On May 4, 6:23 pm, Paul Hyett wrote:
In uk.sci.weather on Fri, 4 May 2007, John Dann
wrote :

Anyone else notice this article on the apparent EU-prompted demise of
mercury barometers and thermometers?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/05/04/nmerc...

I'd heard rumours about this from some time back but thought that the
concerns had gone away. Anyone know if there's likely to be any
impact on eg thermometers for meteorological use or will they be
exempt too?

There also the fact that you can't leave electronic thermometers exposed
to damp, unlike mercury ones.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

I expect it'll all blow over as someone finally realises the
absurditiy of a ban. Don't forget that the Telegraph article only
mentioned that someone had seen a document. Maybe they had, maybe
they hadn't. Maybe the document didn't say what the fellow though it
did. Don't forget this is the Telegraph, which has a vested
interested in scaring us about the EU. Bit like the Sun in that
respect, only for the more educated.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.