tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post4539409081195836292..comments2024-03-28T04:13:09.738-03:00Comments on The Valley Woodworker: How do you measure up?Valley Woodworkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-16831402885734671082015-03-04T14:53:30.424-04:002015-03-04T14:53:30.424-04:00Ah, yes Canada converted to metric in the 70s, my ...Ah, yes Canada converted to metric in the 70s, my kids learned metric and dont know much about Imperial. Drive me nuts when working with them, so i fixed it by removing all metric measuring devices in the shop, they had to learn to measure like i do :-) Call me old fashion, but i will not convert! I did eventually got used to litres and kms when driving, as if i had a choice. I only whish my car speedometer could switch back and forth when driving thru the States, yes it got MPH on the speedometer but in small print.Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-22235610411915741652015-03-04T13:35:18.715-04:002015-03-04T13:35:18.715-04:00I'm very surprised that you are still working ...I'm very surprised that you are still working in imperial Bob. Isn't it against the law up north there? I tried working in metric back in 70's. Initially I thought it would be wonderful working in units of base 10. It didn't last long as I found out that I liked working in fractions, inches, feet, and not mm and cms.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com