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galwaygreen
 


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LETS GET BACK TO IMPERIAL

IS IT time to bring back miles.pounds and ounces and gallons now we out of the EU,,,get hacked off watching the cycling and they talk in kilometers
  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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JordsDisco
 


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Yes, plus £sd. At least kids might end up more mathematical having to add, take away, divide. Whistle
  
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HWN
 


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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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Sea Raider
 


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wait till you see the price of a gallon of fuel
  
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nigethecat
 


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I do that calculation in my head every time I go the pumps Big Cry
 I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!

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jetmech
 


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I completely disagree. We should have gone properly metric years ago!
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LT
 


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I was just thinking of all the disadvantages it would bring to U.K. children. Thumbs Up
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DSL
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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.
   
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nicedayforit
 


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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. Very Happy
  
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Hardware
 


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I was actually thinking the other day that I'm surprised the Brexiteers haven't been shouting for this.

Bring back the Groat, anybody ?
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DSL
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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. Whistle
   
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HWN
 


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Quote:
for running I use kms


But report them as miles? Whistle
 
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DSL
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Kms gives bigger numbers which reflects the pain more accurately. Thumbs Up
   
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rrhool
 


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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!
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