Posted by Nad R on June 21, 2011, 4:29 am
>> As the old saying goes: "Two Countries divided by a common language" :)
>> In the US we call it the "English System of Measurements". The UK calls it
>> the "Imperial System".
>
> No it's not. An Imperial Pint has 20 fl ounces.
I have traveled to Canada on occasion. Canada uses the Imperial Gallon as
4.5 liters. Where the US Gallon is 3.7 liters for gasoline containers.
So can I assume we both learned something here?
You now know what the English System is now?
And that we both need to be conscious of the English vs Imperial
differences?
In the US every day life people use the English System. In the Science
Arena is the only area in the US that uses the Metric System in which I am
also familure with.
But as you stated you seem to use a mixed system, Celsius for temperature
and inches for measurement. Is this common to mix it up in your part of the
world? Here in the US the two systems are separate, no mix. It is one or
the other.
Perhaps in the future I should use the term "Gallon:US" and others us
"gallon:UK"
So in your part of the world, do you have Five Gallon Buckets? if so I
wonder what the size difference is.
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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
Posted by Bloke Down The Pub on June 21, 2011, 6:33 am
>>
>>> As the old saying goes: "Two Countries divided by a common language" :)
>>> In the US we call it the "English System of Measurements". The UK calls
>>> it
>>> the "Imperial System".
>>
>> No it's not. An Imperial Pint has 20 fl ounces.
> I have traveled to Canada on occasion. Canada uses the Imperial Gallon as
> 4.5 liters. Where the US Gallon is 3.7 liters for gasoline containers.
> So can I assume we both learned something here?
> You now know what the English System is now?
> And that we both need to be conscious of the English vs Imperial
> differences?
> In the US every day life people use the English System. In the Science
> Arena is the only area in the US that uses the Metric System in which I am
> also familure with.
> But as you stated you seem to use a mixed system, Celsius for temperature
> and inches for measurement. Is this common to mix it up in your part of
> the
> world? Here in the US the two systems are separate, no mix. It is one or
> the other.
> Perhaps in the future I should use the term "Gallon:US" and others us
> "gallon:UK"
> So in your part of the world, do you have Five Gallon Buckets? if so I
> wonder what the size difference is.
This being Usenet my guess has as much relevance as any ;) I have gleaned
from the regular posts that we are not a bunch of teenagers and this being
the case, those of us from the UK or Aus will have been taught the imperial
system at school and then "converted" to Metric at some time in our working
lives. Like FarmI I know what 2 inches looks like I know what a foot looks
like I just have to mentally convert them when speaking to the youngsters or
risk the blank stares. However "they" do not think of us older people when
they tell us the fence must be 198cm high ( 6 foot 6 inches) not an easy sum
to do if your hats on tight. So no, in every day life we use the Metric
system its just some of us are better at visualising feet and inches.
My Five Gallon Bucket is a 20 litre jerry can.
Mike
Posted by FarmI on June 21, 2011, 9:46 pm
>>>
>>>> As the old saying goes: "Two Countries divided by a common language" :)
>>>> In the US we call it the "English System of Measurements". The UK calls
>>>> it
>>>> the "Imperial System".
>>>
>>> No it's not. An Imperial Pint has 20 fl ounces.
>>
>> I have traveled to Canada on occasion. Canada uses the Imperial Gallon as
>> 4.5 liters. Where the US Gallon is 3.7 liters for gasoline containers.
>>
>> So can I assume we both learned something here?
>> You now know what the English System is now?
>>
>> And that we both need to be conscious of the English vs Imperial
>> differences?
>> In the US every day life people use the English System. In the Science
>> Arena is the only area in the US that uses the Metric System in which I
>> am
>> also familure with.
>>
>> But as you stated you seem to use a mixed system, Celsius for temperature
>> and inches for measurement. Is this common to mix it up in your part of
>> the
>> world? Here in the US the two systems are separate, no mix. It is one or
>> the other.
>>
>> Perhaps in the future I should use the term "Gallon:US" and others us
>> "gallon:UK"
>> So in your part of the world, do you have Five Gallon Buckets? if so I
>> wonder what the size difference is.
>>
> This being Usenet my guess has as much relevance as any ;) I have gleaned
> from the regular posts that we are not a bunch of teenagers and this being
> the case, those of us from the UK or Aus will have been taught the
> imperial system at school and then "converted" to Metric at some time in
> our working lives. Like FarmI I know what 2 inches looks like I know what
> a foot looks like I just have to mentally convert them when speaking to
> the youngsters or risk the blank stares. However "they" do not think of
> us older people when they tell us the fence must be 198cm high ( 6 foot 6
> inches) not an easy sum to do if your hats on tight. So no, in every day
> life we use the Metric system its just some of us are better at
> visualising feet and inches.
> My Five Gallon Bucket is a 20 litre jerry can.
LOL. That says it in a nutshell, methinks. But don't you have a whole
collection of 20 litre lidded buckets? My potting shed has lots of them
although I use the smaller ones (perhaps 15 litres???) without their lids
for weeding, carting manure aroudn in etc. Very, very handy things are
those tough poly buckets without their lids (with or without handles).
Posted by Nad R on June 21, 2011, 10:07 pm
> LOL. That says it in a nutshell, methinks. But don't you have a whole
> collection of 20 litre lidded buckets? My potting shed has lots of them
> although I use the smaller ones (perhaps 15 litres???) without their lids
> for weeding, carting manure aroudn in etc. Very, very handy things are
> those tough poly buckets without their lids (with or without handles).
I like this item called the Bucket Boss for my five gallon buckets. One
holds my pruning tools and another empty bucket for the weeds. A nice item
for those five gallon buckets.
(Amazon.com product link shortened)
08708103&sr=8-1
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Enjoy Life... Nad R
Garden in zone 5a
All postings uses the American System of Measures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units
Posted by FarmI on June 21, 2011, 10:44 pm
>> LOL. That says it in a nutshell, methinks. But don't you have a whole
>> collection of 20 litre lidded buckets? My potting shed has lots of them
>> although I use the smaller ones (perhaps 15 litres???) without their lids
>> for weeding, carting manure aroudn in etc. Very, very handy things are
>> those tough poly buckets without their lids (with or without handles).
> I like this item called the Bucket Boss for my five gallon buckets. One
> holds my pruning tools and another empty bucket for the weeds. A nice item
> for those five gallon buckets.
>
(Amazon.com product link shortened)08708103&sr=8-1
I think I prefer the Fiskars one on that same page - I like the fact that
the Fiskars only sits on the outside of the bucket and doesn't go over the
lip of the bucket. I dont't use the big 5 gall buckets in my garden as they
hang too low - the smaller (15 litre?) ones are a better size for someone of
my height and perhaps the Fiskars might fit one of those as I think the
diameter would be the same - must check.
I currently drag my smaller tools around my acreage in a plastic
rectangular shaped, plastic tool caddy thingo and I have 2 of them, one
larger than the other.
I love that seat for the 5 gallon bucket! I really, really want one! I
might even break my own rule and buy one online from bloody Amazon (spit!).
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>> In the US we call it the "English System of Measurements". The UK calls it
>> the "Imperial System".
>
> No it's not. An Imperial Pint has 20 fl ounces.