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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

45 years ago today (15th), we moved to £ and p.

I was born in 1973, yet I call 50p, ten Bob. Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"45 years ago today (15th), we moved to £ and p.

I was born in 1973, yet I call 50p, ten Bob. Lol"

Did you get my Decimal Day card?

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By *ittie4UCouple
over a year ago

Watford


"45 years ago today (15th), we moved to £ and p.

I was born in 1973, yet I call 50p, ten Bob. Lol"

Fifty years ago last year, we decided to go metric. Right cock-up we've made of that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best

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By *mokes n MirrorsCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth and Newcastle (sometimes)


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best "

I much prefer 11"&15/16ths

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was 5,I remember still using the old pennies in the slot machines in the arcades. Huge they were.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I started school in 1970 and we where the first year to learn pounds and pence.

I remember for years the older generation (mum and grandma etc) translating everything back to pounds and shillings to compare the prices.

Metric pffft I was taught both and still use imperial.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never understood the switch from imperial to decimal - what was the point...

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By *abphilMan
over a year ago

sheffield


"I was 5,I remember still using the old pennies in the slot machines in the arcades. Huge they were."

My first wage was 4 groats

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

First year at school that should be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best

I much prefer 11"&15/16ths "

Definitely not it's widely believed that was hilters favourite number.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*Hitler's

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By *mokes n MirrorsCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth and Newcastle (sometimes)


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best

I much prefer 11"&15/16ths

Definitely not it's widely believed that was hilters favourite number. "

That explains a lot then with me being a fully paid up member of the Grammar Nazis

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By *abphilMan
over a year ago

sheffield


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best

I much prefer 11"&15/16ths

Definitely not it's widely believed that was hilters favourite number.

That explains a lot then with me being a fully paid up member of the Grammar Nazis "

3 x 6s 8d to a pound bless

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Why do they now sell fuel in litres, but your vehicle does 40 MPG

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A quarter of Cola cubes please.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why do they now sell fuel in litres, but your vehicle does 40 MPG "

Blame Brussels.

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

The distance measurements on the London Underground have been measured in metric since they were first built whilst the modern railway of England, Scotland and Wales still uses miles and chains for measurements. And for those who don`t know what a chain is - 22yards or the length between the wickets on a cricket pitch.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Why do they now sell fuel in litres, but your vehicle does 40 MPG

Blame Brussels. "

Yeah, we can blame them for a lot of things

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By *ittie4UCouple
over a year ago

Watford


"Why do they now sell fuel in litres, but your vehicle does 40 MPG "

Because we live in a stupidly backward looking country!!

Imperial units drive me nuts!!

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By *ittie4UCouple
over a year ago

Watford


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best "

You might like this then...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"45 years ago today (15th), we moved to £ and p.

I was born in 1973, yet I call 50p, ten Bob. Lol"

I was also born in 1973.

I don't understand pre-decimal money and I use the decimal system there.

However, for length/distance I can use and understand both metric and imperial and can convert between them easily. Sometimes I use one, sometimes the other. If I'm measuring to to DIY I'll use millimetres but I give my height in feet and inches and can't remember it in centimetres.

For weight, I can use either system and can convert between them easily. I know my weight in stones and pounds though, not kilos.

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By *3gam4nMan
over a year ago

wrexham


"Long live imperial measurements.

1"&7/8ths is the best

I much prefer 11"&15/16ths

Definitely not it's widely believed that was hilters favourite number.

That explains a lot then with me being a fully paid up member of the Grammar Nazis "

That explains a lot then, with me being a fully paid up member of the Grammar Nazis... sorry, had to!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved the thruppeny bits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sixpences aka tanners

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I get annoyed with the number of UK shows that insist on using metric measurements. Come on, feet, inches, pounds, miles etc are commonly accepted and understood, so skip the metric.

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By *3gam4nMan
over a year ago

wrexham


"45 years ago today (15th), we moved to £ and p.

I was born in 1973, yet I call 50p, ten Bob. Lol

I was also born in 1973.

I don't understand pre-decimal money and I use the decimal system there.

However, for length/distance I can use and understand both metric and imperial and can convert between them easily. Sometimes I use one, sometimes the other. If I'm measuring to to DIY I'll use millimetres but I give my height in feet and inches and can't remember it in centimetres.

For weight, I can use either system and can convert between them easily. I know my weight in stones and pounds though, not kilos."

I was raised in metric and kilos and boy was it a surprise to find one of the most advanced countries in the world comparing you to stones... or the butcher not knowing if I'm buying a pound of mince in money or weight (yeah people do buy £1 of mince round here).. luck has it that I can process directly in a "new language" without needing to convert every time. This is also helpful with languages. Know both systems and think imperial is outdated- not precise enough for the nano era...

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