http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html/comment-page-1#comment-269 Numpty Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:01:20 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html#comment-269 *Very* few road signs in Ireland still show miles, though, except for the occasional really old one out in the country. That was true even before I moved here 10 years ago. Until the recent switchover from mph to km/h, though, it's certainly true that all the distances were shown in kilometres, while all the speed limit signs were in miles per hour... *Very* few road signs in Ireland still show miles, though, except for the occasional really old one out in the country. That was true even before I moved here 10 years ago.
Until the recent switchover from mph to km/h, though, it’s certainly true that all the distances were shown in kilometres, while all the speed limit signs were in miles per hour…

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html/comment-page-1#comment-268 sdf Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:05:49 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html#comment-268 it'll take a few decades to make the full switch to metric, and for a long time it'll be a mixture... it’ll take a few decades to make the full switch to metric, and for a long time it’ll be a mixture…

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html/comment-page-1#comment-267 stormy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:09:20 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html#comment-267 Then they might have one of the few populations in the world where everyone knows the difference between serif and san-serif! Then they might have one of the few populations in the world where everyone knows the difference between serif and san-serif!

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html/comment-page-1#comment-266 Stu Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:00:06 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html#comment-266 There was a good QI episode where they covered this... If the temperature is hot then we use Farenheight, but if cold then Celsius. Distances are metric up until miles. Speed is in mph. Efficiency is in mpg. Petrol is in litres. Milk comes in pints in bottles, or litres in cartons. All other drinks are metric except beer in pint or 1/2 pint glasses. So yes... a mess :) There was a good QI episode where they covered this…
If the temperature is hot then we use Farenheight, but if cold then Celsius.
Distances are metric up until miles.
Speed is in mph.
Efficiency is in mpg.
Petrol is in litres.
Milk comes in pints in bottles, or litres in cartons.
All other drinks are metric except beer in pint or 1/2 pint glasses.
So yes… a mess

]]> http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html/comment-page-1#comment-265 Stuart Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:34:59 +0000 http://stormyscorner.com/2009/12/kilograms-stones-and-miles.html#comment-265 And in Ireland the road distances are displayed in kilometres if the sign has san-serif typeface, or miles if it is serif... And in Ireland the road distances are displayed in kilometres if the sign has san-serif typeface, or miles if it is serif…

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