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Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if

Posted By: Jommeke, on host 212.190.10.138
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999, at 06:43:09
In Reply To: Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if posted by Sam on Tuesday, August 31, 1999, at 04:05:05:

> > > OK, so I'm back from a trip in which I discovered the joys of passing on frostheave-ridden roads in a 29' motorhome
> >
> > Ex-squeese me, is that 29 inches? yards?
>
> Feet. Here, anyway, a single quote means feet, and a double quote means inches. So if you're 5'10" tall, you're five feet, ten inches.

One thing i find the most difficult about foreign countries like the US are the measurements....
We use meters, centimeters, and so on....
Its hard picturing a 29' (feet, hehe) vehicle...

And how many inches are there in a foot again?

Jom"i-really-need-to-take-some-classes-about-US-measurements"meke

Replies To This Message

Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Paul A. - Tue, 8/31/1999, 08:28:33
Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - unipeg - Tue, 8/31/1999, 07:11:43
- Re: run away from your monitor screaming in Metric - Wolfspirit - Tue, 8/31/1999, 07:45:09
- Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Faux Pas - Tue, 8/31/1999, 07:17:08
  - Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Jommeke - Tue, 8/31/1999, 08:11:31
    - Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Chris - Tue, 8/31/1999, 21:40:57
      - Re: run away from your monitor screaming in Euro˘ - Wolfspirit - Wed, 9/1/1999, 03:59:49
        
        Re: run away from your monitor screaming in Euro˘ - Jommeke - Tue, 9/14/1999, 08:10:38
        
        Re: run away from your monitor screaming in Euro˘ - Ross - Fri, 6/16/2000, 12:46:10
        
        Re: run away from your monitor screaming in Euro˘ - Howard - Fri, 6/16/2000, 13:13:35
    - Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Howard - Tue, 8/31/1999, 13:20:54
      - Re: Egad! It's the metric system! Run! - Faux Pas - Wed, 9/1/1999, 06:34:59
        
        Re: Egad! It's the metric system! Run! - Howard - Wed, 9/1/1999, 07:41:19
      - Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Jommeke - Tue, 8/31/1999, 23:20:50
        
        Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Howard - Wed, 9/1/1999, 07:30:37
        
        Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Darien - Wed, 9/1/1999, 08:13:06
        
        Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, - Sam - Wed, 9/1/1999, 10:08:43
        
        Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, - Dave - Thu, 9/9/1999, 12:56:17
        
        Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, - Darien - Thu, 9/9/1999, 13:50:40
        
        Ł and ˘ - Wolfspirit - Wed, 9/1/1999, 20:51:32
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Sam - Wed, 9/1/1999, 20:55:42
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Wolfspirit - Thu, 9/2/1999, 03:50:31
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Howard - Sat, 9/11/1999, 14:12:02
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Darien - Thu, 9/2/1999, 09:16:04
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Darien - Wed, 9/1/1999, 22:40:07
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Sam - Thu, 9/2/1999, 04:15:20
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Darien - Thu, 9/2/1999, 09:17:14
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Howard - Sat, 9/11/1999, 14:22:09
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Paul A. - Sun, 9/12/1999, 01:40:33
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Howard - Wed, 9/15/1999, 16:06:49
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Stephen - Wed, 9/15/1999, 16:09:35
        
        Re: Ł and ˘ - Darien - Sat, 9/11/1999, 17:15:36
        
        Re: Numbers and units. - julian - Wed, 9/8/1999, 06:11:38
    - Re: I'm back... you may all run away from your monitor screaming, if - Darien - Tue, 8/31/1999, 13:10:00
      - Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Sam - Thu, 9/9/1999, 11:55:48
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Howard - Sun, 9/12/1999, 08:56:28
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Wolfspirit - Sun, 9/12/1999, 13:33:40
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Darien - Thu, 9/9/1999, 12:29:22
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Dave - Thu, 9/9/1999, 12:28:11
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Sam - Thu, 9/9/1999, 12:53:09
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Wolfspirit - Sun, 9/12/1999, 12:34:03
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Sam - Sun, 9/12/1999, 18:58:05
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Darien - Sun, 9/12/1999, 19:39:56
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - famous - Sun, 9/12/1999, 19:50:52
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Chris - Wed, 9/15/1999, 20:06:39
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Darien - Wed, 9/15/1999, 20:34:09
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Dave - Thu, 9/16/1999, 06:38:12
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Darien - Thu, 9/16/1999, 13:31:16
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Chris - Sat, 9/18/1999, 18:42:50
        
        Re: Metric Units vs. Imperial Units - Chris - Wed, 9/15/1999, 20:49:11
      - monitor screaming, if YOU WISH. If you wish. Didn't see it stop - Chris - Fri, 9/3/1999, 21:05:07