On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:55:43 -0500, Chris Mattern wrote:
> On 2008-05-10, Dave Uhring <daveuhring@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> And units, too. I had a friend in Vancouver, BC, who after hearing the
>> weather forecast using SI units on radio asked what the temperature was in
>> REAL units.
>>
> I'm sorry, but I'm with your friend on this one. I can't understand
> whether I need to wear a coat or not until I convert the temperature
> to Fahrenheit.

I'd like to be with her again, too

But I didn't have any problem converting the units for her. After years
of using SI and translating those units to what I grew up with I could
answer her within a couple of seconds.