I'm 2 miles off of Interstate # 95 and it's MPH, Rt # 1 the main North/South
highway from Key West Florida to Caribou Maine, is MPH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: English Vs. Metric
>
> 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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