I see you're overreacting and using hyperbole again, Michael. What did you expect? He's talking mainly about past and current U.S. practice -- that is, historically factual stuff. He's not stating a preference, nor is he making a recommendation regarding units of measure.
Note that, in his section on Canada, he quite appropriately uses SI. The only conversion he does (parenthetically) is with respect to percentage volume change by temperature. Providing the conversion is legitimate, in this case, in that it allows a comparison with U.S. industry standards. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Michael-O >Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:39 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:26462] RE: Fuel in the US > > >oooohhh, plz not again > >so much WOMBAT on this page, I had to puke! > >bye > > >Bill Potts wrote: >> I just did a Google search with the following argument: 9/10 gasoline >> pricing. >> >> One of the hits, >> http://www.users.qwest.net/~taaaz/AZgas.html#A%20LITTLE%20HISTORY, is >> a very interesting discussion of this and many other aspects of >> gasoline pricing and dispensing. >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> Roseville, CA >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Brian White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 09:40 >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association >>> Subject: Re: [USMA:26457] RE: Fuel in the US >>> >>> >>> Thanks Bill, but if I remember right there were specific reasons for >>> it related to taxes or something of the sort. It's definately a >>> legacy thing completely unrelated to the (very annoying) habit of >>> labelling >>> everything in >>> retail X.99. >>> >>> There's supposedly a real reason for it, which is what I'm curious >>> about. Anyone know? >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Original Message ----------- >>> From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:34:49 -0700 >>> Subject: [USMA:26457] RE: Fuel in the US >>> >>>> Brian White wrote: >>>>> Speaking of that...does anyone know what the whole 9/10ths >>> thing is about >>>>> with fuel prices in the US? >>>> >>>> It's what I've always called the department store pricing syndrome. >>>> >>>> A department store will price something at $99.98 or $99.99, leading >>>> many people (including my wife) to think of the price as being "not >>>> much more than $90." >>>> >>>> If a competitor priced the same item at $100.00, and it was >>>> something I needed, I would buy from the competitor in appreciation >>>> of their honesty -- and I would let them know that. (Although if >>>> another competitor offered the same item for, say, $85.00 [or even >>>> $84.99], I'd do the rational thing and buy from them.) >>>> >>>> Gas stations are, of course, selling to the same people as the >>>> department stores. >>>> >>>> Bill Potts, CMS >>>> Roseville, CA >>>> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >>> ------- End of Original Message ------- >
