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Re: English Vs. Metric

To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
Subject: Re: English Vs. Metric
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 09:19:02 -0700
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <002f01bf3c15$00859f00$bd4929d8@gis.net>
Not to extend this "beaten to death" thread, but I am curious how many
of the USA listers live close to an interstate Highway that is
calibrated in Kilometers?  Lets see how much progress has been made
toward conversion to the metric system.

Regards,
Joe Curry

Sumner Weisman wrote:
> 
> Well, I guess we've beaten this one to death for a while.  Like all other
> threads, I'm sure it will rear its ugly head again in a few months.
> 
> Two bad puns came out of it:
> 
> 1. How can we have an "English Vs. Metric" thread?  Threads are either
> English or Metric.
> 
> 2. The consensus seems to be that we are "inching" our way toward metric
> standardization.  Ouch!
> 
> Sumner Weisman

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