Jim, You wrote to the PEI that, of the 2 states that have not signed on to the updated UPLR that permits metric-only labeling, one is about to sign on.
Great news! Just wondering if this is really true, and, if so, how we know this. thanks, Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 > > > > -- > James R. Frysinger > 632 Stony Point Mountain Road > Doyle, TN 38559-3030 > > (H) 931.657.3107 > (C) 931.212.0267 >
