[Vwdiesel] Metric crusade of Hagars. ---( metric and decimal willWIN )

[Shawn Wright]

Gerry,

I've had similar experiences - I nearly always use Ilford chemicals, but had a few 
Kodak favourites, such as Microdol-X, and converting the units always drove me 
nuts, since the darkroom is setup for metric...
And I still convert to mpg, but have gotten pretty used to 5 l/100km as the number to 
shoot for, or 10 l/100km in the case of our Westy... (usually more like 12 though). 

On 2 Jan 2005 at 9:42, Gerry Wolfe <gjwolfe at telus.net> wrote:

> Along these lines...
> 
> A while ago, I was mixing some darkroom chemicals: Kodak Kodafix fixer.
> Package said "16 oz, makes 5 gal".  I required about 1 litre (1 quart would
> have been OK).
> 
> Waddayou do?  Sixteen ounces... was that the weight or the volume?   Five
> gallons -- was that imperial or US (Kodak is a US company; product was
> purchased in Canuckistan).
> 
> Then I look at the equivalent Ilford fixer... 1 litre concentrate to make 5
> litre working strength (1+4).  So, to make a litre of fixer, I need (drum
> roll here...) 200cc.
> 
> When I'm mixing darkroom chemicals etc. I love metric.  However, in the
> woodship, I still feel more comfortable with imperial measurements (Santa
> even delivered an incredible dial caliper that shows both 64ths and 1/100"
> on the dial... you gotta love Lee Valley tools!)
> 
> Maybe the best bet is to use whatever feels best for you.  I like driving at
> 100km/hr but still think of fuel consumption as 50mpg.
> 
> Happy New Year all,
> thanks from a lurker who's learned a bunch about diesels and human nature
> from this group.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H . Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 09:17
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Metric crusade of Hagars. ---( metric and decimal
> willWIN )
> 
> 
> Since colonialists brought with them the measuring methods of their
> homeland, confusing and contradictory measuring systems came to America. For
> instance, the imperial gallon used in England did not come to America. The
> U.S. gallon is a smaller one, and was called the Queen Anne wine gallon by
> the British. Today this difference in size between the Imperial gallon and
> the U.S. gallon causes confusion when converting to the metric system.
> 
> "Weights and Measures may be ranked among the necessaries of life to every
> individual of human society. They enter into the economical arrangements and
> daily concerns of every family. They are necessary to every occupation of
> human industry; to the distribution and security of every species of
> property; to every transaction of trade and commerce; to the labors of the
> husbandman; to the ingenuity of the artificer; to the studies of the
> philosopher; to the researches of the antiquarian; to the navigation of the
> mariner; and the marches of the soldier; to all the exchanges of peace, and
> all the operations of war. The knowledge of them, as in established use, is
> among the first elements of education, and is often learned by those who
> learn nothing else, not even to read and write. This knowledge is riveted in
> the memory by the habitual application of it to the employments of men
> throughout life."
> 
> Hagars first meeting with Miss.Amerika ?    WOW it was LOVE at first sight.
> 
> I was so lucky.     -----   that was 1953.
> 
> Hagar.
> 
> PS :
> Finally in 1975 Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act. The major
> provisions of the bill provide for:
> 
>   a.. Adaptation of SI as predominant system of measurement units
>   b.. No specific timetable
>   c.. Voluntary participation
>   d.. A Metric Board
>   e.. Costs of Conversion
>   a.. treat as other costs of doing business
>   b.. no tax credits or subsidies
>   c.. hardship cases to be reviewed by Board
>   Stupid Stupid Stupid..
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Shawn Wright
I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School