I finally realized what I was doing wrong on February 28. I was using www.pbs.org but I should have used [EMAIL PROTECTED] Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 2001March05 18:48 Subject: Fw: Lehrer News Hour of 2001 February 28 > I meant to send this to you on February 28, but it went to your Atlanta > affiliate instead. Why don't you at public broadcasting realize that your > audience is above average and capable of understanding the International > System of Units. > > Norman Werling > Stone Mountain, GA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 2001February28 20:15 > Subject: Lehrer News Hour > > > > This evening at about 50 minutes after the hour, Randall Updike, U. S. > > Geological Survey, was being interviewed by Gwenne about the earthquake in > > Washington. > > > > Naturally he responded to a question about its intensity and pointed out > > that the quake occurred about 60 kilometers below the surface, at which > > point Gwenne interrupted him and asked if that was about 30 miles, > whereupon > > Mr. Updike corrected her to about 40 miles. > > > > I am ashamed that Americans still stubbornly resist the International > System > > of Units. We are part of only 4% to 5% of the world's population who > still > > cling to use of miles and we are failing to educate ourselves to use the > > same measures as does the rest of the world. Obviously the USGS uses the > > International System (SI-metric) as does any true scientific work > anywhere. > > American "laypeople" continue to stubbornly insist upon being babied with > > conversions to the archaic, fraction-based so-called U. S. Customary (once > > upon a time called Imperial) measures. > > > > It is time for us to grow up and move to 21st century measures especially > > since most of the rest of the world adopted them into everyday life in the > > 19th and 20th centuries. > > > > Norman Werling > > Stone Mountain, GA 30083 > > >
