sallyg said: At least we don't weigh ourselves in stones

Our bathroom scale does, I'm 12st.

and I always thought of Arizona as hot.

crawgarden said: https://www.wired.com/2010/11/...

Rj, you are truly a fountain of information! (or did you just ask Alexa? hmmm.... )

No, I remember when it happened, and thought what a costly and colossal error. Metric not tough once you start using it, much more logical.

We used pounds of fuel on the aircraft, works great until you have a station that uses Imperial gallons that was pumped, and they forget to tell you!😀. One of our first Airbus aircraft was calibrated in metric tons.

I totally agree that it's more logical - I was actually disappointed that they didn't continue with the plan, but you (Rj) may be the only other person I've heard say that!

There's an old joke about a joiner visiting a wood yard just after the UK's "metrification."
He says to the assistant, "I need 32ft of timber."
The reply, "Sorry Sir, we're all metric now!"
So the joiner says."OK then, give me 30 mtrs."
The assistant, playing with his extending rule, replies, "Right, 30 mtrs...err.. 30 mtrs.... Hmm. That's about 32ft isn't it?"

Frog looks worried!

They all look that way when they're freezing their butt off ...... except for the Alaskan Wood Frog. They simply freeze in place, in forest duff, and remain that way for about 7 months. When it warms up again in spring, they regain animation and continue with whatever errand they were on as though nothing happened.

Al

That sounds a lot easier. Can I sign up?