Re: Did Europe's new standards for pc boards ground Airubs?

Rich Grise wrote:

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:23:39 +0000, joseph2k wrote:
Rich Grise wrote:
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:34:10 +0000, colin wrote:
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Some years ago, some states or municipalities or something tried that,
or I remember seeing signs with metric figures, but the idiots that made
the signs divided down to three significant figures - like, "So-and-so
exit: 1 1/2 mi. (2.41 KM)" or "Speed limit 45 MPH (72.4 KPH)" and they
just made people laugh, so they abandoned it.

It's also surprisingly expensive to put in a new road sign.

Cheers!
Rich

Expensive? Maybe, maybe not, if you had a grasp on the materials
requirements for a sign to last for 20 to 40 years in a roadside
environment; and some understanding of the legal liability issues, and
some understanding of a "trade union only contractor personnel"
construction environment drives costs up, perhaps you would be surprised
at how reasonable the costs are.

Reasonable relative to, say, a gazebo, but not relative to a piece of
cardboard tacked to a post. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

Considering the expected lifetimes of the comparison objects? I rather
think it reinforces my post.

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JosephKK
Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens.  
--Schiller
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