And in the Netherlands 4 ounces (4 ons) is equal to 400 g!!! And a pound
(500 g) is 5 ounces. However, our variety of the pound anf the ounce are not
recognized by law. This is metricated heritage.
Han
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "metric mailing" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, 2006, May 04 4:47
Subject: [USMA:36718] Re: at the butcher
Either that or he may have been brilliant. The thought occurred to me he
may have thought I said "6-7 **ounces**", instead of "point-six to
point-seven pounds", in which case he was one of these mathematical wizzes
that actually *understands* Imperial and was able to convert to 0.4 pounds
instantly.
But that's beyond my capability, I'm just a dumb scientist who uses metric
cause its simple.
Nat
-----Original Message-----
From: m. f. moon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 2006 May 03 22:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [USMA:36716] Re: at the butcher
It is entirely possible that he was illiterate.
mm
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Received: Wed, 03 May 2006 06:34:58 PM PDT
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:36716] Re: at the butcher
I had an interesting experience a couple weeks ago at the supermarket. Not
seeing a steak in the 0.6 to 0.7 pound range in the shrink-wrap case, I go
to the butcher where some are visible in the window and ask for a steak in
the "point-six to point-seven pound range". I've done this for 30 years
and
never had any problem, except having to remember this is a little over
twice
what it would be in kilograms.
The guy picks out a steak and as I'm reading the electronic scale,
proceeds
to weigh out about 0.4 pounds. I say no, "point-six to point-seven
pounds".
He then cuts it paper-thin, less than 0.1 lbs. Exasperated I point to the
electronic readout and say "can you make this read between "POINT-SIX and
POINT-SEVEN??" Finally he gets close to 0.6 and I finally give up....
Wonder what was with this guy?...
Nat
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Stephen Davis
Sent: Wednesday, 2006 May 03 14:12
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: USMA
Subject: [USMA:36715] Re: at the butcher
Pierre Abbat wrote:
"I looked at the meat
counter for a package of some cut I'm interested in. Finding none, I ask
for
400 grams of boneless chicken thighs.
"The butcher pulls out the tray of chicken thighs. "What's that in ounces
or
pounds?"
I would say approximately 12.5 ounces. :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:43 AM
Subject: [USMA:36714] at the butcher
Yesterday I went shopping. The buses for the Home Economist and
Talley's
came
at the same time and I had an impulse to go to Talley's. I looked at
the
meat
counter for a package of some cut I'm interested in. Finding none, I
ask
for
400 grams of boneless chicken thighs.
The butcher pulls out the tray of chicken thighs. "What's that in
ounces
or
pounds?"
"I dunno." I have the conversion factor in a program, but it's not
something I
keep in my head.
He consults with some other people trying to figure it out. Meanwhile
I remember seeing a can labeled "15 oz 425 g", but he's too busy
talking
with
them. He weighs some chicken thighs and wraps them up.
I stuff some more food in my bag. A while later, I return to the meat
counter
and pull out a four-pack of frozen açaí pulp, 100 grams each. "I
should
have
gotten these first. They're 400 grams."
I got home and weighed the package. It was 473 grams, including the
paper.
phma
