> >I think that's the crux of the issue. That, and a sort of free-floating >paranoia that the metric system is some sort of a "communist plot" or >something. ;-) I've actually had people tell me that the metric system >is a sin because the bible mentions inches, not meters. (huh?) Sure. Eleventy seven inches equals one cubit. Ten cubits equal one zirconia. Everyone knows that. Margaret L