David Sefcik cites an article in the New York Times that several major retailers have agreed to incorporate Unit Pricing in their Web advertising.
The attorney general of the State of New York is leading this initiative. We all know the major defect of legislation in the State of New York which *requires* units from outside the SI in the denominators of Unit Prices, which preclude value comparisons by little more that easy mental arithmetic. Merchants like this obstacle to value comparisons by consumers! What can Howard Ressel do to correct this defect in the Unit Pricing law in the State of New York? Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: John M. Steele [jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 5:08 AM To: mechtly, eugene a; U.S. Metric Association Cc: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: Re: [USMA:53985] Re: State by State Metrication The bigger problem is "50 States = 50 Ways." Eventually, the Feds would have to step in to restore some order. However, I have no problem using it temporarily as a "cattle prod" to get the Feds moving on metrication; nothing else has worked. On Monday, June 16, 2014 9:58 PM, "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu> wrote: On Jun 16, 2014, at 8:33 PM, wrote: The problem with state by state legislation is that some states already *require* units outside the SI for Unit Pricing, while even the current FPLA is silent of the units of measurement that may or must be used in Unit Pricing. Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: owner-u...@colostate.edu<mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu> [owner-u...@colostate.edu<mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu>] on behalf of cont...@metricpioneer.com<mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com> [cont...@metricpioneer.com<mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com>] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 10:55 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53983] State by State Metrication Yes indeed, Thank you Don. With 110 names on our list, one would think that those 110 people probably live in at least ten or perhaps even twenty or so states. We have state metrication legislation pending in Hawaii (HB36). We have state metrication legislation pending in Oregon (LC44). Please consider introducing state metrication legislation in your state too so we can give momentum to this trend. I know that some may argue against this state-by-state strategy, and I agree that a federal mandate would be preferable, but a federal mandate seems unlikely in light of the current gridlock in Congress. Even though a state-by-state metrication legislation strategy may not be ideal, at least it sends a message that some Americans in some states want metrication. Who knows? It just might work. I say we give it a try. What say you? Please consider introducing metrication legislation in YOUR state. ----- Message from "Ressel, Howard R (DOT)" <howard.res...@dot.ny.gov<mailto:howard.res...@dot.ny.gov>> --------- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:18:35 +0000 From: "Ressel, Howard R (DOT)" <howard.res...@dot.ny.gov<mailto:howard.res...@dot.ny.gov>> Reply-To: howard.res...@dot.ny.gov<mailto:howard.res...@dot.ny.gov> Subject: [USMA:53982] Re: Rejoining USMA To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu>> Probably a good time to thank Don for coordinating this list for all these years, I think we sometimes forget he is the quite guy keeping it going and thanks to Colorado State for hosting. I agree, unless we hit some sort of server limit to the number of users, the more the merrier even if they just listen in. From: owner-u...@colostate.edu<mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu> [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Harold_Potsdamer Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:25 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53973] Re: Rejoining USMA But how many actually post? Why sign up if you have no intention to post? Do you drop people off who don’t post a message after a fixed amount of time? From:Hillger,Donald<mailto:don.hill...@colostate.edu> Sent: Sunday, 2014-06-15 00:05 To:U.S. Metric Association<mailto:usma@colostate.edu> Subject: [USMA:53970] Re: Rejoining USMA About 110 names. From:owner-u...@colostate.edu<mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu> [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of cont...@metricpioneer.com<mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 21:55 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53969] Re: Rejoining USMA Welcome back! I am curious. Approximately how many are on the USMA list? ----- Message from Bill Hooper <billhoope...@gmail.com<mailto:billhoope...@gmail.com>> --------- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:04:09 -0400 From: Bill Hooper <billhoope...@gmail.com<mailto:billhoope...@gmail.com>> Reply-To: billhoope...@gmail.com<mailto:billhoope...@gmail.com> Subject: [USMA:53968] Rejoining USMA To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu>> Have been away for some time and am now rejoining the USMA list. Bill ----- End message from Bill Hooper <billhoope...@gmail.com<mailto:billhoope...@gmail.com>> ----- David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com<http://www.metricpioneer.com/> 503-428-4917 ----- End message from "Ressel, Howard R (DOT)" <howard.res...@dot.ny.gov<mailto:howard.res...@dot.ny.gov>> ----- David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com<http://www.metricpioneer.com/> 503-428-4917
