From:	Mist Warrior themistwarrior@********.com.au
Subject:	The metric system
Date:	Sat, 24 Jul 1999 21:21:55 +1000

And Mick Wrote....

> One of the (many) things that I like about SR is the use of the
metric
>system. How do you guys feel about its use (particularly those of
you that
>live in the US and UK)? Do you think it works well or would you
rather see
>the Imperial system?

I like it, prefer it, I am old enough to remember the change....I had
to learn both at school and it was a real hassle........

And Paul Wrote...

> I'm trained for metric and tend to stick with it. I can _do_ Ancient
to an
> extent, but I really don't like wading into poundals and slugs :)
>
> Especially because I use GDW's "Fire Fusion and Steel" to design
gear...
>
> The main Imperial measures I still use in reality are miles (on the
road)
> and pints (for beer). Otherwise, metric.

Here I must agree with Paul though...when drinking beer I use Ye Olde
Pints :-)
I also refer to someone as being "6' something instead" of the "1m
something" But other than that it hurts my head to try and work with
the imperial. :-)