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Husky

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  1. so is mine these days but then I'm from an earlier generation too and I learnt all my stuff in imperial. For instance, domestic floor loading is 1.5 Kn/m2 which is equivalent to 30 lb/sq ft and low strength concrete is 21N/mm2 = 3000 lb/sq in AFAICR. I also have in my head that 1m = 3.28084 ft and that 1 kg = 2.2046 lb, just so I can convert measurements for those who can't be bothered to learn to think in metric. My point is, why do kids get taught to use cm for linear measurement when most industries do not this unit? Sorry I seem to be getting a bit serious here but it makes me soooooo mad when I ask the teachers to explain and they can't My god mad your head is a confusing place to be i'll stick to using inches etc for mounting some shelves i think its just easier to teach cm tbh as soon as you move through to anything "real" its M or mm.
  2. im a generation whose grown up on a diet of an even mix so it makes no difference, i think in both of them. if someone says 9inches i can visualise it, if they say 20cm i can visualise that also. like you say, its what your used to. i wouldnt have the first clue what the equivilant of s = ut + 1/2a(t*t) is in inches and feet etc? is it any different? any engineering stuff is always done in metric, DIY sometimes in inches
  3. I was referring mainly to teachers in primary schools alot of their material is written in cm so they dont have much choice. For the general public its easier to understand cm though, i can see why its used alot. its not a hard conversion though
  4. well all the bosses here drive range rovers. "i managed to get in!" they all say
  5. Husky, have you not got the Nismo Snow Plow? She works a treat, i can highly recommend it. Group buy perhaps? Might help some of those in the Bristol area to get to meets (you know who you are!). Love it haha 1. Husky 2.
  6. stopped snowing in cov, only got 2 inches anyway maybe get more if we are lucky
  7. winter tyres to the rescue i think next year, seeing as we are clearly being done in by global warming it can only get worse
  8. i was so sorely temped with snow tyres for the spare rays, wish i had, snow tyres defy the laws of physics
  9. no maddness my friend looking good i talk to her too
  10. thats a capital YUM right there biscuit, go buy them... NOW
  11. cheers no i never sorted the wing mirror switch light, but its a very quick job. maybe next time that panels off ill sort it it would be a 5mm white led used for it, measure the voltage supplying that old bulb, pick the right resistor, soldery soldery, bobs your tranny auntie in all honsety i didnt finish the guide, the main reason being there was no-one really pushing for it and its such a ball ache, i wrote some bits that could be relevant to other projects though. if someone is quite serious about doing it i'll finish writing it up and post for everyones benefit. this is something ive decided has to many legal problems and production difficulties to sell for people. I'll happily put kits together though puddle lights: it would be very easy to put lights somewhere down there. i have a few plans still to put in but they are all based on my dome light as that is the bit that switches them. mine currently is out of action so untill its sorted its a no go. Its on my list for the summer though, dont worry
  12. the bus not a chance as soon as the snow subsides ill head over
  13. waiting for the weather to subside before we sort this
  14. Or spend your recent windfall TAKE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111dxk
  15. went past a black coupe at lunch time on the 46, gave a flash, flashed back went past a blade coupe at 4pm on the 46 again see none for months and then 2 come along at once
  16. Saw this on my laptop at work ... I thought wow Just got back home ......... now looking at it on my IMac .... THAT IS STUNNING i know, i was on a random google maps/images search a while back to find somewhere different and beautifull i wanted to visit. came across that, love it, planning to go, just dont know when yet. you can even streetview the road round it
  17. i thought we had a snow thread for posting pictures in? which i did. i cba doing it again
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