Re: driving on the right

[Igor Kessel <e6941tb@ix.netcom.com>]

Ian J Haseltine wrote:

> I favour the idea that we drive on the left BECAUSE just about everybody else
> drives on the right. It matches with water freezing at 32 degrees, 12 inches
> in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5 1/2 yards in a rod, 4 rods in a chain, 10
> chains in a furlong and 8 furlongs in a mile, 12 pence in a shilling and 20
> shillings in a pound. All these and more are done to confuse the foreigner.

As a foreigner I am also confused by 16 ounces in 1 pound. Or by a week, that 
begins on Sunday. Or by my sheer inability to grasp at a glance the meaning of a 
sign *NO RIGHT TURN from 8am to 9.15am, from 10.45am to 1.15pm*, that graces the 
intersection near my house. Or by a date format mm.dd.yy. All of these are SO 
awkward and illogical, that there's gotta be a reason behind those inventions. 
Like the hand of KGB or something ;)

Oh, wait a minute, you were talking about Britain here. Silly me, I thought we're 
discussing the U.S. of A. When I visited Britain a month ago, I spent 11 
absolutely wonderfull days in a Metric Paradise.

:)

Cheers,

-- 
Igor Kessel
'89 200TQ - 18psi (TAP)
'98 A4TQ - already in the port of entry (Boston). Any day now.
Philadelphia, PA
USA