That's messed up Todd. Messsssssssssed up. Wait a minute... is that somehow our fault too?Sasquatch wrote:The bin dates to 1966 so it's pre-metrication.
Construction has made a half-ass attempt to metricicize, but no one speaks of 19mm plywood, it's 3/4". Likewise it comes in 4x8 sheets.
Some cabinet makers use metric a lot and when you are dealing with things 2 feet and under it's actually much easier and more useful, and far fewer measuring errors occur.
Milk comes in liters, so does gas, but beer still comes as a pint. Paint comes as a gallon but they call it 3.78 L which is pretty gay.
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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What my fellow Texians are trying to tell you Sas; if we saw some BS like that in our driveway, we'd lock the doors and live on chili and tacos til it all just went away.
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In other words, one run to Taco Bell will last the 8 hours before the snow melts.Alden wrote:What my fellow Texians are trying to tell you Sas; if we saw some BS like that in our driveway, we'd lock the doors and live on chili and tacos til it all just went away.
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Unless you have a calibrated 5-yard container in your driveway to double check with.Sasquatch wrote:
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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"Sasquatch Brand Genuine Calibrated 5 Yard Yard Dirt Calibrators"Tyler wrote:Unless you have a calibrated 5-yard container in your driveway to double check with.Sasquatch wrote:
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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Sounds like your system is just as fun as ours!Sasquatch wrote:The bin dates to 1966 so it's pre-metrication.
Construction has made a half-ass attempt to metricicize, but no one speaks of 19mm plywood, it's 3/4". Likewise it comes in 4x8 sheets.
Some cabinet makers use metric a lot and when you are dealing with things 2 feet and under it's actually much easier and more useful, and far fewer measuring errors occur.
Milk comes in liters, so does gas, but beer still comes as a pint. Paint comes as a gallon but they call it 3.78 L which is pretty gay.
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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WOAH WOAH now, we don't measure in hands and stones anymore buddy. Wese is Sohfistikated. Viva la snowcaskwith wrote:Sounds like your system is just as fun as ours!Sasquatch wrote:The bin dates to 1966 so it's pre-metrication.
Construction has made a half-ass attempt to metricicize, but no one speaks of 19mm plywood, it's 3/4". Likewise it comes in 4x8 sheets.
Some cabinet makers use metric a lot and when you are dealing with things 2 feet and under it's actually much easier and more useful, and far fewer measuring errors occur.
Milk comes in liters, so does gas, but beer still comes as a pint. Paint comes as a gallon but they call it 3.78 L which is pretty gay.
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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I grew up in snow like that (Michigan). And while I don't miss it one bit, I do wish my kids could see what it's all about. That drift is a fort waiting to happen!
I guess I'm just a Michigan snow-bird that got stuck in the south. Should be mid 70's here today.
I guess I'm just a Michigan snow-bird that got stuck in the south. Should be mid 70's here today.
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Hands and Stones ? Here in Texas, we used to measure in Cockes. Problem was, nobody could agree how long a cocke was.wisemanpipes wrote: WOAH WOAH now, we don't measure in hands and stones anymore buddy. Wese is Sohfistikated. Viva la snow
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I've never had cause to measure in hands, and we only weigh people in stones.wisemanpipes wrote:WOAH WOAH now, we don't measure in hands and stones anymore buddy. Wese is Sohfistikated. Viva la snowcaskwith wrote:Sounds like your system is just as fun as ours!Sasquatch wrote:The bin dates to 1966 so it's pre-metrication.
Construction has made a half-ass attempt to metricicize, but no one speaks of 19mm plywood, it's 3/4". Likewise it comes in 4x8 sheets.
Some cabinet makers use metric a lot and when you are dealing with things 2 feet and under it's actually much easier and more useful, and far fewer measuring errors occur.
Milk comes in liters, so does gas, but beer still comes as a pint. Paint comes as a gallon but they call it 3.78 L which is pretty gay.
Dirt comes in yards, but even if it came in meters no one would know because a pile of dirt is hard to measure.
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I use to tell guys too space those studs 40.64cm on centre. And yes, its spelled centre.
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deBeaupre wrote:I use to tell guys too space those studs 40.64cm on centre. And yes, its spelled centre.
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Perhaps if you measured Cockes with Hands you might be able to determine something universal.Alden wrote:Hands and Stones ? Here in Texas, we used to measure in Cockes. Problem was, nobody could agree how long a cocke was.wisemanpipes wrote: WOAH WOAH now, we don't measure in hands and stones anymore buddy. Wese is Sohfistikated. Viva la snow
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If I remember correctly, two Stones fit into one Hand. Are Hands smaller than Cockes then?
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Tough to say. I'd say ideally theres 3 hands to a cocke.UberHuberMan wrote:
If I remember correctly, two Stones fit into one Hand. Are Hands smaller than Cockes then?
I'd guess Sas' snow drift at about 4 cockes deep. But I wouldn't have a clue how long a canadian cocke is. Metrics always confuses me
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There milk might be a gallon but it comes in a bag, whats a metric dozen...
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The bag of milk here is actually 4 Liters divided by 3 smaller bags inside. And a metric dozen is just 10 + 2BigCasino wrote:There milk might be a gallon but it comes in a bag, whats a metric dozen...
Depends if that cocke is circumscribed. Math jokes are never funny.Alden wrote:Tough to say. I'd say ideally theres 3 hands to a cocke.UberHuberMan wrote:
If I remember correctly, two Stones fit into one Hand. Are Hands smaller than Cockes then?
I'd guess Sas' snow drift at about 4 cockes deep. But I wouldn't have a clue how long a canadian cocke is. Metrics always confuses me
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I hereby submit this thread as proof positive that pipe carvers---especially Canuck ones---are, um, a bit... different. Yeah, that's the word. Different.
(And I'd have it no other way. )
Carry on, you crazy bastards.
(And I'd have it no other way. )
Carry on, you crazy bastards.
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Are you saying that just because their cockes are metric ???LatakiaLover wrote:I hereby submit this thread as proof positive that pipe carvers---especially Canuck ones---are, um, a bit... different. Yeah, that's the word. Different.
(And I'd have it no other way. )
Carry on, you crazy bastards.
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