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why do we...?

Post by lee » 09 Apr 2015, 16:17

Stick with measuring distances in miles, then sell fuel in litres, and to top it off use miles per gallon to judge fuel economy?

Why did we never embrace km etc like our European cousins.

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Post by Dave » 09 Apr 2015, 16:23

you want to go to the Sates Lee, everything is in feet and Inches …does me head in !!! even though I'm fluent with Imperial its not second nature to order a yard of timber !!!

we didn't embrace the metric set cos we are too victorian to move forward .
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Post by lee » 09 Apr 2015, 16:30

At least they stuck with one set.
Not pissing about with both.

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Post by Dave » 09 Apr 2015, 17:55

exactly ,,but if you run away form a cop out there, wether its 4 ft or 1.2 metres ,,he shoots you in the back !!!
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Post by Clarkey » 09 Apr 2015, 20:05

People are dying from not having access to clean water and you're whinging about this?... Jesus

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Post by Cabernet » 09 Apr 2015, 20:12

It's not just the UK. The whole world still uses imperial when it suits. Even the Japanese. What size rims do you all run on your bikes and cars?
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Post by Daveace22 » 09 Apr 2015, 21:36

Don't want to change to km as some nobber in a office somewhere would cock it up and all the road speeds would be reduced by mistake

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Post by Jim27 » 09 Apr 2015, 22:57

The whole world does it solely to annoy you, Lee. Just for our own sly amusement :mrgreen:
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Post by Cliff » 10 Apr 2015, 08:18

Daveace22 wrote:Don't want to change to km as some nobber in a office somewhere would cock it up and all the road speeds would be reduced by mistake
They would just leave the numbers and slap on KM stickers :-)
It's all about the TT ....

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Post by Stumoores » 10 Apr 2015, 08:36

I'm gonna give the missus 15mm tonight !


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