[Elecraft] OT: Metric system

[Bob Nielsen - N7XY]

This was done by many stations when the price of gas first exceeded 
$1.00 per gallon the (all mechanical at the time) pumps couldn't handle 
3 digits.

Bob, N7XY

On 2/25/19 3:08 PM, ab2tc wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Hopefully Eric will find it in his heart to let this thread continue.
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> 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
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> k6dgw wrote
>> Yep, we're going metric ... inch by inch.
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>> 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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