The return of the lb

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

H’mmm. My dad used to talk about people regularly fighting on the streets. That doesn’t happen now, I’m glad to say.

No you just get stabbed or if you're lucky shot.

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

H’mmm. My dad used to talk about people regularly fighting on the streets. That doesn’t happen now, I’m glad to say.

where do you live OB ? cloud cuckoo land? cuz it is not in the real world like where I live and there are fights around here at least weekly likely even more so

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

That doesn’t happen now, I’m glad to say.

Pretty sure it does.

They also shoot/stab you these days, rather than a prolonged fight.

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

H’mmm. My dad used to talk about people regularly fighting on the streets. That doesn’t happen now, I’m glad to say.

You don't get in to town much on a Saturday night do you?

[daveeb]

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

You don't get in to town much on a Saturday night do you?

It can get a bit tasty there late on when the locals have been on the Pimms all day

Originally Posted by daveeb

It can get a bit tasty there late on when the locals have been on the Pimms all day

Kicks off at Ascott occasionally as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0r97Sb9nlI

[Taf]

Oddly enough, France, home of the metric system still uses pints and pounds (pinte and livre).

"Gabriel Mouton, a church vicar in Lyons, France, is considered by many to be the founding father of the metric system. In 1670, Mouton proposed a decimal system of measurement that French scientists would spend years further refining."

"In 1812, Napoleon abandoned the metric system; although it was still taught in school, he largely let people use whichever measures they liked until it was reinstated in 1840. According to Dr Alder, “It took a span of roughly 100 years before almost all French people started using it.”"

Originally Posted by Taf

Oddly enough, France, home of the metric system still uses pints and pounds (pinte and livre).

"Gabriel Mouton, a church vicar in Lyons, France, is considered by many to be the founding father of the metric system. In 1670, Mouton proposed a decimal system of measurement that French scientists would spend years further refining."

"In 1812, Napoleon abandoned the metric system; although it was still taught in school, he largely let people use whichever measures they liked until it was reinstated in 1840. According to Dr Alder, “It took a span of roughly 100 years before almost all French people started using it.”"

They still use the words pint and pound, but in a similar way to our use of tonne. It’s just a word, and these days it refers to a metric measure (500ml or 500g as the case may be). A metric tonne is 1,000kg, while an imperial (long) ton is 1,016kg.

Originally Posted by Taf

Oddly enough, France, home of the metric system still uses pints and pounds (pinte and livre).

Is that used informally? In France, I've always seen drinks listed as either 25cl, 33cl, or 50cl.

Originally Posted by Damien

Is that used informally? In France, I've always seen drinks listed as either 25cl, 33cl, or 50cl.

Yes, it’s informal but the barman knows what you mean. If you ask for une pinte you get a 50cl glass. The words have survived metrication but the measured quantities haven’t. You’re just getting the nearest metric equivalent, which is actually une demi-litre.

[Taf]

Originally Posted by Damien

Is that used informally? In France, I've always seen drinks listed as either 25cl, 33cl, or 50cl.

Many bars in Paris list "pinte" as the size of glass they will sell.

http://www.leschasseursdeprix.com/pa...as-chers-PARIS

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Taf

Many bars in Paris list "pinte" as the size of glass they will sell.

http://www.leschasseursdeprix.com/pa...as-chers-PARIS

Which is 50cl in France

https://www.findabottle.fr/pinte-et-chope-de-biere/

What is the capacity of a pint of beer?
A pint of beer is equivalent in France to 50 cl of beer . For our Belgian friends, a pint of beer will have a capacity of 25 cl.

[ianch99]

Is this actually a real plan or just a distraction from the Tory problems? Given the fact that businesses are being crippled by the impact of Brexit, the last thing they need is the additional cost of a dual weights & measures system.

No business owner in their right mind would volunteer to add this to their overheads. This is just a useless bone thrown to their backward looking (older) core voters.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by ianch99

Is this actually a real plan or just a distraction from the Tory problems? Given the fact that businesses are being crippled by the impact of Brexit, the last thing they need is the additional cost of a dual weights & measures system.

No business owner in their right mind would volunteer to add this to their overheads. This is just a useless bone thrown to their backward looking (older) core voters.

Its got all the hallmarks of a bright Boris idea. He genuinely believes this its a vote winner and a priority in people's lives.
Like him, it will be quietly shelved.

[Taf]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Which is 50cl in France

No-one asks for a "50cl beer" they ask for "a pint".