Gene Mechtly asks (in part):
> Do you believe that "mandatory metrication" would require that all
> negotiated contracts between individuals or private corporations, with
> no sales offered to the public, would have to be in metric units?
>
> I ask these questions because I believe that a clear distinction between
> private and public transactions is not being made in this discussion of
> "mandated metrication" which, to me, means *only* transactions in which
> there is a compelling public (governmental regulatory) interest.
I posted an email a few minute ago that brought up the same issue: are we
talking apples and oranges here?
What do you folks want the government to mandate? Just labels on retail
packages?
What about consumer products that use colloquial fasteners (e.g., a
lawnmower)?
What about "wholesale to the public" warehouses?
Heck, for that matter, are the rest of you all on the same wavelength?
Jim Elwell
