tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2229687204071840859..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A length of timeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21988306914580375592017-03-13T02:29:05.032-07:002017-03-13T02:29:05.032-07:00pps bloody stupid acrylic finger nails from weddin...pps bloody stupid acrylic finger nails from wedding are destroying my already dodgy typing, sorry for the typos. I trust it makes sense!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69847710769705308632017-03-13T02:27:53.457-07:002017-03-13T02:27:53.457-07:00PS top tip, you hace a wonderful haverdashery plac...PS top tip, you hace a wonderful haverdashery place in Bath called the Makery. I recommend you pop in there and by an analog dressmaking tape measure, which has both inches and centimetres on it. Easiest onversion ever as you can see them side by side. If it cost you more than 2 quid I'm a supermodel!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88454059901621300442017-03-13T02:26:15.535-07:002017-03-13T02:26:15.535-07:00Bummer! I spend all summer explaining how much fab...Bummer! I spend all summer explaining how much fabric in yards American tourists are going to get in a metre etc, so I'm well used to it. Also, we sell lampshade frames and rings, all of which are made on very old jigs made in inches, and I secretly prefer inches and yards anyway. Thank goodness our illogical American neighbours who embraced the dollar cling to imperical measurement systems so we still can get rulers, graph paper etc in inches. Enjoy xMrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38965510439439698992017-03-10T12:04:59.584-08:002017-03-10T12:04:59.584-08:00I know. Don't worry.I know. Don't worry.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-196852912606938932017-03-10T07:27:30.521-08:002017-03-10T07:27:30.521-08:00It is a day later and I just realized that this wh... It is a day later and I just realized that this whole thing sounded completely wrong. I was really talking about making furniture and stair railing's and so on. Trying to divide 7/8 or 5/16 always leads us back to using centimeters and millimeters. Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63282725816965911402017-03-10T02:53:20.264-08:002017-03-10T02:53:20.264-08:00It is not unusual in this area for people to still...It is not unusual in this area for people to still talk in £sd.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22307623054228983782017-03-10T02:42:44.491-08:002017-03-10T02:42:44.491-08:00It turns out that I don't understand it myself...It turns out that I don't understand it myself.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43643188239877594502017-03-10T02:42:18.497-08:002017-03-10T02:42:18.497-08:00I got zero for my maths O-Level. This is true.I got zero for my maths O-Level. This is true.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91265126567857538312017-03-10T02:41:45.410-08:002017-03-10T02:41:45.410-08:00There were a couple of very old women in Canterbur...There were a couple of very old women in Canterbury who ran a bakery when I was there. They could not come to terms with decimal, so just quoted old money for cakes etc. Everyone went along with it and if you went there every day, sometimes you won and sometimes you lost, but it all balanced out in the end.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78061634398300904692017-03-10T02:40:07.101-08:002017-03-10T02:40:07.101-08:00Yes you and Maryanne are right Heron. If the young...Yes you and Maryanne are right Heron. If the young man had just said 36 inches - or a yard - to me, then I would not have to re-draw the bloody thing again...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72170679338440069452017-03-10T02:38:51.745-08:002017-03-10T02:38:51.745-08:00I once donated my tape-measure to a Floridian carp...I once donated my tape-measure to a Floridian carpenter, because he had never seen a tape with imperial on one side and metric on the other. I don't think NASA had either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60140950567957260592017-03-10T02:37:11.186-08:002017-03-10T02:37:11.186-08:00I like the translated Chinese instructions. At lea...I like the translated Chinese instructions. At least you can laugh while you try to assemble something.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59074148325665323262017-03-10T02:35:53.701-08:002017-03-10T02:35:53.701-08:00They carried on with old Francs for quite a while ...They carried on with old Francs for quite a while too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-42305214462961670862017-03-10T02:34:39.404-08:002017-03-10T02:34:39.404-08:00I am sure you have.I am sure you have.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10667902626872526722017-03-10T02:34:23.320-08:002017-03-10T02:34:23.320-08:00Well they may be smaller, but there is more of the...Well they may be smaller, but there is more of them.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75591774814644957982017-03-10T02:33:56.989-08:002017-03-10T02:33:56.989-08:00I need you in my workshop.I need you in my workshop.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82283576426551040552017-03-10T02:33:31.293-08:002017-03-10T02:33:31.293-08:00Oh God - I've just checked and I believe you a...Oh God - I've just checked and I believe you are right, Maryanne. I just cannot seem to cope with switching between one system and another. Damn - I am going to have to re-draw what I did yesterday...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10839952447758255422017-03-10T01:19:49.716-08:002017-03-10T01:19:49.716-08:00Nose to outstretched arm and tip of middle finger ...Nose to outstretched arm and tip of middle finger is a yard on me. If I turn my head away from the arm the distance goes metric and it is one metre. Happy to help.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53844093786604369112017-03-10T00:18:20.746-08:002017-03-10T00:18:20.746-08:00915mm is a yard, Tom. That's one thing I know ...915mm is a yard, Tom. That's one thing I know for sure! might make more sense then!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76256690606696425842017-03-09T21:20:49.880-08:002017-03-09T21:20:49.880-08:00Halves, quarters, thirds, and sixths, will always ...Halves, quarters, thirds, and sixths, will always have the advantage over just halves. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88269853667242106802017-03-09T20:14:23.641-08:002017-03-09T20:14:23.641-08:00I've gone into one !!!!! XXXXI've gone into one !!!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20155188558865754632017-03-09T16:42:38.966-08:002017-03-09T16:42:38.966-08:00Alles ist in Ordnung.Alles ist in Ordnung.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9043575531426880962017-03-09T15:18:17.364-08:002017-03-09T15:18:17.364-08:00'Wood'? Ich verstehe nicht.'Wood'? Ich verstehe nicht.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18217687391881226672017-03-09T15:13:27.719-08:002017-03-09T15:13:27.719-08:00The German Measuring Stick? A euphemism, I presume...The German Measuring Stick? A euphemism, I presume? Angles? Not 'proud'? Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49231075562252743982017-03-09T15:00:54.358-08:002017-03-09T15:00:54.358-08:00My husband and I have done a lot of wood projects ...My husband and I have done a lot of wood projects together. But when we try to divide 3/8 we always end up doing the same thing: We get out the German measuring stick. The other day we tried to figure out angles. It was not a proud moment.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.com