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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582  
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Yes 30 cwt is 1.5 tons, however it is not 1,500 kg, it is not 1.5 tonnes, it is not 1.5 American short ton. How many people below age of 30-40 would know what cwt. is? Why ban medium/large sized cars from car parks? Yes I am happy getting a pint of beer in the pub. Now are we talking flat beer/little head or a beer with a good head? Brendan |
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26th Jun 2015 10:37am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Milk still comes in pints if it's in a glass bottle. Explain that!
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26th Jun 2015 12:10pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Not just milk in glass bottles.
Milk in plastic bottles comes in 568ml/1 pint containers. Must admit a 1 litre stein of beer is a bit heavy/clumsy to drink from. 
Brendan |
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26th Jun 2015 12:22pm |
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| derbywill Member Since: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 567 
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I'm 29 and one of the few that knows what a cwt is, 20cwt to the ton (not tonne) but that is because my family had a builders merchant and we still used cwt because the older builders preferred it!
Will 2005 90 XS 1954 86'' Series 1 tilt 1968 88” 2A 200tdi 2002 110 Hardtop |
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26th Jun 2015 12:28pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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I know I'm old school as I still can't guage weights in metric, I find myself weighing up objects in lbs and cwt and converting it over to kilos, length measurement is the same, I can envisage feet and inches then convert it to metric.
Another common thing found in the building trade is sheet materials, OSB can be bought in both metric and imperial sizes and generally plywood comes in 8'x4' sheets or 2440x1220 mm wheras plasterboard is supplied in 2.4mx1.2m. Makes a big difference when setting out stud walls  |
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26th Jun 2015 12:41pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17799 
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I also always work in imperial measurements not metric.
I think that one factor often overlooked is that imperial measurements generally originated because they were useful and sensibly-sized, eg a pint was a refreshing drink, an acre is the area one man can mow (with a scythe of course) in a day. A foot is, well, about the length of a foot, a yard the length of a stride. Metric measurements are only logical from the mathematical point of view being based on multiples of ten, but have absolutely no relevance to daily life. For example the current defintion of a meter is "is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second". Very useful! |
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26th Jun 2015 1:50pm |
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| bluebottle Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Not in my Landy enough! Posts: 705
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To be fair though, the current definition of a metre is only as it is because we now know the speed of light and it is a more accurate way of describing it.
The original "metre" was a bar of metal I think - so it is subject to expansion and contraction due to temperature. It's only therefore a true metre under specific temperature and pressure conditions. In general though it's correct that Imperial measures are easier to use for the reason stated, that they were applied to and derived from human activity. |
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26th Jun 2015 2:00pm |
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| Stickleback Member Since: 20 Jun 2014 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 93 
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It all gets more confusing to me....we bu fuel in litres yet always talk about miles per gallon. Go figure!
Would be much easier if we stuck with imperial measurements for everything. I was at school in the early 1970s and had to learn about both measurement methods but then - and now - think imperial and convert "roughly" ... |
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26th Jun 2015 3:47pm |
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| steventheplumber Member Since: 29 Apr 2014 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 767 
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Our butcher does it in lbs.
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26th Jun 2015 4:02pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Litres per km or kms per litre is the only really significant one to take over here. Not noticed the kids using it so maybe it has a while to go yet?
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26th Jun 2015 5:06pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Back to the car park weight limits - anyone know or have a theory as to why the limit is set as it is?
Is it something to do with the weight of a commercial Morris van in 1962 or something? |
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26th Jun 2015 5:08pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17799
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I buy it by the tankful! |
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26th Jun 2015 5:49pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20859
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People assuming that because you own a Landy your an aristocrat.
(apparently)
And that the range starts at and asking price of 40,000 upwards.  |
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12th Jul 2015 9:21pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5125  
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I am sure I am no aristocrat, however, when sat in the drivers seat of my Defender and owing to the height of the vehicle, I do look down at the ordinary common drivers on the road, dont you know! For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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13th Jul 2015 10:46am |
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