We are partially converted. Probably all of US industrial production
(including automobiles) has been converted for the past 30 years or
more. The conversion effort stopped when it became too expensive to be
justified. Plumbing fittings, for example, remain as archaic as they
have ever been. But there's really no reason to change them, especially
considering the need for backward compatibility. We don't change our
houses every three, five or ten years as we do our automobiles.
My toolbox contains (and has for the past 30 years) a full complement of
metric tools since I need and use both standards. The same for the
hardware store. I can buy screws, nuts and bolts in either standard.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/4/2010 2:44 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> The conversion period is always painful The UK is presently
> converting slowly to metric weights I noticed with all the usual
> hoohaa, nonsense and lies. I can remember the English three tier
> currency of twelve pence to the shilling and twenty shillings to the
> pound and it all seemed to make perfect sense.The US has metric
> currency but your obdurate refusal to convert does cause some
> difficulties for the rest of us who have to deal with you. Time to
> get rid of bushels, guys. I was astonished by some of the objections
> I saw to universal health care in the US. Seemed to be based on some
> strange misconceptions that must make sense from the inside. Andrew
> Fildes afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 04/11/2010, at 7:38 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> I didn't think it was a commie plot, just a dumb idea. Nothing to
>> be gained for all the expense and trouble. Universal healthcare?
>> That's a good idea.
>
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