[Vwdiesel] Metrified by Inchworm

[James Hansen]

The thing that really gets my goat in Canada is the big box stores bringing
in 3.8 litre US gallons of stuff, and selling them as if they were still 4.5
litre Imperial gallons. I know we were metrificated by *spit* Trudeau, but
not fully, and I don't see it ever taking over in people's minds for a
couple of generations at least. Carpentry is certainly one where the metric
system was not ever instituted other than on paper with equivalent metric
measurements displayed.  Makes no sense to do so either...  most of our wood
products are made for the US market, and that's inches and feet.
-James

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of Mark Shepherd
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 6:48 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Metrified by Inchworm


>I can see it now....a 4 litre can of paint containing 3.5
litres.
>Haven't bought automotive paint have you?  My bodyman
friend was telling
>me several years ago that one particular paint comes as a
3qt gallon!  You
>pay as much as for a full gallon but they consider the
reducer and catalyst
>as comprising that gallon.  Even though you buy those
separately and add,
>you get a final total of a gallon whereas most paint is a
gallon and THEN
>you add.  :-P
    Loren

Wow does this really happen over the pond?
 At least the freedom of information act allows you to have
3 qt printed
on the side of the Gal tin ;o)

Biggest culprit has to be B Gates selling his 'Seldom
Operating' systems...
Miser

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