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[xsnaggle]

You may not hav noticed, but we use the metric system now.

Well we have tons and Tonnes, and long tons and short tons, and in my local pints and half pints. I buy my meat in lb values and my car tells me how many miles to the gallon its doing.
In a timber yard one can buy wood as 2x6 by 4.8 or 4x2x 6m or whatever you want. (See what I did there TBG)
I buy my milk in Tesco in 4 pint containers.

But if you say we use the metric system, who am I to argue with you.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Well we have tons and Tonnes, and long tons and short tons, and in my local pints and half pints. I buy my meat in lb values and my car tells me how many miles to the gallon its doing.
In a timber yard one can buy wood as 2x6 by 4.8 or 4x2x 6m or whatever you want. (See what I did there TBG)
I buy my milk in Tesco in 4 pint containers.

But if you say we use the metric system, who am I to argue with you.

Interesting as all meat in supermarkets are now metric. Imperial measurements haven't been taught in schools for over 30 years and so it'll only be tradition keeping them going.

[Tuerto]

Interesting as all meat in supermarkets are now metric. Imperial measurements haven't been taught in schools for over 30 years and so it'll only be tradition keeping them going.

When i first started working on site, all of the old ***** would use imperial, hearing " 16 inches, three eights, a sixteenth and a nats cock' was not uncommon.

[blue matt]

When i first started working on site, all of the old ***** would use imperial, hearing " 16 inches, three eights, a sixteenth and a nats cock' was not uncommon.

I still use imperial sizes, its tradition

[xsnaggle]

When i first started working on site, all of the old ***** would use imperial, hearing " 16 inches, three eights, a sixteenth and a nats cock' was not uncommon.

It is still used on construction sites. Generally height and breadth in inches, length in metres.
Chippies still refer to mails in inches Road signs are in miles and the count down signs for turn off from duel carriageways and motorways are in yards.
Barrels are measured in Gallons whether oil or beer.
and wehen did you last hear someone bragging that his dick was 22 centimetres long??

Absolutely definitely we stopped using metric 30 years ago. That's why the probably don't teach it any more.

But who knows, that might change.

[BLUETIT]

It is still used on construction sites. Generally height and breadth in inches, length in metres.
Chippies still refer to mails in inches Road signs are in miles and the count down signs for turn off from duel carriageways and motorways are in yards.
Barrels are measured in Gallons whether oil or beer.
and wehen did you last hear someone BRAGGING that his dick was 22 centimetres long??

Absolutely definitely we stopped using metric 30 years ago. That's why the probably don't teach it any more.

But who knows, that might change.

Is that "limp" ???

Wouldn't brag about that

[xsnaggle]

Interesting as all meat in supermarkets are now metric. Imperial measurements haven't been taught in schools for over 30 years and so it'll only be tradition keeping them going.

If you look at the meat in Tescos for example you will see that it is marked in weights of Lbs oz and kilos, grammes.
But go to a local butcher, support the one in your community, and you can ask for 1 1/2 ld of something for example and the price is maked in price /pound and kilo

[splott parker]

If you look at the meat in Tescos for example you will see that it is marked in weights of Lbs oz and kilos, grammes.
But go to a local butcher, support the one in your community, and you can ask for 1 1/2 ld of something for example and the price is maked in price /pound and kilo

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[bobh]

Well we have tons and Tonnes, and long tons and short tons, and in my local pints and half pints. I buy my meat in lb values and my car tells me how many miles to the gallon its doing.
In a timber yard one can buy wood as 2x6 by 4.8 or 4x2x 6m or whatever you want. (See what I did there TBG)
I buy my milk in Tesco in 4 pint containers.

But if you say we use the metric system, who am I to argue with you.

Horse racing is measured in furlongs.
The length of a cricket pitch is one chain.
Tyre pressure is measured in pounds per square inch

Some people can't fathom the metric system (see what I did there)