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[Bryan]

BC,

You seem to be repeating the point that was already made: old-timers hold on to old things.

So?

Edited by Bryan, 25 February 2012 - 10:39 PM.

[bush_cheney2004]

BC,

You seem to be repeating the point that was already made: old-timers hold on to old things.

So?

So maybe metric is not all that and a bag of chips for the young or old.

[bush_cheney2004]

Clothing sizes for Canadian women are expressed in inches:

Canadian Made Clothing Womens Clothing Sizes  
Dimension/Size 	XS 	XS 	S 	S 	M 	M 	L 	L 	XL 	XL 	2XL 	3XL 	3XL
  	         0 	2 	4 	6 	8 	10 	12 	14 	16 	18 	20 	22 	24
Bust 	        32 	32 	34 	36 	37 	39 	41 	42 	45 	47 	49 	52 	54
Waist 	        25 	26 	29 	30 	31 	34 	36 	38 	41 	43 	45 	47 	50
Hips 	        35 	36 	37 	38 	40 	43 	46 	48 	50 	52 	54 	58 	58

[bush_cheney2004]

Nail sizes are not expressed in metric units for Canada:

http://www.canadafineparts.com/NAILSPEC.html

2d = 1"
3d = 1-1/4"
4d = 1-1/2"
5d = 1-3/4"
6d = 2"
7d = 2-1/4"
8d = 2-1/2"
9d = 2-3/4"
10d = 3"
12d = 3-1/4"
16d = 3-1/2"
20d = 4"
30d = 4-1/2"
40d = 5"
50d = 5-1/2"
60d = 6"
70d = 7"
80d = 8"

[Bryan]

So maybe metric is not all that and a bag of chips for the young or old.

If you're looking for ways and reasons to avoid metric, you must be a lot older than I thought!

[bush_cheney2004]

If you're looking for ways and reasons to avoid metric, you must be a lot older than I thought!

I have been using metric units since 1969....before you were born.

[bush_cheney2004]

Natural Resources Canada Purchasing Toolkit – Consumer Electronics - lists television screen sizes in inches:

Viewable Diagonal
Screen Size
(inches)     Viewable Screen Size (inches) 	
  20 	           17.4 x 9.8 
  32 	           27.9 x 15.7 	
  42 	           36.6 x 20.6 
  50 	           43.6 x 24.5 	
  60 	           52.3 x 29.4

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/energy-efficient-products/consumer-electronics/9878

[Bryan]

I have been using metric units since 1969....before you were born.

I was born before 1969. That was a pretty cute "back in my day" though.

Please, tell me to get off of your lawn next!

Edited by Bryan, 25 February 2012 - 11:32 PM.

[bush_cheney2004]

I was born before 1969. That was a pretty cute "back in my day" though.

..and you still don't know the flashpoint of paper?

[bush_cheney2004]

Transport Canada describes maximum runway width in feet:

Runways are generally dimensioned to accommodate the aircraft considered to be the most “critical aircraft” that is anticipated to utilize the runways most frequently. The “critical aircraft” is defined as being the aircraft type which the airport is intended to serve and which requires the greatest runway length. To identify the “critical aircraft”, flight manual performance data of a variety of aircraft are examined. Having determined the “critical aircraft ”, the longest distance determined from analyzing both takeoff and landing performance is used as the basis for runway dimensions. Generally, the runway width is increased to a maximum of 200 ft as a function of length.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp14371-aga-3-0-3094.htm#aga-3-1

[Bryan]

..and you still don't know the flashpoint of paper?

What reason would I have to know that?

[bush_cheney2004]

The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways requires that road signs using a sheet aluminum substrate shall be a minimum thickness of 0.018" (eighteen thousandths of an inch), with no metric equivalent.


http://www.th.gov.bc...cal/MoST_PM.pdf

[bush_cheney2004]

What reason would I have to know that?

Old people here already know.

[bush_cheney2004]

Average Canadian farm size is reported in acres, not hectacres for 1996:

Table 1. Average Farm Size, 1996

Average Farm Size, 1996 Provinces 	Number of Farms 	Average Farm Size (acres)
British Columbia 	                    21,653 	                 288
Alberta 	                            58,990 	                 881
Saskatchewan 	                            56,979 	    	       1,152
Manitoba 	                            24,341 	       	         785
Ontario 	                            67,118 	      	         206
Quebec 	                                    35,716 	      	         237
New Brunswick 	                             3,206 	     	         290
Nova Scotia 	                             4,021 	      	         241
Prince Edward Island 	                     2,200 	     	         297
Newfoundland and Labrador 	               731 	       	         147

http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/maps/economic/agriculture/agriculture1996/1

[olpfan1]

I think you've made it clear that we use both measurements ^ good job