I've had a yardstick for years. I think I got it at either Home Depot or Orchard Supply Hardware. It (and a meter stick) are useful for quick, rough measurements. However, I hardly ever use it (nor would I find a great deal of use for a meter stick).
Yardsticks are often give-away items. It would be nice if meter sticks were, too. For more practical purposes, I have a Stanley Leverlock tape measure, with both SI and inch/foot scales. The SI scale is centimeters, subdivided in millimeters. I also have a 61 cm (24") level, with both inch and centimeter/millimeter scales along the side. It's useful for ensuring that studs are upright and are installed on either 16" or 400 mm centers. (Mind you, I haven't built any interior walls in some years.) I assume you're familiar with the metaphorical use of the word yardstick. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Terry Simpson >Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 21:44 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:26808] Re: Some hope for the future > > >Bill Potts wrote: >> It's a rigid wooden ruler, one meter in length. > >That is what I thought. I know the expression 'yardstick' but I did not >think of it as referring to an artefact that anybody used today. > >I have never seen a meter or yard stick. I can't imagine that anyone I know >has one. Does anybody here have a yard or meter stick? What are the >circumstances where it is used? >
