I agree metric is easier, but I grew up working on old cars, old lathes/mills, so I had to learn.
As a result when I see a certain sized bolt I first think 3/4", not 19mm :-) Cheers, Dave On 10/1/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, this 50-something dog grew up with English > units, went into science, and was thoroughly converted > to metric. In fact, when I'm doing projects around > the house, I use metric. There are a lot fewer errors > that way. > > "Measure once, cut twice. Measure twice, cut once. In > either case, with English units, do the arithmetic > three times." > > Rick > > --- David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 9/30/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Us old folks have to stick together:-). > > > > I'm just a young pup, compared to some of you guys > > ;-), who grew up > > with the metric system, and I think in inches when > > it comes to > > tinkering in the shed, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
