[USMA:36533] Re: Contractors resisting metrication (was April 1)

[Martin Vlietstra]

A four by two become 100 by 50 - at any rate it did in the UK. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Millet To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 3:02 PM Subject: [USMA:36528] Re: Contractors resisting metrication (was April 1) I'm just curious here I was having a discussion with my dad and several other contractors about the construction industry slowly metricating and they said it would be impossible to ever fully metricate because it's totally impossible to buy sheetrock by the square meter or cement blocks by the mm and wood by mm instead of two by four. I told them that it was possible if they bought from out of country suppliers or even larger ones but they pointed out that local contractors building houses buy supplies  locally and local suppliers would never stock metric products. Also, they mentioned that it should be illegal for the government or other contractor to buy out of country if he wants SI because it deprives American contractors of work. i.e. "If you don't let me use inches and feet and buy in them then you're interfering with my ability to do my job well" Is it true that it's impossible to do so? I find it hard to believe given SI's influence in making everything else conform to it but who knows. Mike -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"