Use both: there are many times when being divisible by (1), 2, 3, 4 and 6 makes multiple of 12" easier, cm an inconvenient interval or 1/8" or 1/4" match by cutting accuracy!
Ah, the lovely hours spent polishing threepenny bits...
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17th Sep 2021 6:41 am
Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
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wait till you see the price of a gallon of fuel
17th Sep 2021 6:48 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
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I do that calculation in my head every time I go the pumps I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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17th Sep 2021 6:54 am
jetmech
Member Since: 22 Feb 2016
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I completely disagree. We should have gone properly metric years ago!Simon.
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17th Sep 2021 7:17 am
LT
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I was just thinking of all the disadvantages it would bring to U.K. children. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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17th Sep 2021 7:22 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Sea Raider wrote:
wait till you see the price of a gallon of fuel
Paid £6.50 for a gallon yesterday. Softened by getting 54.2mpg but still ouchy.
17th Sep 2021 7:31 am
nicedayforit
Member Since: 05 Sep 2011
Location: Beside the Solway
Posts: 369
Why anyone would consider going back to the imperial system for nothing more than nostalgic reasons is beyond me. The metric system is vastly superior in terms of logic and use. We should have gone over to kilometres years ago.
I was actually thinking the other day that I'm surprised the Brexiteers haven't been shouting for this.
Bring back the Groat, anybody ?.
Dean
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17th Sep 2021 7:37 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I’m quite happy with the hybrid system we have atm, it doesn’t need messed with for the sake of it. I use the unit type that suits me, eg driving I use miles in UK & US, kms elsewhere, and for running I use kms. Most of us have enough brain capacity to cope with more than one unit for the same thing.
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17th Sep 2021 7:44 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Kms gives bigger numbers which reflects the pain more accurately.
17th Sep 2021 7:46 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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What's wrong with both? I'm in precision engineering and design, I work in mm, and µm, but if I'm talking to an American client I'm as happy talking about inches and thou.
We're much better at dealing with two systems than many other countries.
I've only recently started talking about my weight in kg and my running in km, but still work out my cars efficiency (or lack of) in mpg.
Two measurement systems, no problem!Richard
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