Alaska equals two times the size of Texas plus one Wyoming. Bill Fairchild
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 2:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT measures was Re: Out damn'd GMT ... *EVERYTHING is bigger in Texas! <snip> >> ... Two by four construction lumber is still the same dimensions >> (more like 1.6in by 3.2in). >> > And in the UK, they still call it four-by-two (otherwise Cockney > rhyming slang wouldn't make sense) and it is a lot closer to its > nominal dimensions. If I had to guess, it's because the UK is a lot more humid and the lumber wouldn't shrink as much? <g> Makes me wonder whether dimensional lumber in Seattle is bigger than in Texas. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
