There was a similar situation in the UK but at the time that metrication was introduced, the law was changed and the dimensions had to describe the timber that was supplied after planning - but that is consumer law and outside the scope of metrication..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:31 AM Subject: [USMA:36534] Re: Contractors resisting metrication (was April 1) > On Monday 10 April 2006 14:04, Martin Vlietstra wrote: > > A four by two become 100 by 50 - at any rate it did in the UK. > > The actual size is pretty close to 40 by 90. It's 100 by 50 before it's > milled. > > phma >
