Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:34:54 -0600
Reply-To:     Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: metric system
Comments: To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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Canadian and way over 45 so I’ve lived with both Pounds and kilos, gallons and litres.

The metric system makes much more sense, and is easier to use than 64 ths of an inch etc.

Counting in tens is much easier than counting in 12's or 36’s.

It’s true that retailers mark some produce in LBs and KILOs. That happened at changeover to “accommodate “ us old farts.  If you look closely though, most items are also priced in cents/100 grams so it is easy to compare prices.

Lumber and hardware are still 2”X4", and 4’X8’ which is fine as we have a massive infrastructure built on 16” centres. Bolts can be either Metric or Imperial.  You just pick up what you need. No sweat.

The only thing I don’t like about it is the way oil companies abuse use when they raise the price of gas. It’s sold and priced in litres or for arguments sake, 1/4 US gallons.  I’m curious how most Americans would react to an overnight price increase of 48 cents a gallon? (12 cents per litre).

As I also own a 67 TR4A I of course have duplicate sets of tools.
Cheers


> On Sep 17, 2021, at 5:01 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Well, it is Friday, though to me, this is Vanagon related, since our beasts
> have metric fasteners.  I thought I had a link to an opinion piece about
> the metric system and Canadians dislike of it, but it seems to have gotten
> lost.  But, maybe you guys can respond anyway.  Do Canadians dislike the
> metric system?  The article claimed so, based on the fact that retailers
> advertise prices for items giving both metric and English weights and
> measures.
> 
>  So, Alistair, Bruce, other Maple Leaf types:  Care to comment on this?
> Politics aside, which seems to be a part of it, what do Canadians generally
> think of being metric?  Since anyone younger than 45 and Canadian could not
> possibly remember when the King's system was the norm, I guess it would be
> older folks who might have some objection.  Personally, I wish the U.S.
> were on the metric system, since it is so much simpler than what we have to
> put up with, and I would not have to worry about conversions when traveling.
> 
> mcneely