As I've mentioned before, and as Jim says (very well) below ...
Most people don't care, and wouldn't mind if metrication happened, but it's not the end of the world to them if it doesn't. Few will write to Congress about doing it (we are an exception of course).
A few mind very much, and whine and complain. Congress gets messages from them and thinks they are representative since they are most of the people doing the writing.
Carlton brings up good point -- as in so many things, the loudest are rarely the majority, and so it can be very difficult to determine what most people think.
However, allow me to point out that if the US metricates how I want it to, meaning let companies continue to convert as they see fit (and confident that it is an accelerating process), a few ardent anti-metricationists cannot stop it.
In other words, it's a lot easier for the vociferous anti-metricationists to sway a few senators or congressmen with a deluge of emails and phone calls than it is for them to sway millions of private businesses as more and more of them convert.
Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
