I noticed Canadians do the same for weather and driving. I was in
Toronto a few weeks ago and everybody was complaining how it was "in
the 30's a few weeks ago and now it's snowing".
--
Scott Hudnall
Seattle, WA USA
http://www.gometric.us/
On Nov 27, 2007, at 19:50, "Paul Trusten, R.Ph."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But, yes, Bill, the author stuck to metric units primarily. It's
just that he
himself was not THINKING metric when it came to everyday use, e.g.,
judging
distances. What impressed me about the Australians is that they have
gone whole
hog. They use metric, not only in trade and commerce, but also in
ordinary
parlance.
Quoting Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Damn! I knew I should have read it all the way through. (At least,
though,
that's consistent with the units used on distance signs, even if
you and I
would prefer him to be inconsistent on that item--or, rather,
consistent
with the interesting part of the article.)
My excuse is that I'm working on a consulting proposal that is due
by 15:00
tomorrow (Wednesday).
Oh well, back to work.
Bill Potts
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf
Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 15:35
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:39808] Re: Metric Snails
Too bad he used "half mile" with respect to the part about Sunrise
Bridge.
Quoting Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Note the very encouraging use of SI (without parenthetical colonial
units) in the article at http://sacbee.com/101/story/523061.html.
Note, also, that the article was written by a Sacramento Bee staff
reporter.
As a Bee subscriber, I is quietly proud (as Walt Kelly's Pogo used
to
say).
So far, I've read no news about any snails being opposed to the
use of
the metric system. :)
Bill Potts
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org
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Phone +1(432)528-7724
www.metric.org
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