> Metric is just such a sensible system, I really do wish > the US would just ignore the whiners and convert. Nah, that would be too inconvenient. Think of all the things that wouldn't sound right..... Jazz musician 1.609 Kilometers Davis 453.6 grams cake Denver's 1609 Meter High Stadium .3048 meter long hot dogs "In for a penny, in for .4536 kilograms" That's just for starters, I could go on and on. As long as you metrically inclined folks don't go getting goofy with scovilles (scovigrams, scoviliters, scovometers) there won't be any trouble. Scott... with a GALLON of hab mash at home... KCK