X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp108.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with SMTP id 1611975 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:14:48 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.97; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 73994 invoked from network); 27 Nov 2006 14:13:52 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=ilJY1eePqDFsbneyobgAf1d1XmLM8K15Xis+scludtduLdIbekTZEYfI5LWlYAImVH9z+ONI9ceUlhO+mdT41cI9TlzNKhFPfP7sliTOvz4j+nLY6kkxBZ8t0JRlyg6bp5/Pss6phiwuyNue/VsStMZivJ5i4kwQJU9xgWgDc/s= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.40.249.131 with login) by smtp108.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Nov 2006 14:13:52 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: 4avosRQVM1kv0qEJWs9QRnY996m5nbcShQsFbsWlHX5dPHraVMWK1wkFvYdewcYrS7AMg9QhgmEukHBUpoKtRgy4Sm650n6QdpttwpojYvQ7SnGPFGOXtQ-- Message-ID: <003b01c7122f$13efe440$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Metric Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:19:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0038_01C71205.2AA45E20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C71205.2AA45E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Todd; When you leave Michigan and travel east towards Niagara Falls, = you pass through the rural farm land all laid out in mile square = sections. The signs are in km and the odometer is in miles and all the = distances need conversion. I didn't think it was broke, but they = changed it. When you look at the bushels of wheat per acre, it really = gets more involved, hectoliters per hectare??, that change must have = driven allot of ole farmers nuts. Just my casual observation from the = farm. JohnD=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Todd Bartrim=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:25 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Metric =20 =20 I have seen this in Canada and none of the distances match anything = you see. =20 =20 I don't get this? Care to elaborate? =20 Todd (matching distances everywhere I look) ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C71205.2AA45E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Todd;  When you = leave Michigan and travel=20 east towards Niagara Falls, you pass through the rural farm land all = laid out in=20 mile square sections.  The signs are in km and the odometer is in = miles=20 and all the distances need conversion.  I didn't think it was = broke,=20 but they changed it.  When you look at the bushels of wheat per = acre, it=20 really gets more involved, hectoliters per hectare??, that change = must have=20 driven allot of ole farmers nuts.  Just my casual observation from = the=20 farm.  JohnD 
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From:=20 Todd = Bartrim=20
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 = 12:25=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Metric

 

 

I have = seen this in=20 Canada and none of the distances match anything you see. =20

 

I=20 don=92t get this? Care to elaborate?

 

Todd=20      (matching distances everywhere I=20 look)

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