Dear John and All, As an Australian, you � like me � were not brought up with Calvin Coolidge's word ringing in your ears:
'Nothing in the world can take place of persistence. 'Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. 'Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. 'Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. 'Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.' Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia on 2002-11-11 05.51, John Nichols at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The squeaky wheel gets the oil, > try again. > > At 12:45 PM 10-11-2002, you wrote: >> I hope you have better luck getting a response out of Albertson's than I >> did. >> >> I sent them an email a couple of years ago about their ridiculous unit >> pricing on the labels at the edge of their wine and liquor shelves. >> >> Although wine and liquor containers are exclusively SI and have been so for >> years, they show the unit pricing by the ounce. (Yes, they even get the ifp >> wrong, confusing ounces and fluid ounces.) >> >> When I questioned it in the store, one of the responses from an assistant >> manager was "I don't understand the metric system." A couple of questions >> revealed that he didn't really understand any measurement system. >> >> My email, which was very polite, elicited no response whatsoever. >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> Roseville, CA >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >>> Behalf Of John Nichols >>> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:32 >>> To: U.S. Metric Association >>> Subject: [USMA:23222] It takes a lot of little changes >>> >>> >>> Dear Albertsons: >>> >>> You are now selling the 4 litre milk containers that have been >>> around since >>> Mel Gibson was in Lethal Weapon (see the milk container in the shot of his >>> refrigerator) yet it still has the bulge in the side that changes it to >>> one gallon aka 3.79 litres. I object to paying for the plastic for 4 >>> litres, the transport for 4 litres of volume and the thought that I am >>> incapable making a rational decision to shop in metric. >>> >>> I use this example in my teaching to classes of 300 undergraduates >>> at Texas >>> A&M University. Most had no idea of the issue. >>> >>> Your advice on when you will sell the amount of milk the container was >>> designed for would be appreciated. >>> >>> I shop at your store and no where else. >>> >>> Thanks for listening >>> >>> John Nichols >>> >>> John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional >>> Engineer >>> Assistant Professor >>> Texas A&M University >>> Department of Construction Science >>> Langford AC >>> Rm: A414 MD 3137 >>> College Station, TX 77843-3137 >>> >>> Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Telephone: 979 845 6541 >>> Facsimile: 979 862 1572 >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi >>> >>> in front a precipice, behind a wolf >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional > Engineer > Assistant Professor > Texas A&M University > Department of Construction Science > Langford AC > Rm: A414 MD 3137 > College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi > > in front a precipice, behind a wolf > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >
