Something that I cannot understand is the use of a standard wrench/socket
size on the lug nuts. As on my Ford F150. Was that a brain fart or what?
If your gonna make it all metric, why not make it all metric.
How is Pinkie coming along?
Mike Carpenter
----- Original Message -----
From "Rick Fisk" <refisk at chartermi.net>
To: <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: Garage Projects
> Guy,
>
> Here in the colonies resistance to changing over the the metric system is
> still great. Some things have changed, but many have not. All cars built
> here in the last 20+ years use metric fasteners, but the fuel tanks are
> filled with gallons of gas and oil is added by the quart. Tires are
> inflated to PSI. Food products are sold by the pound or ounce or gallon,
> but the containers also have the metric measurement listed. The
> weatherman
> tells me the temperature today will get to 35 degrees F and the speed
> limit
> sign on the highway lists miles per hour. The medical field uses the
> metric
> system for the most part. I'm reasonably sure that Frank Clarici still
> measures his lumber in inches and feet and uses ten penny nails. It's
> kind
> of a mish-mash of both systems.
>
> The average person here for the most part uses English units of
> measurement.
> I'm an old fart and grew up with the English system of measurement and
> will
> continue to use it until I have no choice. Yeah, yeah, I know the metric
> system is neater and everything is divisible by ten, yadda, yadda, yadda,
> but I'm not changing. :-)
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>
> To: "Dean Swanson" <d.swanson@earthlink.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Garage Projects
>
>
>> So nice to see joinery dimensions in proper english units instead of
> metric!
>>
>> Guy
>> UK
>
>
>
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