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On Apr 28, 7:34 am, Cindy Hamilton <angelicapagane...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
On Apr 27, 12:40 pm, Roger Blake <rogblak...@iname10.com> wrote:

The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we don't
give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to say about it.

For some values of "we".  I, on the other hand, wish we would convert
to
metric for the same reasons that many other posters have cited.

And, on a more frivolous note:
What woman wouldn't prefer to suddenly weigh what looks like half
what she did previously?  ;)

Cindy Hamilton
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Brings up a question. Do the British still measure weight in
'stones'?

Harry K
 
Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

And used by 96% of the world's population.
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We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."

And 96% of the world's population gets by on less than $30,000 per person
per year.
 
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Apr 27, 12:40 pm, Roger Blake <rogblak...@iname10.com> wrote:

The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.

For some values of "we". I, on the other hand, wish we would convert
to
metric for the same reasons that many other posters have cited.

And, on a more frivolous note:
What woman wouldn't prefer to suddenly weigh what looks like half
what she did previously? ;)

Cindy Hamilton
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Or see her bra size go from 34 to 75!
 
harry k wrote:
On Apr 28, 12:46 pm, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Roger Blake <rogblak...@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.
You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.
And used by 96% of the world's population.
We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."


snip

You do realize that a liter contains more than a quart?

Harry K
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I'll bet he does but if you remember when metric was phased in by
bottlers they trumpeted that you got more but if you compared the
price/unit volume went up. It really didn't matter because most folks
believe what marketing tells them.
 
In article
<b5366d82-ce1a-4fa7-8973-92ca0056b252@i28g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
RickH <passport@windcrestsoftware.com> wrote:
On Apr 28, 10:35 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Graham
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Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories.
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You could start by trimming properly. I didn't 'wrote' that.

He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.
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Are you saying your factories don't already use metric components?

--
*Procrastinate now

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
 
RickH wrote:
On Apr 28, 10:35 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Graham

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.
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1/2, 1/4, 1/16, 1/32 of an AMP? VOLT?

Not in electronics. We use the metric system all day every day.

By not using the metric system we hasten our decline in the 21st
century.

Well, at least we have Liberia and Myanmar to keep us company.

JAM
 
On Apr 28, 10:35 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Graham
Click to expand...

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.
 
On Apr 28, 12:46 pm, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

   Roger Blake <rogblak...@iname10.com> wrote:
The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

And used by 96% of the world's population.

We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."
Click to expand...
<snip>

You do realize that a liter contains more than a quart?

Harry K
 
HeyBub wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:

The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.

You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.

And used by 96% of the world's population.

We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."
Click to expand...
Trust me, you get used to it faster than you might think. And I can still buy
a pint ( 568 ml over here - yours is smaller ) in a pub, or drive a mile down
a road ( special exemptions for tradition ). I wouldn't calculate in pints or
miles though.

We also finally got rid of BTUs too Thank God, so heating systems are now
rated in kW, so it's easy to compare electric with hot water based.


And 96% of the world's population gets by on less than $30,000 per person
per year.
Click to expand...
Don't think the USA has the highest per capita income. Those are found in
Europe mostly and some Far East countries. In fact the CIA Factbook rates the
USA as #8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

Graham
 
"RickH" <passport@windcrestsoftware.com> wrote in message


Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

****************************************

Our products would be more welcomed overseas if they were metric. Yes, I
know of sales lost becuase some items could not be made in metric
dimensions.
 
RickH wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.
Click to expand...
You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham
 
harry k wrote:
We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more
per bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a
"metric quart."


snip

You do realize that a liter contains more than a quart?

Harry K
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See what I mean! They're doing all this shit just to CONFUSE us, so they can
rip us off. Eventually.
 
Eeyore wrote:
RickH wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham
Click to expand...
Yep, my "American made truck" is all metric. Except for the lug nuts!

JAM
 
On Apr 28, 8:32 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories.  He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham
Click to expand...
The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.
 
RickH wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:32 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:
RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe
and all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham

The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.
Click to expand...
Regarding the water aspect, that's been the case here in the UK for
decades - and will continue to be!
 
Frank Galikanokus wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham

Yep, my "American made truck" is all metric. Except for the lug nuts!
Click to expand...
Funnily enough, I actually prefer some US threads to metric ones which are too
fine IMHO for routine applications like screwing lids on. 4-40 and 6-32 UNC ?
come to mind. Plus M3 is a bit small for that on larger equipment and M4 is
too big. There is an M3.5 but try finding them !

Graham
 
RickH wrote:

Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories. He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch. I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.
Click to expand...
It was like that here too. Now we have 25, 19 and 12 mm. They seem to be
compatible.

Graham
 
Eeyore wrote:
HeyBub wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:

The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.
You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.
And used by 96% of the world's population.
We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."

Trust me, you get used to it faster than you might think. And I can still buy
a pint ( 568 ml over here - yours is smaller ) in a pub, or drive a mile down
a road ( special exemptions for tradition ). I wouldn't calculate in pints or
miles though.

We also finally got rid of BTUs too Thank God, so heating systems are now
rated in kW, so it's easy to compare electric with hot water based.


And 96% of the world's population gets by on less than $30,000 per person
per year.

Don't think the USA has the highest per capita income. Those are found in
Europe mostly and some Far East countries. In fact the CIA Factbook rates the
USA as #8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

Graham


Per capita is pretty meaningless with a small population. A few hundred
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uber-rich can skew the numbers, even if most of the population is living
in mud huts.

--
aem sends...
 
aemeijers wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
Roger Blake <rogblake10@iname10.com> wrote:

The metric system sucks ass. We don't want it, and furthermore we
don't give a rat's ass what bunch of effete Eurotrash may have to
say about it.
You must have your head well buried if you think you can ignore 'the
metric system'. Whether you want it or not it's here.
And used by 96% of the world's population.
We don't ignore it. We're pissed that pop comes in liters as a way of
fooling us into thinking it's a quart, so we don't mind paying more per
bottle. It would be only slightly less false if they called it a "metric
quart."

Trust me, you get used to it faster than you might think. And I can still buy
a pint ( 568 ml over here - yours is smaller ) in a pub, or drive a mile down
a road ( special exemptions for tradition ). I wouldn't calculate in pints or
miles though.

We also finally got rid of BTUs too Thank God, so heating systems are now
rated in kW, so it's easy to compare electric with hot water based.


And 96% of the world's population gets by on less than $30,000 per person
per year.

Don't think the USA has the highest per capita income. Those are found in
Europe mostly and some Far East countries. In fact the CIA Factbook rates the
USA as #8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

Per capita is pretty meaningless with a small population. A few hundred
uber-rich can skew the numbers, even if most of the population is living
in mud huts.
Click to expand...
Singapore and Norway - population ~ 5 million. Hardly small.
Even Qatar has 1.5 million.

Graham
 
On Apr 29, 12:43 pm, RickH <passp...@windcrestsoftware.com> wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:32 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:

RickH wrote:
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

And used by 96% of the world's population.

Shhhh, dont let Obama know that, or we'll have to retool all our
factories.  He's got this fixation with making us more like Europe and
all.

You probably use metric already more than you realise.

Graham

The water pipe and electrical conduit in my house is 1 inch, 1/2 inch,
3/4 inch.  I think any transition will still require stores to stock
fittings in both metric and inch for generations to come.
Click to expand...
And the longer the conversion is put off, the more problems such as
that there will be. We should have done it back when it was tried. It
was the troglodytes that short stopped it.

Harry K
 
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