Go right ahead Bill. Anything that helps the cause!
Nat
>
> I love that, Nat.
>
> I must try to find some way to include it in the Political Action
> section of
> SI Navigator (with your permission, of course).
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Nat Hager III
> > Sent: April 05, 2001 09:51
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:12041] Re: Hewlett-Packard Ink Jet Cartridges & EU
> >
> >
> > Sounds like entire history of US Metric conversion:
> >
> > 1. Government proposes rapid conversion in 1975.
> >
> > 2. 500 people out of entire country write in and whine.
> >
> > 3. Government takes "go-slow" approach, waiting for consensus.
> >
> > 4. Process drags out, overemphasis on SI-ifp conversions, SI viewed as
> > "difficult".
> >
> > 5. Excuses begin to appear, ifp becomes source of national pride.
> >
> > 6. We're where we are today.
> >
> > Nat
> >
> > >>>>>>>
> > My guess as to what happened:
> >
> > 1. HP labeled cartridges in SI only.
> >
> > 2. Someone whined.
> >
> > 3. HP decided to put "(1.05 fl oz)" on, to stop the whining.
> At least it
> > was in second place, and parenthetical -- the cartridge remains
> > hard SI (30
> > mL).
> >
> > I would not have written to them if they hadn't gone retrograde on us.
> > Haven't gotten a reply yet (except for the autoresponse along the
> > lines of:
> > we got your e-mail and will answer soon.
> >
> > Carleton
> >
> >
> > In a message dated Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:28:10 AM Eastern Daylight
> Time, "Ma
> > Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > << On Thu, 5 Apr 2001 06:04:46
> > CarletonM wrote:
> > .
> > >Unfortunately, it's the other way around... The
> > >older packaging, that said 30 mL only, was dark blue and had a May 2002
> > date.
> > > The newer packaging, that said 30 mL (1.01 fl oz), is white and
> > yellow and
> > >has an August 2002 date. In other words, a retrograde maneuver by HP.
> > >
> > >Carleton
> > >
> > Dear Carleton, Han and Louis,
> >
> > I'll condense this into one. First the above.
> >
> > If it is true that HP is doing this they should be dennounced before the
> > TABD and the EU as they're clearly backpedaling and not contributing to
> > solve the problem, but rather making the situation worse!
> >
> > This would go to show what a bunch of hypocrites these Executives
> > at HP are!
> > (And, BTW, I wouldn't mind writing them myself if someone can give me
> > directions of the effective persons to contact)
> >
> > Second, the issue of lobbying the EU. I understand where Louis
> is coming
> > from, therefore, why don't we approach the EU in a "consultative"
> > mode, i.e.
> > why don't we make an inquiry with Mr. Pietrasanta, for
> instance, about if
> > there is any mechanism that was setup by the committee responsible to
> > oversee this issue to update this situation both with TABD and the US
> > government. If there is we should then write them and inquire as
> > to what's
> > going on (in the meantime, evidently, we should let Mr.
> > Pietrasanta know of
> > what members of the TABD are doing! EU parliamentarians must know about
> > this backstabbing by American organizations, to again reinforce
> > to them what
> > TABD's true colors are!!!).
> >
> > Please let me know what you think and how we can best get this
> > thing off the
> > ground. Let's please remember that pre-emptive strikes are
> better than to
> > deal with remedial ones!!! ;-)
> >
> > Marcus
> >
> >
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