FWIW, in taking parts off of the spit today, every bolt is metric, not
SAE as have been suggested. guess thats california for you.
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:01:02 -0800
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
To: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
CC: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>, TR List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Wrenches (spanners in the UK)
Dave Massey wrote:
> Just kidding. Your point is well taken. Although the metric system
> is 200 years old it is far more modern and logical than the old
"English"
> system (which isn't necessarily "English" in origin) which is based on
> the length of somebody's FOOT! And how many rods are in a furlong?
There are other (and more obscure) measurements whose origins are
questionable and present additional obstacles to conversion. Acres,
bushels,
pecks, leagues, etc. I can't even "fathom" how to convert water depth
into
the metric system.
Hopefully, I'll be long gone before I have to worry about it. I'm lucky
to
figure out how to spell some of those words!
Joe Curry
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