I guess this is an example of government interfering on behalf of US Customary
against metric. So much for government telling "us" what to do.
Jerry
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From: Victor Jockin <vjoc...@hotmail.com>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 1:07:13 PM
Subject: [USMA:43502] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
I was unaware of those laws and regulations ... depressing. That would make
the battle harder to win, though someone like a Costco could probably make
it happen if they had the will.
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From: "STANLEY DOORE" <stan.do...@verizon.net>
Sent: 03/08/2009 5:58 AM
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
Subject: [USMA:43486] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
>
> The 4 L jug is filled with a gallon of milk which must be sold by the
> gallon due to government laws and regulations.
>
> Stan Doore
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John M. Steele" <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:11 AM
> Subject: [USMA:43482] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
>
>
>
>
> Is your Costco using a 4 L or 1 gallon fill?
>
> I have never tried them as I am (slightly) mad at my Costco for using a 1
> gallon fill in a 4 L container. However, the picture I have seen for the
> 4 L fill looks VERY full; it looks like pouring could be a problem.
>
>
> --- On Sun, 3/8/09, STANLEY DOORE <stan.do...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> From: STANLEY DOORE <stan.do...@verizon.net>
>> Subject: [USMA:43479] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one
>> notices!
>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
>> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 7:51 AM
>> I don't find pouring milk for the Costco container any
>> more difficult to pour.
>>
>> Stan Doore
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John M. Steele
>> To: U.S. Metric Association
>> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [USMA:43451] Re: USC units spread to the UK -
>> and no-one notices!
>>
>>
>> My Costco has them too. I refuse to buy them.
>>
>> Costco introduced a 4 L container in one part of
>> the country. There was even an article in "Metric
>> Today." However, in many areas they are using the
>> container but only filling to 1 gallon. The metric marking
>> (3.79 L if I recall) is consistent with that fill, and there
>> is a LOT of headspace (0.21 L of excess headspace to be
>> precise).
>>
>> There are reports that the design (which saves
>> space) is hard to pour without spilling. I don't know
>> if they went to 1 gallon fill to help the spilling problem,
>> or if it makes a difference.
>>
>> --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
>> <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Jeremiah MacGregor
>> <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com>
>> Subject: [USMA:43431] Re: USC units spread to the
>> UK - and no-one notices!
>> To: "U.S. Metric Association"
>> <usma@colostate.edu>
>> Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 12:41 PM
>>
>>
>> Are you sure it only contains one US gallon if it
>> is in a 4 L container? It just may be labeled as one gallon
>> to keep it simple. Have you verified the fill to know for
>> sure?
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> From: Carleton MacDonald
>> <carlet...@comcast.net>
>> To: U.S. Metric Association
>> <usma@colostate.edu>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 11:44:20 AM
>> Subject: [USMA:43415] Re: USC units spread to the
>> UK - and no-one notices!
>>
>>
>> A pint of milk certainly doesn’t seem like a
>> lot, so I wonder why they delivered such a small size. In
>> our house we go through three large Costco bottles a week.
>> (These are the rectangular four-liter bottles that Costco
>> fills with only one US gallon.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Carleton
>
>
