[modeleng] Re: Metrication abandonded by EU

 Well said
kenny


> Hi All,
>
> What was the interesting thing in the EU Report was the statement from the
> EU Commissioners that the British Inspectors were over zealous of their
> prosecution of people not complying with the regulations by selling goods 
> in
> Imperial.
> Instead of applying common sense they insisted on taking Market Traders 
> and
> Shop Keepers to Court and having them fined.
>
> We seem to have more and more  Jobsworths.
>
> In the fishing industry down in here in Cornwall the DEFRA Inspectors who
> check on landing quotas are so over zealous they are called Nazis and are
> actually causing fishing crews to give up fishing because of the
> intimidation. One boat was fined £5000 for just coming into Port and 
> landing
> fish at 6am when there was not an inspector on duty. This was regardless 
> of
> the fact that, that was the time when the Tide came in.
>
> I bet that the French and Spanish don't bother if a boat catches a few 
> fish
> over the quotas but down here crews are having to throw tons of dead fish
> over the side before entering Port if they have caught too many of the 
> wrong
> type of fish.
> At the moment one of the major Fishing Fleet owners and a major employer 
> is
> waiting to see the size of Fine to be imposed because they did land too 
> many
> fish and massaged the records. Defra apparently spent months secretly
> investigating them . It could put them out of business so what good will
> that do if it causes more unemployment.
>
> What people seemed to have forgotten was that we originally signed up for 
> a
> Common Market which was a good idea. We did not want to be railroaded into 
> a
> United States of Europe which the Politicians have now put us into.
>
> End of Rant.
> Regards
>
> Clif
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "TEL" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:14 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Metrication abandonded by EU
>
>
>>I agree Patrick. Like you, I use either system with equal ease and, while
>> the imperial system is good for some things. the metric system is better
>> for
>> others.
>>
>> A lot of the panic seems to have been bought about by people
>> misunderstanding the 'outlawing' part. As I understand it, this clause 
>> was
>> simply to prevent people advertising (say) potatoes. by the pound AND the
>> kg - which, when you think about it would be a real nightmare trying to
>> keep
>> up with the dual pricing.
>>
>> Unlike you tho'. I was not 'brought up' on the system - we didn't go
>> metric
>> until I was in my thirties. A lot of fuss about nothing.
>>
>>>
>>> You lot are a scream!
>>> There is nothing wrong with the metric system, it is logic, and it is
>>> user friendly.
>>> I do, however agree, that even for people ,like me, that are born
>>> metric, the Imperial system has merit.
>>> Personally, I use the two, and in selecting machinery, the fact that the
>>> machine is Imperial, or metric is only a secondary consideration.
>>> I have a metric lathe, and I have an Imperial one.
>>> I have drills and reamers etc in both metric and Imperial.
>>> It is however a fact, that even metric people, should vehemently oppose
>>> the EU niwits, and their "legal" secretions, especially if they are
>>> invading the privacy of ones own mind!
>>> I , being a person of the metric race, was amongst the first to sign the
>>> petition against the forced "metrification" of the engineering trade.
>>> The English have a true chance, if they turn their backs to the whole EU
>>> affair, and start its demise.
>>> I wish they would.
>>>
>>
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