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KL27x:
How many other small American businesses are doing their business in metric.... but are not on this list of giant companies from the 80's? The writer of this article did not visit my workplace to interview me.

Metric is not exactly a secret. If it's cheaper to buy, measure, or make in meter or liters or kg's, then you should bet that Americans are already doing it. Both for actual businesses and for the business of life.

bsfeechannel:

--- Quote from: Cubdriver on November 23, 2019, 02:14:19 am ---So, like me, you cannot come up with a good reason to spend all that money to change out all the highway signs.  Cool.

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So, you're not metric because you don't do your homework but you want me to do it for you. And you'll be happier if I don't. This indicates what I said before. The common citizen can't understand the benefits of metrication because they want to see an immediate individual gain with the change. And if you try to explain using data and arguments with a little more sophistication to show that the benefits are going to be diluted and felt in the long run, they get bored. :horse:

 

KL27x:
Thank you Dave and Simon and other mods. Bless this wonderful, wonderful place. This forum makes the world just a wee bit better.


eti:

--- Quote from: Simon on October 25, 2019, 11:48:17 am ---Oh well, this must be the 5th topic to discuss the same thing! Usually ends in a row so expect me to lock it!

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Simon, I think I should buy you a bulk quantity of exclamation marks for Christmas; as this rate, and using them with such wild abandon, you're gonna run out.  ;)

KL27x:
We've had threads about this on the forum, recently. I would like to remind you.

If you are not having fun, you don't have to be here. No one forces you to read this stuff, let alone to post your own messages.

We're all just having fun, here. Right? Baby names, 2x4's, global trade, the finer points of sign painting?

If this thread is not a gift to your day, try to take a minute and look again. This thread is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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