Understanding temperature

[Webb]

[Fozzer]

I love Fahrenheit!... ...

...especially when its between 68 and 72 degrees....

"Comfort temperature!"

Paul.... ...!

...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence....and Feet and Inches!.... ...!

[Tug002]

I love Fahrenheit!... ...

...especially when its between 68 and 72 degrees....

"Comfort temperature!"

Paul.... ...!

...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence....and Feet and Inches!.... ...!

I totally agree with you Fozzer, but im lost when it comes to Shillings and Pence I never did like it when Canada went to metric. What a waste of money converting everything over. Just our government wasting tax payers money....Again!

Keep smiling
Tug

[OldAirmail]

Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob

[Hagar]

Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob

Couldn't understand a word.

[pegger]

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C) •New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
•Canadians plant gardens.

40° Fahrenheit (4.4° C) •Californians shiver uncontrollably.
•Canadians Sunbathe.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) •Italian Cars won't start
•Canadians drive with the windows down

32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) •Distilled water freezes
•Canadian water get thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) •New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
•Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-40° Fahrenheit (-40° C) •Hollywood disintegrates.
•Canadians rent some videos.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) •Mt. St. Helens freezes.
•Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) •Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
•Canadians pull down their ear flaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) •Ethyl alcohol Freezes.
•Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) •Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
•Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) •Hell freezes over.
•The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

I guess it's all in perspective eh?

[Bass]

pegger.

I simply dont understand
Celsius i do understand

[OldAirmail]

Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob

Couldn't understand a word.

"a Couple A’ Bob" is a play on -

....

...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence..... ...!

Celtic music can have that effect on many.

I do have a better copy that I listen to.

It's yours for the asking. Or pay me a hundred dollars, and I'll keep it to myself.

[Steve M]

I'm pretty much screwed, I've been here so long I think in metrics. (And then convert them quietly in my head)

[Webb]

But nothing beats the Stone.

The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.

In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.

[Fozzer]

But nothing beats the Stone.

The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.

In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.

I weigh 10 Stone, 12 LBS...(152 LBS..10X14+12)....on a good day...

My weighing scales give me the choice to display either Stones/Pounds or Kilograms.....
...I prefer the rockery version.... ...!

Paul...A rolling Stone gatherers no Kilograms... ...!

[Hagar]

Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob

Couldn't understand a word.

"a Couple A’ Bob" is a play on -

....

...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence..... ...!

Celtic music can have that effect on many.

I do have a better copy that I listen to.

It's yours for the asking. Or pay me a hundred dollars, and I'll keep it to myself.

Being over 70 years old I know exactly what a 'Couple a Bob' means. I simply don't understand a word of what they're singing about.

But nothing beats the Stone.

The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.

In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.

I still weigh myself in stones. 13 stone 5 lb to be precise.

[Fozzer]

My height is measured in; "Feet and Inches", and the distance I travel to Sainsbury's each day is measured in; "Miles"....

...and I'm still trying to estimate my petrol quantity at the fuel pump in; "Gallons"....

....(fortunately my milk is still measured in "Pints")....

...and all my Time Pieces indicate the time in a 12-hour arrangement (AM/PM).

I think "Metric" was invented by a French Bloke, just to confuse all we; "Old Folks" in England!

Paul...Rods, Poles, Perches, and Chains, etc..... ....!

[H]

I think "Metric" was invented by a French Bloke, just to confuse all we; "Old Folks" in England!

Not the first time -- 'twas a duke from Normandy, France, that started the first major change in the English language...
many now think the definition of vulgar, applied to original English words some consider should not be spoken, is 'bad' or 'nasty' rather than 'common'. Actually, since they're not being spoken as often, they're no longer vulgar; by the true definition, 'you' and 'yours' are vulgar.

[logjam]

I guess the same Norman it was that considered 4 letter Anglo-Saxon words vulgar. That's probably why we call Normans "Norm." Them there norms suck.