Metric or Imperial

Quote by boofy
I went into a shop on Saturday to buy some material and the conversation went something like this:-
Me, I will have three yards of that material.
Assistant, Sorry sir, we only sell it in metres.
Me, Alright , I will have three metres of it.
Ass. yes sir, now do you want the 48inch or the
54inch wide.
me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote by boofy
I went into a shop on Saturday to buy some material and the conversation went something like this:-
Me, I will have three yards of that material.
Assistant, Sorry sir, we only sell it in metres.
Me, Alright , I will have three metres of it.
Ass. yes sir, now do you want the 48inch or the
54inch wide.
me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote by fabioplum
I wish people would use centimetres when talking about cock sizes, mine sounds so much bigger in centimetres

The EU's deadline of December 31st, 2009 to enforce metric only labels and ban any supplementary indicators (Imperial measurements) on goods after the deadline has been abolished. On May 9th, 2007 the European Commission agreed to allow supplementary indications alongside the statutory metric indications beyond 2009.
The United Kingdom completed its legal transition to SI units in 1995, but a few such units are still in official use: draught beer must still be sold in pints, roadsign distances must be in yards and miles, and speed limits are in miles per hour, therefore interfaces in cars must be capable of displaying miles per hour. Even though the troy pound was outlawed in Great Britain in the Weights and Measures Act of 1878, the troy ounce still may be used for the weight of precious stones and metals. The railways are also a big user of imperial units, with distances officially measured in miles and yards or miles and chains, and also feet and inches, and speeds are in miles per hour, although many modern metro and tram systems are entirely metric, and London Underground uses both metric (for distances) and Imperial (for speeds). Metric is also used for the Channel Tunnel, and also the Channel Tunnel Rail Link high speed line, Adjacent to Ashford International railway station and Dollands Moor International Freight Terminal, speeds are given in both Metric and Imperial units.
The use of SI units is mandated by law for the retail sale of food and other commodities, but most British people still use Imperial units in colloquial discussion of distance (miles) and speed (miles per hour). Milk is available in both litre and pint containers, with appropriate conversions as well. Many people still measure their weight in stones and pounds, and height in feet and inches — but these must be converted to metric if recorded officially, for example on passports. For example petrol is sometimes quoted as being so much per gallon, despite having been sold exclusively in litres for two decades. Likewise, fuel consumption for cars is still usually in miles per gallon, though official figures always include litre per 100 km equivalents. Fahrenheit equivalents are sometimes given after Celsius in weather forecasts, especially for high temperatures (e.g. temperatures will reach as high as 90 degrees tomorrow).

Quote by fabioplum
I wish people would use centimetres when talking about cock sizes, mine sounds so much bigger in centimetres

Quote by boofy
Just thought, must thank Jag for his explanation of the EU rules and regs regarding this matter, some people have the wierdist hobbies.

Quote by Jags
:shock:
I'm the one in the red skimpy frock NOT the bloke underneath!
:cry:
:cry:

Quote by LondonPlaything
thank goodness thats been cleared up at last....there had been talk
lp

Quote by Jags

thank goodness thats been cleared up at last....there had been talk
lp