We might be getting imperial measurements back.

[JohnD]

My wife orders in ozs with the butcher - doesn't cause him any grief.

I just checked the jar of marmalade.

as i thought, it is labelled "454 grammes"

 

[Deleted member 174758]

A slab in the boot improved handling.

Sounds like a V6 Capri - they were a bit better with a couple of bags of spuds in the back!

 

[jeds]

Americans invented the plane

The very first powered air plane is disputed but in any case it wasn't the Americans. John Stringfellow of Chard was one of the first - and is claimed to be the first by the Chard Museum.

 

[jeds]

Sounds like a V6 Capri - they were a bit better with a couple of bags of spuds in the back!

Hundred weight bags, presumably.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Hundred weight bags, presumably.

Both measures, really - my 2nd and 3rd V6 Capri were bought in the Netherlands, so 50kg each for those. Can't say the minor difference in weight made a noticeable difference

 

[Diver Fred]

Discussed on yesterday on Radio 4 - More or Less.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Mind giving us the main gist? It requires me to register, which I don't want to do as I probably won't use that service again

 

[Munroast]

Have you checked they are actually 15" or 17"? Or is it just convention like 3x2 timber, which was never 3" by 2"?

Rim sizes are still imperial!

The whole tyre sizing is a mad mix. work out the diameter of 235 55 R18

235mm x 55% = 129.25mm x 2 =258.5mm

+ 18" (457.2)

= 715.7mm

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Have you checked they are actually 15" or 17"? Or is it just convention like 3x2 timber, which was never 3" by 2"?

It's a bit different for wood. In most cases "3 x 2in" should actually be written "ex-3 x 2in" which indicates the sawn sizefrom which material is machined, not the finish size (it will finish at about 70 x 44mma in metric), and there is also the fact that if you specified "3 x 2in exact size" then you would get exactly 3 x 2in material. Generally not too important on carcassing, but imperative that you get the exact size when doing jobs like structural beam end repairs and replacements.

I admit that all this stuff can trip up people outside of the trade - for those of us on the inside we just live with it

 

[carmanmemoranda]

About time too!

Imperial measurement review to mark Jubilee

But Labour MP Angela Eagle calls the review a "pathetic" attempt to "weaponise nostalgia".

www.bbc.co.uk

Is that a benefit do you think ?

 

[Pat ex]

Is that a benefit do you think ?

They want to inch away from Europe, but they're going to have to go the extra mile to achieve it.

 

[foxhole]

NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS.

Two farthings = One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = One Penny. Three pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). Once Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.

The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.

Quote... Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

i always like to visit the imperial measures at Trafalgar Square

Video: The Imperial Measures Of Trafalgar Square

Hidden away in the walls and steps.

londonist.com

Missed out the crown ( 5 bob)

 

[Justin Passing]

Now, would we lose the "Sov" if we turned republican?

 

[Pat ex]

You still get Gammons in Pounds and Dunces.

I hear Michael Gove wants his L,S,D back.

The Tories want to shoot themselves in the foot metre again.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

If we are going all traditional, why not reintroduce the groat? Fof that matter why not have local measures, like they did in the middle ages? It would be a bit confusing to start with, but I'm certain that there would be a boom time for ruler makers ("So you want a Norwich ruler and an Ipswich ruler? That'll be 30 groats, please. 20 for the Norwich and 10 for the Ipswich because a Norwich inch is a lot longer...")