notbob wrote:
> Zilbandy wrote:
>
> > Until the baby boomers die off or get so old they don't care anymore
> > (I'm a baby boomer), a mile is a mile, a yard a yard, a quart is a
> > quart and a speed limit of 120 is really fast.
>
> Nonsense! Ya' change all the measuring tools and gauges and standards
> all at once. Everyone will be right at home in a week ...or as they
> say in metric, 10 centi-weeks.
>
> BTW, I notice the change to metric liquor bottles didn't bring
> the US to a grinding halt. Even the most pickled sot adapted
> instantly.

Nonsense! Sots couldn't care less about anything other than the bottle
ain't empty... and barkeeps still pour same as always, and shot glasses
are still the same everywhere.

Whichever measuring system a person learned from birth will be the only
one they will be truly comfortable until their death... call it a
mechanic's native language if you will... you got a better chance of
changing the harmonics of music.

Sheldon