clint van damme
Well-Known Member
Off a fella whose boss deals in kilos!
I've been buying in ounces since the late 80s...
It’s a french word.Is a pint imperial?
Off a fella whose boss deals in kilos!
Five generationsFor it to work we’ve got to literally re-educate five generations including the kids currently in education. It’s beyond stupid.
Five generations.
You're making theatricals out of nothing. If we went back to the pre decimal system you would have something to moan about. That system was incredibly complicated compared to what is used now and getting rid of it was the best thing that happened.
You sound like one of the old buggers that you constantly laugh at. Scared of change.
So the vast majority of those of employment age and younger won't have a knowledge of how to use it, yet those older have had the best part of 50 years to get used to the metric system, which is a lot more intuitive to scale up and down.So someone who is in their 50s will find the imperial system second nature. Very unlikely. Most people over 60 can use both imperial and metric.
You like a rant don't you ?
So the vast majority of those of employment age and younger won't have a knowledge of how to use it, yet those older have had the best part of 50 years to get used to the metric system, which is a lot more intuitive to scale up and down.
Then there's the massive cost of changing it all over, including signage, measuring machines and devices. Then there's the fact hardly any other countries uses imperial measurements, so for international trade we're having to convert to metric anyway, adding in time, cost and creating the chance for mistakes to occur.
There's absolutely no sensible rationale behind this idea. It's another bonkers idea for a group of people who live in the past and still think that that way of life applies to today. This would end up being yet another case of shooting ourselves in both feet and just something to keep the rabid nutters onside. Then 18 months after when everything's gone to shit they'll be there whining that no-one could have predicted this would be the outcome, even though everyone had been screaming it at them the entire time.
It’s called taking back control…. one barleycorn at a time.It’s yet another pointless vacuous policy.
It’s called taking back control…. one barleycorn at a time.
Me I’m not having a fucking clue what I’m on about shocker. Looks like we might be getting another Tory leadership election.
Me I’m not having a fucking clue what I’m on about shocker. Looks like we might be getting another Tory leadership election.
25 have gone public. Its not hard to imagine a similar number have put letters in anonymously.
Did wonder if something was going on when I saw the express headline yesterday. Something about gove trying to save Johnson, which of indicates he'll be doing the exact opposite.
This is a slightly entertaining doc to keep an eye on
MPs criticising Boris Johnson
Nineteen MPs who say they have sent a letter to the 1922 Committee chair Peter Aldous: ‘After a great deal of soul-searching, I have reached the conclusion that the Prime Minister should resign.’ Aaron Bell: 'I have been quite open with the whips and earlier this week I spoke plainly to the Prim...docs.google.com
The overwhelming majority of people over 50 wouldn't want a return to full imperial measurements . We still use imperial as things stand alongside metric so there is absolutely no need to change anything.So the vast majority of those of employment age and younger won't have a knowledge of how to use it, yet those older have had the best part of 50 years to get used to the metric system, which is a lot more intuitive to scale up and down.
Then there's the massive cost of changing it all over, including signage, measuring machines and devices. Then there's the fact hardly any other countries uses imperial measurements, so for international trade we're having to convert to metric anyway, adding in time, cost and creating the chance for mistakes to occur.
There's absolutely no sensible rationale behind this idea. It's another bonkers idea for a group of people who live in the past and still think that that way of life applies to today. This would end up being yet another case of shooting ourselves in both feet and just something to keep the rabid nutters onside. Then 18 months after when everything's gone to shit they'll be there whining that no-one could have predicted this would be the outcome, even though everyone had been screaming it at them the entire time.
Five generations is hilarious. That's 125 years don't you know.
Five generations is hilarious. That's 125 years don't you know.
Actually it isn’t.Five generations is hilarious. That's 125 years don't you know.
Actually it isn’t.
That racist hasn't been banned yet?
Another two from yesterday.
The hard man IRA supporter has emerged from under the bed.That racist hasn't been banned yet?
The hard man IRA supporter has emerged from under the bed.
Who is this appealing to?
Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package
Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measureswww.theguardian.com
You can imagine sitting in a strategy meeting discussing the publics concerns and fears over cost of living and her chirping up with ‘won’t someone think of the ones that want the books balanced?’Who is this appealing to?
Labour urges spending watchdog to assess impact of chancellor’s £21bn package
Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measureswww.theguardian.com
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