose
money. However, since your nephew worked for Otis, he must be very aware
that Otis' Elevators are metric, despite being sold in the US market. He
could make a pitch to the head of Mitsubishi, that since Otis uses metric,
and the Mexicans prefer metric, it would be a wise choice to convert their
operations. Even though the Mexicans must work in FFU, it is apparent they
prefer metric as they use metric terms in their private conversations. FFU
has not rubbed off in this respect.
The Mexicans won't complain about having to use FFU as it is a paying job.
I'm sure they make mistakes in FFU more so then they would do in SI. So, it
is up to your nephew to make it better for them by finding a way to
metricate his plant.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2001-02-18 14:34
Subject: [USMA:11109] FFU in Tijuana factory
> To all,
>
> I edited out the personal stuff from a nephew of mine who runs a
Mitsubishi
> owned sub in Tijuana, Mexico.
>
> Obviously the American market still dictates use of Wombat as he says.
>
> Se excerpts below.
>
> Norm
>
> > We live in San Diego (actually Chula Vista) and I drive about 30 miles
to
> a
> > town south of Tijuana for work. I'm still making elevators, only now I
> > cannot understand most of what everyone is saying. I'm practicing my
> Spanish
> > though.
> >
> > In conversation we speak in terms of Kilos, Liters and Kilometers, but
we
> are
> > building equipment and using tools for the US market, so its pounds,
> gallons,
> > feet and inches in the shop. I also carry around as many pesos as I do
> > dollars (lunch money). I've also just recently gotten my pass that
speeds
> up
> > my border crossing back into the US so I've reduced my homebound commute
> by
> > 30 minutes.
> . I've got an extremely challenging job, President of a small
> > Mitsubishi owned factory that has been losing money for the past 5
years.
> > Mitsubishi bought it (5 months ago) in order to have a reliable source
of
> > Hydraulic elevators, and hired me (from Otis) to run it. I've got a
good
> > group of people down there, and most of the ones I deal with daily speak
a
> > lot more English than I do Spanish, so I get along all right. I do have
> > great difficulty though with Japanese (zero)
>
>
