RJT> -=> Jay Emrie said to Greg Mayman
RJT> -=> about "PHILIPS TUBES (VALVES)!" on 12-24-02  22:45.....

RJT> JE> I never could understand why Great Britain stayed on the
RJT> JE> pound/shilling/pence bit for so terribly long.

RJT> GM> Same reason the US has stayed on miles/yards/feet/inches... pure
RJT> GM> cussedness and resistance to change 

RJT>Probably.    They *have* changed to liters in terms of soft
drink bottles, 
RJT>but that's about the extent of it.  Some highway signs mention km, 
but not too
RJT>often,  and it doesn't seem to be making much headway elsewhere.  Except that
RJT>most of my car uses metric hardware...

My 92 Ford Crown Vic is totally metric as is my 92 Chevy PU.

I have found that a number of states have KM on their signs
- mostly in reference to speed limits but no reference to
MPH. The few that have Km in reference to distance do NOT
have miles also - very infuriating since very few if any
American cars have Km indicators for distance. The
speedometers indicate miles traveled.

Quite a few years ago - in the late 70s, Sears started
putting metric tools on sale at very attractive prices. I
saw the handwriting on the wall and loaded up on metric
tools.. Sure glad I did now!

Jay
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