Note: "CAA" = Canadian Automobile Association [affiliated, I believe,
with AAA]
Duncan
From: Dave Gillies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Duncan Bath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: June 19, 2001 14:34
Subject: Re: Modern Units
>Duncan
>Thanks for bring this to our attention. As you might realize most of our
ads
>are directed to the US (not the CAA magazine) so the use of miles and feet.
>As we renew all our ads we will be showing both metric and non-metric
>measurements.
>Dave Gillies
>Director Of Sales
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Duncan Bath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:04 AM
>Subject: Modern Units
>
>
>> Noted in the "Skylon Tower" ad in the current CAA magazine that the
>> numerical info re the tower is given in mixed units ("775 feet" and
"80
>> miles").
>>
>> Why not employ the modern, coherent units 236 m and 130 km?
>> While it is true that you 'lose' on the height, you 'gain' on the
>visibility
>> numbers.
>>
>> It's hard to believe, but it was 'way back in 1977 that we, Canadians,
>> adopted the coherent, world system of measurements [SI] on our highway
>signs
>> and maps and on the instrument clusters in our vehicles.
>>
>> Duncan
>> DT Bath, 861 Kensington Dr., Peterborough ON K9J 6J8
>> (705)743-4297
>>
>>
>>
>
