Hello Leon,
your message in short is:
The British will not really convert to metric sizes as long as the rest of
Europe doesnīt convert to British sizes.
Thatīs completely OK. Stay an islander.
Gerhard
TR 6
TR 7 RV
> Yeah,my TRiumphs run on Gallons,even if I'm forced to but the stuff in
> Litres,(I just buy 4.5609 Litres instead of one Imperial Gallon-which BTW is
> about the only thing-bigger in England than in the USA-our Gallons being 10%
> bigger than theirs! Unfortunately ours are also 300% bigger in price!!!
> It also irritates my Continental friends that I refuse to state my fuel
> consumption to them in Litres/100km as is the norm on mainland Europe,sorry
> chaps,but my car does X Miles per Gallon,it always did and it always will...
> I also put air in my tyres in PSI not Kg/cubic metre or whatever,and mix my
> Antifreeze solution in Gallons/Pints,whilst my 20W/50 engine oil goes into my
> car in the same measurements!
>
> Yes I fully understand the metric system,but by God,I don't have to agree with
> it!
> If people want to metricate themselves,then that's there business!
> You ain't taking me alive,you hear!
> Leon (5 feet,11.5 inches in his stocking feet,-size 8,and weighing in at 11
> stone).
> Herald 1200 Convertible (4 feet,6.25 inches-with 13 x 5.5 inch Cosmic Alloy
> wheels,and weighing in at 16.3 cwt)
> And living in a house built in 1895,with imperial sized
> windows,doors,toilet,central heating system,wood etc etc...just try buying
> parts to fit in the local DIY store nowadays!
>
> Last time I booked my Herald onto the car ferry,the lady selling me the ticket
> said
> "a Triumph Herald? how long is that?" I replied "it's 12 feet,8 and three
> quarter inches long" and she said "can you tell me in metres?" to which I
> retorted,"yes I can,but I'm not going to!" in the end she accepted "it's a
> small car"
> (you see you CAN do it!)
>
> TRue story follows:When asked why it was taking Britain so many years to
> become fully metricated,the head of the metrication board replied "Don't
> worry,we're getting there,inch by inch"! (That sums it up nicely)
>
> UNF rules! BTW,I never carry metric spanners/wrenches,and if I ever see anyone
> go near my cars with metric nuts/bolts or setscrews!!!
> Yesh!!!
> Leon
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