To be honest, I've never known of anyone able to still speak in 100 degree C heat. hee hee. ;-) The days where it hits 43 are quite enough for me!!
Ed 300E On 2 September 2010 21:21, Hendrik & Fay <[email protected]> wrote: > Ahh yes but with the metric system if someone says they are freezing you > know it's 0 degrees and when they say they are boiling you know it's 100 > degrees C. > > Hendrik > who is not quite freezing > > E M wrote: > >> Sorry, I should have be more clear. I just between F and C all the time. >> I >> was educated at a time in Canada, where we were just changing over to >> metric. While metric is official, it's not uncommon to hear people still >> use Imperial. Especially with things like building materials. I always >> order food by the pound, not kilo. Speed is pretty much metric, and it >> sounds more impressive too. lol. I jump back and forth with temps, but I >> tend to lean more towards your system. To say it's 100 out, everyone >> knows >> it hot. To say it's 42C, doesn't sound quite as impressive. >> >> 100 is a nice natural number. 100 degrees F is hot, 100 mph is fast, 100 >> lbs. of chicken is a big BBQ. ;-) >> >> Ed >> 300E >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
