Just now I got a reply from Robert Renkes, President of PEI. His
response was short but sweet: "Right you are."
He promised nothing but I imagine that my proposal will at least be
considered.
Jim
James Frysinger wrote:
Sent a few minutes ago to the Petroleum Equipment Institute:
Recent articles indicate that once again our nation's older gasoline
pumps are near the end of their capabilities for recording sale prices
and rates.
The time has come for PEI to dust off a technique used by Shell in the
early '70s when this problem also arose. We should start selling
gasoline by the liter and make it a permanent feature.
All but two states now allow metric-only labeling of products and one of
those two is about to join the group. The Fair Packaging and Labeling
Act is expected to be amended soon to allow metric-only labeling on
federally controlled goods. The U.S. is moving towards metric packaging
and unit pricing. Water, fruit juices, and even milk in some areas are
being sold by the liter and half-liter. Americans understand liters.
Jim
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James R. Frysinger
632 Stony Point Mountain Road
Doyle, TN 38559-3030
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