Date:         Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:43:51 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Metric this, metric that
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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Kim Brennan wrote:

> Okay, for all you folk that are so high on converting to the metric
> system....what's the pressure in your tires? Uh, huh. What's that PSI
> thing again?
>
> So, let's see would that be 2.75 bar in my tires...or 3.3 when fully
> loaded. Bah, let's use hectopascals instead. 2750 or 3300 (roughly).
>
> Hmm, I wonder where I can get a tire gauge that measures in
> hectopascals.
>
>
Hmmm. Interesting discussion.

I was told by an Alaska DOT person that the new (relatively so) bridge
built oven Canyon Creek on the Seward Hiway was the first bridge built
using all metrics in it's design. It has a huge single column supporting
the bridge right in the center and is supposed to be earthquake
resistant. Now that bridge is way up over that creek which runs in a
deep gorge and is located right at the turn-off to Hope, Alaska.

MY hope is I ain't on it the next big shaker Alaska has!!


Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver