Dear Paul, Three litre milk containers are quite common in our part of Australia, and they have been in use (I guess) for about three years.
Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia on 2003-06-14 02.59, Paul Trusten at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are so many beverages that are sold > in the 591 ml size. I ache to see them add > that last 9 ml! Throw away the WOMBAT labeling, > and you have a 600 ml-size widely distributed > product with very little re-tooling required. It would > go a long way towards removing discomfort with > metric in the US to see such a common vending machine item > in a familiar, but even-numbered metric, size. > > Metric milk, in a 3-liter container, would be another step forward in the US > metrication process. Someone on this list mentioned a few years ago that they > saw such a product in a supermarket or grocery store somewhere in the US. > Anyone seen one since? > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > 3609 Caldera Blvd, Apt. 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > 432-694-6208 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience and > laziness. > > ---Franz Kafka >
