[Healeys] Today's Rant

[Michael Salter]

"*A lot of the T-Bird's parts I've ordered are poor quality, or don't fit
well*,"
Has a familiar ring 🙄

M

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 11:38 AM Bob Spidell, <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Sadly, the USA doesn't 'make' much of anything anymore--maybe that will
> change, maybe it won't--but we're getting 'metricfied' bit-by-bit.  I
> bought a side mirror for a '55 Thunderbird; it didn't come with the needed
> screws--one was sheet metal, one was machine threads--and the original
> screws I had for the broken mirror didn't fit, nor did any of the jillions
> of English-sized screws I have in small boxes and bags scattered about (it
> would have been a 'size 12,' or eighth-inch or so if it was English).  I
> had to order a 'screw set' for the mirror from the supplier; the machine
> screw in the kit did indeed fit.  The mirror was made in Taiwan, and I
> presume all Chinese/Taiwanese stuff uses metric fasteners.
>
> A lot of the T-Bird's parts I've ordered are poor quality, or don't fit
> well, but I guess I should be thankful I can get them at all.   Compared to
> this, the Healey parts suppliers appear to be at least *trying* to supply
> parts that fit.
>
> Bob
>
> On 4/24/2020 2:13 AM, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>
> “Flirted”? To tell the truth, I’d never given it much thought but had
> “assumed” that the US had resisted metrification. Don’t I recall that all
> oil-producing kit is Imperial because of US domination in that area? And
> planes……?
>
> I do know that, when Ted “The Grocer” Heath dragged the UK into the Common
> Market, we were supposed to go Metric. There were some hiccups along the
> way. A pint of beer remains a pint. As did a pint of milk whilst milk
> bottles still existed.
>
> EU: “You must cease drinking pints forthwith. You will obey”.
>
> UK: “Won’t. Can’t. Shan’t”.
>
> Etcetc Finally:
>
> EU: “You will obey”.
>
> UK: “OK. We will keep pint glasses (From which we will drink proper beer
> unlike your pallid Europ*ss). We will refer to those glasses as “pints”
> whilst acknowledging that they contain
>
> 568.261ml litres each.
>
> EU: “Zut, alors. We surrender. Have some cheese”.
>
> Aren’t we all allowed the occasional rant?
>
> Simon
>
>
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