tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post4499299925764026040..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Meters and Liters and Grams, Oh My!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-15944193053503784532015-09-29T15:31:52.479-04:002015-09-29T15:31:52.479-04:00I really do not care a wit, I only come back to an...I really do not care a wit, I only come back to annoy and aggravate .... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-12158465240453335382015-09-04T07:59:15.666-04:002015-09-04T07:59:15.666-04:00Exactly; ref. 2nd paragraph above. . .
Metric ca...Exactly; ref. 2nd paragraph above. . . <br /><br />Metric came to feel like the soccer of measurement systems. I mean, the godless commies used metric, y'know? (And, as I've hinted, most of the impetus for 'conversion' has come from international commerce, anyway. . .)<br /><br />And, it's good to see you out and about; I was beginning to think you didn't care. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54101956874792898252015-09-03T15:18:02.617-04:002015-09-03T15:18:02.617-04:00Yeah, I was a student in the 70's when they tr...Yeah, I was a student in the 70's when they tried to slam us with the metric rush. The problem was, not a single one of the teachers were taught how it worked and how it compared so they had to figure it out for themselves. They also did not provide an opportunity to teach parents or even so much as to send a simple cheat sheet home so that parents could have even the slimmest chance of being able to help. <br /><br />Beyond that mess, the ultimate nail in the coffin was this: "All of Europe has converted to this and most of the world with the exception of a few backward countries. The US has to convert or it will be surpassed by the rest of the world.". That about guaranteed universal scorn, ridicule, and rejection. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-68357190077934860372015-08-23T20:16:08.594-04:002015-08-23T20:16:08.594-04:00Thank you, my friend. . .
I'd expect somethin...Thank you, my friend. . .<br /><br />I'd expect something like the Trinidad phenomenon you describe to happen here, at least transitionally. Most folks will probably 're-calibrate', but some folks never will. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-33262244206341963572015-08-22T21:02:01.693-04:002015-08-22T21:02:01.693-04:00Mr. Lime was just complaining last night that when...Mr. Lime was just complaining last night that when he removed the battery from his truck the truck was metric but the battery had bits on it that were English.he gets very uptight about the metric thing. I found it amusing in Trinidad that signs and labels are all in metric but people speak in inches, feet, and miles and in the farm market they buy in pounds.<br /><br />Belated happy anniversary to you and your wife!limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-53281176392137926852015-08-21T12:06:01.082-04:002015-08-21T12:06:01.082-04:00Pure joy, my friend. . .
Thanks.Pure joy, my friend. . .<br /><br />Thanks.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-11298819968552328162015-08-20T14:20:58.156-04:002015-08-20T14:20:58.156-04:00Speaking of Marathons, to some 35 years qualifies....Speaking of Marathons, to some 35 years qualifies.<br />For you and yours it appears to be a good run.<br />Congratulations and a wish for many more.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-64586151494826509362015-08-20T14:18:05.292-04:002015-08-20T14:18:05.292-04:00Snork!!Snork!!(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-10303969413231761712015-08-17T10:36:39.400-04:002015-08-17T10:36:39.400-04:00Thank you for honouring my post with the favour of...Thank you for honouring my post with the favour of a comment. My meagre attempts at humour are no match for the calibre of your skill to catalogue, analyse and generalise my labours, however lame. In the future, I will endeavour to manoeuvre my words with superiour skill. With practise, I'm sure my behaviour will acquire a more favourable flavour. Despite any rumours you may have heard, I harbour no animosities toward you or any other subjects of the English crown, and regard us rather as amicable neighbours. Colour me duly chastened. . .<br /><br />;) Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-79782408648714514712015-08-17T10:12:17.233-04:002015-08-17T10:12:17.233-04:00Thank you, Sully. It's been a great ride. . ....Thank you, Sully. It's been a great ride. . .<br /><br />And, you know, precision is relative. You can always just add more decimal places, if need be. I mean, a meter and a yard are roughly the same, but if you want to subdivide yards, you break down into feet and inches, and multiples of 12 and 36. Whereas centimeters and millimeters are straightforward divisions by 10. But then, you knew that already. . .<br /><br />I know, you're from Boston, and 26 miles, 385 yards is kind of a sacred number (or should I say, a sacred pair of numbers). But, aside from having to swap all those '26.2' stickers for '42.2', what's the big deal? It's still the distance from Marathon to Athens. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-46706430326010564652015-08-17T07:03:25.550-04:002015-08-17T07:03:25.550-04:00First, a belated Happy Anniversary!
Second, some ...First, a belated Happy Anniversary!<br /><br />Second, some non-metric measurements are more precise. Fahrenheit, for instance. There are 180 different temps between freezing and boiling, while Celsius gives us only 100. So there!<br /><br />Third, I don't have a third.<br /><br />Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-59136488983571529732015-08-17T05:43:42.058-04:002015-08-17T05:43:42.058-04:00Remember that you spell theatre some strange way!Remember that you spell theatre some strange way!Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-86800639018940953862015-08-16T15:32:15.511-04:002015-08-16T15:32:15.511-04:00I thought that was the French spelling. . . ;)I thought that was the French spelling. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-34982291368979650292015-08-16T15:25:43.765-04:002015-08-16T15:25:43.765-04:00Well, you know, you start with the important stuff...Well, you know, you start with the important stuff, and work your way down from there, right?<br /><br />In my experience, it doesn't take long to figure out that 20 degrees (68F) is comfortable, 30 (86F) is hot, and anything below zero is cold (and normal body temperature is 37 degrees, even; you don't even need the decimal places)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-80169763440385319132015-08-16T15:17:30.240-04:002015-08-16T15:17:30.240-04:00I was thinking of Peter, Paul and Mary - "Whe...I was thinking of Peter, Paul and Mary - "Where Have All the Boomers Gone?"<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-15218373865237704532015-08-16T15:16:22.079-04:002015-08-16T15:16:22.079-04:00Funny; I don't think of my generation as being...Funny; I don't think of my generation as being stick-in-the-mud, resistant-to-change types. If anything, we've tended to overthrow things that shouldn't have been overthrown. . .<br /><br />And compare a flip-phone with the old Star Trek communicators sometime. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-11456845659085662032015-08-16T11:11:52.527-04:002015-08-16T11:11:52.527-04:00It doesn't help that 4 litres (that's how ...It doesn't help that 4 litres (that's how we spell it this side of the pond) is only 0.88 of a (imperial) gallon! Trust you Yanks to get it all wrong ;-)Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-56004021305015112402015-08-16T10:58:18.871-04:002015-08-16T10:58:18.871-04:00I thought we were going to convert, strange that w...I thought we were going to convert, strange that we only got as far as soda and booze. As you point out, I am very familiar with the size of two liters, but uncomfortable with Celsius and other measures. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-69355344034804432712015-08-16T08:00:14.860-04:002015-08-16T08:00:14.860-04:00When the baby boomers are gone? (From the comment ...When the baby boomers are gone? (From the comment just before.) That is a bit sad but it makes me think it should be a good title for a country song.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-26282149758971669542015-08-16T07:57:13.301-04:002015-08-16T07:57:13.301-04:00Great topic! I agree with everything you said. It ...Great topic! I agree with everything you said. It is crazy that it still hasn't been adopted by the masses here, considering everyone uses it in science and medicine. Maybe when the baby boomers are gone?<br /><br />I do have to admit, though, that my 12 year old self does get a tiny bit of satisfaction from knowing that my jr high teachers were wrong, once again! No, we don't all have robots doing our work, no, our cars don't fly, and no, we aren't using the metric system in the 21st century!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com