Originally Posted By: Griffon
I just wish I had same in metric; is the States scheduled to modernise (sorry modernize) soon? grin

Jeezzz...Canada went metric in, what, 1974 or something - and we still can't conform to any standard!
I've got two tapes, imperial and metric; road signs are in KMs, but local hand made ones are often still in miles; I don't understand Fahrenheit, but use cups and tsps when cooking; large weights are measured in pounds, but smaller ones in grams; and I spent all morning driving around the Kootenays today trying to find anyone who supplies metric hydraulic fittings...turns out the closest ones are about 8 hrs away. AAArrrrgggghhhh!!!!!
I guess I won't be running that machine for a little while....
It's a mosaic of measurements!
Advice to the States: If you're thinking of conforming to the rest of the world by changing to metric, actually do it. wink