On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:26:02 -0700, "Chuck Tribolet"
wrote:

Be glad he had your do that exercise with the metric tape. That's much safer than counting on
someone who doesn't do it regulary to do the math right.

Yes, you are quite right but I still can't understand the benefits of
staying with the old imperial system.

Probably better than the Australian farmers' method of counting sheep
and cattle (one, anudderone, anudderone, annudderone and so on) but so
much harder to calculate with.

cheers
Peter Hendra