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I took it to be good humour and not an insult. I laughed out loud at that
posting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Weilacher" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
> This brings to mind one of my favorite sayings
>
> "Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing"
>
> Do you suppose Carls point could have been made with humour instead of
> personal assualt? Or perhaps humour was intended.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Herzog <>
> Sent: Jun 7, 2005 11:22 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
>
> Dan Allen wrote:
>
>> nm is common but unfortunately also means nanometer, so I like using
>> nmi as it cannot be mistaken for another unit.
>>
>> Dan
>>
> I had to look up the definition of a nanometer, a billionth of a meter.
> From a practical standpoint, it occurs to me that anyone likely to
> mistake the two in a given context probably shouldn't be on the water in
> the first place.
>
> Carl
>
>
> Dave Weilacher
> .IBM AS400 RPG contract programmer
> .USCG Master lic. 100 ton
> .ASA Sailing Instructor Evaluator
