Litres. liters, gallons, imperial gallons, tons, tonnes.

From: Jim Wiehe (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Jun 27 2001 - 07:37:18 PDT


Since we are all members of a global mobile green community, we
are all aware of prices per whatever where ever we live.

I live in Canada where gas is sold in litres, I have friends and relatives
in the U.S. where gas is sold in gallons.
When I buy gas , if I go to a non self-serve, I sometimes say gimme 20
 or 30 bucks worth. I'm sure that all my fellow green machine lovers say
at some point in time, " Gimme 20 dollars, marks, pesos, pounds, dinars,
rubles, francs, rupees ?, yen, zolties, etc.
I'm sure that those whose work, lives depend on knowing to difference
do. The average guy just wants the most bang for his ( insert local currency ).

All this talk of sizes and variances is rather interesting if not sliding straight
toward the "Jerry Can " incident. Yes I was a contributor to that little bit of
insanity. We all need to let the cheese slide off our crackers sometime.
So before the cheese hits the floor, let's please put this to rest.
I would like to offer the following:

 A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of
 him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise
 jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter.
 
 He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So
 the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
 He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas
 between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
 They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of
 sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything
 else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your
 life. The rocks are the important things your family, your partner, your
 health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only
 they remained, your life would still be full.
 
 The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your
 car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff." "If you put the Sand
 into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same
 goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small
 stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
 Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with
 your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out
 dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a
 dinner party and fix the disposal." "Take care of the rocks first - the
 things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
 
 But then...
 
 A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor
 agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the
 beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.
 Which proves that no matter how full your life is, there is always
 room for a beer.
 
 Also: 24 beers in a case ( In Canada ) , 24 hours in a day , co-incidence?
Hmmm....
Just my 2 cents. ( Canadian ) You do the exchange. [:-)
Cheers,
Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
mail to : j.wiehe@sympatico.ca

P.S. I don't care if the jar holds gallons , imperial gallons, litres or liters
         I just feel sad over that wasted beer.



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