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I did mean New to me. Phrased it badly.by new units do you mean them metres and centipedes. they confuse the fu@k out of me.
Thought he was taking the p**s making up units of measurements
Yeah I googled them wondering if he was making up words for measurementsNope: He's serious, they're old fashioned units of measurement. I know, my grandad used to tell me of such things.
How do they all fit in?!and, just out of interest. ther's 240 pence in a £1
If you listen carefully you can hear my mind being blown.40 poles = 1 furlong
4 poles = 1 chain
5.5 yards = 1 pole
8 furlongs = 1 mile.
10 chains = 1 furlong
6 feet = 1 fathom
15 fathoms = 1 shackle.
and.... 3 barleycorns = 1 inch
and, just out of interest. ther's 240 pence in a £1
How do they all fit in?!
If you listen carefully you can hear my mind being blown.
I don't get how you remember all them.
With centipedes it's to the power of 10.
Not saying you should use meters just makes more sense to me; then again vise virsa.
Feel like my world's been turned upside down with all these units being used I had no idea existed
How do you order your cable?That was back when money & measurements were done in real units, not the sissy metric system we have now.
Were you referring to 1/2pences and shillings and all the other malarky or inflation.How do they all fit in?!
@doody.because in them days a £1 was worth a £1.
for £1 you could get 20 loaves of sliced bread or 20 pints of milk or 4 gallons of 4 star petrol.
Haha, may have to start ordering my 100M drums of cables as "109.361yard of etc" to see the reactionYeah: 10 Bob (50p) in your hand & you could have a few pints, fish & chips and still have change.
Stop it, your making me nostalgic now
Bloke at my local screw fix quotes the price as "one thousand and etc... pennies please" throws me off everytime. Stood there likeWould love to be a fly on the wall if you did that, they'd probably have you certified. Now that would be a waste of a promissing spark
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