Metric vs. other measurement systems - chart

[MeJasonT]

There are some die hards in the UK who will not relinquish the good old imperial measurements, a pint of milk, a pint of beer, spirits measured in 1/8 gill and a distance of miles at of speed at mph. But be warned don’t try selling a pound of bananas in Newcastle/Sunderland the local authorities will hound you to death
(Actual case) BBC NEWS | UK | England | Wear | Metric martyr market trader dies.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist - but he suddenly died ? - The lengths countries leaders will go to. You would think we lived in Russia, just saying - no racial implication intended.

What are you guys in the wild west going to do when kids are banned from having cap guns and computer games because they are linked to slavery and racial hatred. They are either shooting pimps and hookers, Germans, zombies, Red Indians and cow boys or calories in the case of candy crush. What is this world coming to? A mega don.

For F's sake stop this pointless debate keep the inch, stand up like a man and don’t let this Europhile cack eat America as well.
you know what happened in the 60s when a space craft crashed due to a mix up in measurements, everyone was fine using both until someone tried to convert everyone - Strange that very shortly after they put a man on the moon - again just saying (light the blue touch paper).

Just remember that the collection of European nations is the Euronation - I’m thinking they are taking the urine.

We have always been different from each other, if you used a measurement system to build house in the US compared to Africa the measurements would be miles apart literally. Spelt differently for a start - we have managed for millennia to build things in different scale and sell them to each other, what is this ambition of some in the US to go metric (Europhiles). A measurement that is no longer socially acceptable is the use of chains, don’t start that again. Or Bushels, **** the Me2 movement will think you are talking of under their dresses.

These are strange times my friends.

[DIYSwede]

I’m not a conspiracy theorist - but

Thanks for clarifications, and also for the link on the "Metric Martyrs": Truly amazing reading IMHO.
Seems like the advocacy group dissolved 2017, after the Brexit Vote?
WayBack Machine with its Thorburn tributes:
https://web.archive.org/web/20071224...age.aspx?id=36

I don't consider myself being a conspiracy theorist either, but:
-Could we perhaps after the upcoming New Year assume yet another Iron Curtain being descended across the Continent,
but this time from Unst in the North Sea to Jersey in the English Channel, and around Gibraltar?

Test for UK citizens on what actions to take regarding the new rules: https://www.gov.uk/transition

[f800]

Ummm.... that was 1999.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lat...ml%3f_amp=true

[MeJasonT]

Phil, is it big boulder in little creek without a paddle somewhere near little neck.
Oh i love the old tribal names up state.
There are those among us who like to hunt out American history and absorb it when we are traveling through reservations. Now there’s a case for BLM.
You can feel the real spirit of the land in the Catskills and even Mohonk has a real spiritual feel despite the capitalist environment playground for the rich.
My Aunt Audrey used to often get Bears wandering into her garden in Margaretville. Now Audrey was a character, she went over to the states during the Second World War. She worked for naval intelligence and even got to meet Hitler before the war when we were trying to talk him out of invading Poland. She was also involved in the Nuremburg trials after the war. She married a top New York Hairdresser (divorced) and later married a GI. A quintessential English aristocrat at heart, the lady was absolutely fascinating and so was Tony her 2nd husband. In the early days she lived in Flushing NY, that’s when my partner Debbie used to visit. She started going over around the time of the first attempt to bring down the Twin Towers, A guy had done a tight rope walk between them at some point as well. Debbie later sold garments in New York as a fashion designer. Happy days.
Give me one good reason to go back to NY and I’m on the first available flight. Any takers for an adult apprentice machinist.

[Toolmaker51]

Classic Euro overreach. What stands out to me; regarding links offered by MeJasonT and DIYSwede, in posts 69 & 70, is the arrogant nature of government. Link states Mr. Thoburn had English and metric scales available, customers were charged accordingly [and equally] to their preference. That higher courts ruled appeals 'inadmissible', epitomizes gall and authoritarian mindset; "No, we'd thought this out with perfect clarity and forethought". Which apparently is quite not the case.
Somehow identical but opposite is constant re-interpretation we [US] see, regarding "Shall not be infringed". I'd say their, our framers, King's English is perfectly clear.

[MeJasonT]

f800

Not again, when will they ever learn.
I forgot about this one

[Jon]

Another appliance measurement, but this time not just one.



Original tweet: https://twitter.com/41actionnews/sta...71610876682240

[FEM2008]

Cleary was written by a male! Six or seven washing machines is about the size of the van next to sinkhole, but the sinkhole is actually the size of a small car 😉 😜

[trigger]

Nah,since when does a male know what a washing machine looks like����

[Frank S]

Nah,since when does a male know what a washing machine looks like����

Only when we have to work on them when they stop doing what they are supposed to do