HI! Bob We had a 'stone' here 25 foot in diameter that came down the
hill in the heavy rains and ended up in a street(the whole street) up
by the foothills. Fortunately, no one was in the way. They couldn't
find a way to move it so they blew it up. Now we have 'ministones'
some were still too big to pick up.
BOB also
On Jan 12, 2005, at 8:53 AM, J.E.A.Rich wrote:
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From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:43:00 -0500
To: mmmbob@adelphia.net
Subject: Re: TD Weight?
Hi Bob,
I enjoy, possibly because I don't use them often, the non-decimal
English weights and measures. An American, though one whose ancesters
had
a certain disagreement with George III, I anticipate with interest the
UK's future involvement with the EU.
Do you know the basis for the 'stone' weight? Is/was there a
standard
stone at some time? Was there some relationship to something that
"everyone" knew or had, such as the inch = one's fore finger tip, foot
=
one's foot length, fathom & span = one's arm spread, etc?
Bob
Guilford, CT
MG TD air filters by Vokes, Guildford
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:30:41 -0700 "J.E.A.Rich" <mmmbob@adelphia.net>
writes:
Terry,
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