In reply to:
the US should abandon the Imperial measurement system
i am glad you think so.... now HUSH..
it ALL boils down to what we know. i know exactly for far a foot is, and exactly how far a yard is. if you tell me its one mile, i got a real good idea how long that will take me to walk. and i know exactly how many bowls of cereal i can get out of a half-gallon of milk. and i used to be pretty good at measuring dry ounces at a time.
but, i dont have a clue how far a meter is, much less a kilometer. i couldnt tell you how much a kilogram is, and i have a slight understanding of liters. simply cause coke is sold in 2 and 3 liters.
so, while the argument will go on forever. i just hope it never changes.
bigjohn