Miata Mailing List: September 1998, Message #177

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Keith,
        Don't ask them questions like that, you'll confuse them, they still
haven't figured out that there are 20 oz in 1 pint! ;-{)

JEFF & KELLY (99 Grace Green, MX5099)
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SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Tanner <keith@miata.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@realbig.com>
Date: Wednesday, 2 September 1998 22:54
Subject: Re: Standards - So many to choose from :: was: Re: Oil


>>We US Americans refer to that when we drive in Canada.  The Canadian
>>"standard" for speed is KM and for fuel is the Imperial Gallon.
>
>Ahem.  Canada is metric.  Weight, distance, speed, temperature - and
>volume.  When you buy fuel in Canada, you'll be buying it by the litre.
>The only possible exception is right beside the border, where gallons are
>sometimes provided to help out the poor 'Murricans, the same way that US
>stations will sometimes give a price per litre.  I've never seen a station
>near here sell fuel by the gallon with the exception of one that did it out
>of some sort of bizarre protest.  They're out of business now.
>
>Of course, there are people who live in the past and think in Fahrenheit,
>miles, gallons and feet, but natural selection will soon weed them out :)
>
>Oh - here's an interesting question.  Soft drinks in the US come in 20 oz.,
>1 litre and 2 litre sizes.  Why?
>
>Keith
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