Hello John and Doreen. I am also Canadian-born, living in California for the past 3 years.
I agree that the metric system is better than the imperial system, and that the main reason Canada hasn't fully converted yet is because America - Canada's largest trading partner - has had such a terrible conversion to metric so far. It's kind of like a kid picking at peas on his plate ... he knows he has to eat them, but just doesn't want to finish them off! I bet there are other new people on this list too. Don't be afraid to introduce yourselves! I did, just a couple months ago. You'll see that it's much more interesting once you start participating. David Shatto Los Angeles ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 23:05:53 -0700 Subject: [USMA:26759] RE: Introduction John: Joe Reid is Canadian and lives in Toronto. He's President Emeritus of the Canadian Metric Association. I'm a naturalized Canadian (British-born), but now live in California. I think there may be a couple of other Canadian or Canadian-born participants in the list. I think you can blame Canadian foot-dragging on a number of things, not the least of which is U.S. foot-dragging. You'll find a variety of views here on what should be done and what the short and long-term prospects for full metrication are. Welcome to the group. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of john mercer Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 20:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:26758] Introduction Hello my name is John Mercer. my wife Doreen and I live in Langley British Columbia Canada about 60 kilometers east of Vancouver. I am 54 years old and Doreen is 55. We were both educated in the imperial system of measurement. I feel the Metric system is a much better system to work with. I am looking forward to talking with fello metric advocates. I have been totally blind since birth, Doreen is sighted. Are there any other people on this list from Canada? It would be nice if the United States would go metric, it would help us in Canada. Thank you everybody for your time, hope to hear from some people.
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John:
Joe Reid is Canadian and
lives in Toronto. He's President Emeritus of the Canadian Metric
Association.
I'm a naturalized
Canadian (British-born), but now live in California.
I think there may be a
couple of other Canadian or Canadian-born participants in the
list.
I think you can blame
Canadian foot-dragging on a number of things, not the least of which is U.S.
foot-dragging. You'll find a variety of views here on what should be done and
what the short and long-term prospects for full metrication
are.
Welcome to the
group.
Bill
Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
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