Re: misc.metric-system

JD wrote:
> 
> "Phil McKerracher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In case you have not already seen it:
> >
> > We are trying to set up a new newsgroup
> >
> >   misc.metric-system
> >
> > dedicated to discussions about the metric system and its introduction
> > in areas where it is not yet widely used.
> 
> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! We don't want it. We don't need it. We can't afford it.

That 'we' most certainly does NOT include me.

> Stop wasting our time.

Weeding through the 'Olde Englishe' measures that we are stuck with now
wastes an INCREDIBLE amount of my time.  I would love to be able to
interpret things such as construction zone road signs that use different
units on the fly by only having to move a decimal point.

Among many other things, my mind also wants to know how many degrees
above or below freezing the outside temperature is, NOT a quick thing to
do with 'Olde Englishe'.

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