It's not so much the humidity as the mingyness of the lumber industry.
Leslie Turriff MO ITSD -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Gerhard Postpischil Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 14:43 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: OT measures was Re: Out damn'd GMT ... On 11/8/2011 8:29 AM, J R wrote: >> ... Two by four construction lumber is still the same >> dimensions (more like 1.6in by 3.2in). >> > And in the UK, they still call it four-by-two (otherwise > Cockney rhyming slang wouldn't make sense) and it is a lot > closer to its nominal dimensions. If I had to guess, it's because the UK is a lot more humid and the lumber wouldn't shrink as much? <g> Makes me wonder whether dimensional lumber in Seattle is bigger than in Texas. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
