> Wasn't it all so much easier in the days of real measurement -- miles,
> tons, pounds, etc. And we were sold the metric change because it
> would make things simpler!!!!! Look at his earnest discussion -- I
> rest my case.
At least you can calculate kilometres on a calculator, try to get an
output in Miles, Furlongs, Chains, Yards, Feet and Inches! All metric
measurements are multipliers of a standard unit. The imperial system had
many standard units.
Then we start on pounds, ounces, gallons, pints, etc.
-- David Johnson - Rail Services Authority trainman@ozemail.com.au trainman@railpage.org.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman