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December 6, 2021 12:15 pm  #31


Re: and i would walk 500...

Tomas Barlow wrote:

We finished converting to metric in this country in 1985.  If you haven't bothered to familiarize yourself with it after 36 years isn't that your fault?

for the record, this country has 2 forms of measurement. imperial is often used... perhaps we're not "finished" converting ...perhaps. hey, i'm not talking kph. inches/feet are a common form of measurement. why not include them when providing storm alerts?
 

 

December 6, 2021 2:09 pm  #32


Re: and i would walk 500...

the original hank wrote:

for the record, this country has 2 forms of measurement.
 

Now we're really stepping away from radio talk and crawling our way deep into grocery store talk.
If you're running a business and you want to sell as much food as possible what do you want the eyes to see?
A seemingly low price? Or a seemingly HIGH price? 
Showing something per 100g looks great on the eye, but also, showing something in LBS ALWAYS looks better to the eye than a sign with the price in KGs. 
So, that being said, this is indeed one main reason why metric alone never caught on as strictly the only choice in Canada for measurement. 


RadioWiz & RadioQuiz are NOT the same person. 
RadioWiz & THE Wiz are NOT the same person.

 
 

December 8, 2021 7:13 pm  #33


Re: and i would walk 500...

The Frantics did this brilliant send up of anti-Metric resistance. 

Last edited by Hansa (December 8, 2021 7:14 pm)