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To: oblomov

We went metric on government highway jobs in NYS. It’s totally ridicululous because we wind up showing both systems. There’s a battle on. It’s absolutely stupid.


2 posted on 09/11/2007 5:04:39 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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To: Sacajaweau
I knew a guy that took a job posting for his company in Switzerland.

He had his car shipped over, and among the things he had to fix to pass inspection was the speedometer having the BIG numbers in kph. They would not accept the smaller, dual markings.

47 posted on 09/11/2007 6:24:19 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Sacajaweau

Tennessee took all of their km signs down. Total waste of time.


94 posted on 09/11/2007 10:09:22 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: Sacajaweau
I don't mind it at all. What if a foreign tourist from a country that uses metric drives on an American road unfamiliar with U.S. imperial speed limits (mph)?

A bit of hospitality would help? Anyone?

123 posted on 11/18/2009 1:07:19 AM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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