"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:54:44 -0000, "BIGMAC"
wrote this crap:


Do something most yanks will never do,,,,, travel outside of the
USA, how
about Europe or Asia? it might teach you something about the real
World
possibly.


I sail outside the US several times a year.

Canada doesn't count.


SV

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message n

Canada doesn't count.

Sure We Do... but it's in Metric and youse guys don't comprehend that!!

CM

What's not to comprehend? Our boat's tooled in metric...so you go in and
ask for that size screw or whatever....and you carry both a standard and
metric socket wrench kit...why such a big deal???? Our Bimmer's metric...so
what? It's not like we're all took and die makers and have to come up with
parts on our own...you can buy metric stuff here, ya know....

"Overproof" wrote in message
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message n

Canada doesn't count.

Sure We Do... but it's in Metric and youse guys don't comprehend that!!

CM

Yes... sure you do..... can you translate your latest rant into metric so
we can all enjoy it?
Us Gallon...vs... Imperial Gallon.... ouch it all hurts my head!

CM

"katysails" wrote in message
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What's not to comprehend? Our boat's tooled in metric...so you go in and
ask for that size screw or whatever....and you carry both a standard and
metric socket wrench kit...why such a big deal???? Our Bimmer's
metric...so what? It's not like we're all took and die makers and have to
come up with parts on our own...you can buy metric stuff here, ya know....

The problem that people have is that they try to convert....you just learn
the system and use it...forget about converting....it's like learning
another language...you really aren't fluent until you can stop using the
dictionary in your head to translate....and I could translate my last rant
into metre, but I'm not feeling very poetic right now...

"Overproof" wrote in message
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Yes... sure you do..... can you translate your latest rant into metric so
we can all enjoy it?
Us Gallon...vs... Imperial Gallon.... ouch it all hurts my head!

CM

"katysails" wrote in message
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What's not to comprehend? Our boat's tooled in metric...so you go in and
ask for that size screw or whatever....and you carry both a standard and
metric socket wrench kit...why such a big deal???? Our Bimmer's
metric...so what? It's not like we're all took and die makers and have to
come up with parts on our own...you can buy metric stuff here, ya
know....

Overproof wrote:
Sure We Do... but it's in Metric and youse guys don't comprehend that!

Pardon me for interrupting your intellectual arrogance, but most people
in the U.S. comprehend the metric system quite well.


"katysails" wrote ...
What's not to comprehend? Our boat's tooled in metric.

Yep. So it almost everything else of a technical nature.


"Overproof" wrote...
Yes... sure you do..... can you translate your latest rant into metric so
we can all enjoy it?
Us Gallon...vs... Imperial Gallon.... ouch it all hurts my head!

Yep again. Tristan Jones had a theory that the metric system led to
mental atrophy... maybe he was right!


katysails wrote:
The problem that people have is that they try to convert....you just learn
the system and use it...forget about converting....

I'm setting a record for agreement here! There is almost no reason to
convert the usual everyday measures from English (or SAE) to metric...
The phrase "furlongs per fortnight" refers to this kind of time-wasting
kludgery...

Now shall we discuss the use of centistokes vs Pascals or
ergs vs BTU ??

.... it's like learning
another language...you really aren't fluent until you can stop using the
dictionary in your head to translate....and I could translate my last rant
into metre, but I'm not feeling very poetic right now...!

Well, that gives me something to look forward to for the rest of the week!

Regards
Doug King

"Overproof" wrote in message
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message n

Canada doesn't count.

Sure We Do... but it's in Metric and youse guys don't comprehend
that!!

Typo, should have been, 'Canadians can't count'.

Scotty