Jim C Bradley
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I am not the least bit biased, however Imperial measurements are one of the stupidest things ever invented. Metric is so simple and consequently so much more accurate. All measurements are in multiples of 10, just like our monetary system.
What really makes me boil is that the USA was converting to metric 30 or 40 years ago. Gasoline was sold by the liter, highway signs were in kilometers, etc. Then some idiots (I can say that because I don't know who they were. Heck I might have voted for some of them.) in government got the thing reversed. I don't know how many millions they spent taking down all of the nice Kilometer signs and putting stupid Imperial measurement signs back up. Paraphrasing I say, "One giant step backwards for mankind."
I really hate it when I get all wishy-washy and waffle like this.
Enjoy (and come on metric),
JimB
Have you noticed that metric is slowly taking over. Cabinet people have been using metric. A large percentage of nuts, bolts, threaded rods, axle sizes, etc. in newer cars are metric---But dang it all, I'm going to be fed to the fishes by the time it is finished and I won't get to see it.
What really makes me boil is that the USA was converting to metric 30 or 40 years ago. Gasoline was sold by the liter, highway signs were in kilometers, etc. Then some idiots (I can say that because I don't know who they were. Heck I might have voted for some of them.) in government got the thing reversed. I don't know how many millions they spent taking down all of the nice Kilometer signs and putting stupid Imperial measurement signs back up. Paraphrasing I say, "One giant step backwards for mankind."
I really hate it when I get all wishy-washy and waffle like this.
Enjoy (and come on metric),
JimB
Have you noticed that metric is slowly taking over. Cabinet people have been using metric. A large percentage of nuts, bolts, threaded rods, axle sizes, etc. in newer cars are metric---But dang it all, I'm going to be fed to the fishes by the time it is finished and I won't get to see it.