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Originally Posted by golfhobo
Funny thing.... coming up from Nogales to Tucson, the signs tell you how far to the next town in Kilometres. But, the speed limit signs are in MPH! Now how am I supposed to know if I'm speeding if my speedometer is in kilometres??
And WHY post a sign giving kilometres to the next town, if the sign is in ENGLISH???
I'm getting confused here..... WHAT country do I live in???
Never mind. I found a phone number to call for information. It says "press one for English." Hopefully, the Pakistani who answers will be "conversant" in English!
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Did you ever hear of the Metric Man in England? They hounded that guy to death because he wanted to sell in pounds. I found something regarding other Metric Martyers from 2002. Brussles is were their laws are coming from within the European Union. It is a criminal offense to sell in pounds over there.
I wonder if they are going to switch here in our Hemisphere.
Monday, 18 February, 2002, 12:24 GMT
'Metric martyrs' lose court battle
Steve Thoburn outside the High Court in London
Mr Thoburn was fined for selling bananas by the pound
Five market traders have lost their High Court battle for the legal right to trade in pounds and ounces.
Lord Justices John Laws and Peter Crane gave their decision on Monday to the traders - dubbed "metric martyrs" - who are from London, Surrey, Wearside and Cornwall.
Their lawyers argued in the High Court that making it "a criminal offence to sell a pound of bananas in order to please Brussels" threatened to cause a "deep constitutional crisis".
GFIW