[Elecraft] OT: Metric system

[Jim Rhodes]

In the UK the still go down the pub for a pint though.

Jim Rhodes
K0XU

On Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 17:08 ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> Hopefully Eric will find it in his heart to let this thread continue.
>
> Yes, we are. Booze and wine are now sold by the liter. Curiously beer is
> generally not. In my opinion gas stations should be the next in line to
> convert. I am sure modern pumps could easily be reprogrammed to display
> liters instead of gallons. To the uneducated the price per liter would look
> like  a bargain. Wow, less than a dollar! I don't think super markets would
> encounter a huge cost converting from lbs to kilos either. Probably the
> road
> signage would be the biggest cost problem.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> k6dgw wrote
> > Yep, we're going metric ... inch by inch.
> >
> > 73,
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
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> > On 2/25/2019 2:12 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> >> Well we first authorized use of the metric system in 1866, we are
> working
> >> on getting around to it. Don't rush us!
> >>
> >>
> >
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