Re: Why do (or did) the British drive on the left.

[Elliott and Martha DeGraff <degraff@erols.com>]

MonteMorris wrote:

>I believe back in the mid seventies that the US made it "official" and we
>are, by law, obliged to use the metric system now:-).
>My 2 grams worth.
>Monte
>  
>
That's true, congress passed a law and the yard is defined in terms of 
the meter.  We were ordered to convert to the metric system. But in 
accordance with our revolutionary heritage, the American public ignored 
our "rulers" and clung to honest weights and measures.

Elliott DeGraff
71B, 71B ready for paint, 72 B nex project.