Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:19:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from out010.verizon.net ([206.46.170.133] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 615620 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:40:23 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.170.133; envelope-from=jeremyfisher@verizon.net Received: from Main ([4.7.30.213]) by out010.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050121023945.PKWU24714.out010.verizon.net@Main>; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:39:45 -0600 From: "Jerry Fisher" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" , Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Yewnits X-Original-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:39:43 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002E_01C4FF30.2D74F810" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcT/FyTNpSH5oDHdRRWaKmVBN3hhwQAQfaHA In-Reply-To: X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out010.verizon.net from [4.7.30.213] at Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:39:41 -0600 X-Original-Message-Id: <20050121023945.PKWU24714.out010.verizon.net@Main> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C4FF30.2D74F810 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [LML] Re: Yewnits In the interest of accuracy and harmony, may I correct you? The UK changed over to metric in stages, starting with measurements. When they changed from gallons (real Imperial ones, not these pansy US gallons) to liters, there was a revolt. So the change from miles to kilometers was stopped. Permanently. Only in the UK do you measure fuel consumption in litres per 100 miles. A superb British compromise. I had to move to Texas. Jerry Fisher Jim Cameron wrote: (Ain't it amazin' that we got to the moon working in British units?) The Brits invented them, convinced us to use them, then switched to metric and now laugh at our quaint colonial ways. RMS ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C4FF30.2D74F810 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Subject: [LML] Re: = Yewnits

In the interest of accuracy and = harmony, may I correct you? The UK changed over to metric in stages, starting with measurements. When = they changed from gallons (real Imperial ones, not these pansy = US = gallons) to liters, there was a revolt. So the change from miles to kilometers was stopped. Permanently. Only in the UK do you measure fuel = consumption in litres per 100 miles. A superb British = compromise.

I had to move to Texas.

Jerry = Fisher

Jim Cameron wrote:

(Ain't it amazin' that we got to the moon = working in British units?)

The Brits invented them, convinced us to use them, then switched to = metric and now laugh at our quaint colonial ways.

RMS

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