John,
Shame on you for showing us that imperial is virtually dead in the UK. Stephen
wanted everyone here to believe that imperial is everywhere. I sure would like
to see what is in Stephen's cupboards and fridge. If a person refuses to buy
anything metric then I would expect his fridge to contain only milk and his
cupboards to contain chalk, pear and apple spread, Specialty coffee for
cafetierres and some Belgian Waffles (not shown).
Jerry
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From: John Frewen-Lord <j...@frewston.plus.com>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 1:39:24 PM
Subject: [USMA:44400] metric Britain
Regarding the recent discussions on dual marking/labelling in respect of the
UK, I just thought I'd do a quick check on various items I have in my house. I
have listed a total of 57 items (no connection to Mr Heinz!), these I feel
being somewhat representative of our shopping and DIY activities. This is far,
far from exhaustive (we obviously have far too much stuff in our house!). Some
items are national name brands (e.g. Branston, makers of pickle and other
garnishes), and are shown in single quotes. Tesco, Asda (owned by Wal-Mart),
Morrisons, Somerfield and Waitrose are UK supermarket chains, Tesco being the
biggest. I couldn't find any Sainsburys items, another supermarket chain, so I
guess we don't shop there much! B&Q, Wickes and Homebase are DIY chains.
I found just four items that had imperial marking as well as metric - and for
only one of them was the quantity a rational imperial quantity (but shown as
metric first). However, this is an item we have had in our fridge for a long
time, and it is quite likely to have since been repackaged in a rational metric
size. The interesting thing is that I really had to hunt for ANYTHING that had
an imperial marking - everything IS metric.
That said, some of the metric sizes are a bit odd (740 mL, 340 g, etc). But
still metric, no imperial shown.
I have shown the quantity labelling EXACTLY as it appears on the packaging,
errors and all.
If you like metric (and we obviously all do, with the exception of Stephen
Humphreys), then enjoy!!
John F-L
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Garage/workshop
B&Q 'Zorbo' halogen light fixture - base 50 cm long, projection 70 cm long
Wickes quick drying varnish - 1 Litre
B&Q bevelled edge mirror - 600 mm x 600 mm (24" x 24" approx.) 4mm thick 3.6kg
weight
Wickes marking chalk - 50g/1.75oz
Homebase pine cladding - 94mm x 9mm, Length = 2.4metre
B&Q Plastic angle - 2400 x 12 x 12
B&Q Chamferred architrave [wood door trim in US-speak] - 15mm x 45mm x 2.1M
[that is an upper case M]
Wickes pine Scotia moulding - 15 x 15 x 2400
Wickes silicone sealant - 310 ml
B&Q foam/rubber draft excluder - 15mm x 5.1m
Halfords windscreen [windshield in US-speak] washer antifreeze concentrate - 2
Litres (makes up to 5 Litres of washer fluid)
Food and kitchen
Specialty coffee for cafetierres, package of 8 boxes, each box - 75g/2.65oz
Morrisons pre-packed bacon - 250 g
'Natures Best' cod liver oil - 300ml
'Pure' non-dairy soya spread - 500g
'Whole Foods' pear & apple spread - 227g/8oz
'Bay Tree' Christmas marmalade - 340g
Morrisons pre-wrapped individually priced broccoli - 0.370 kg [and priced at
192p/kg]
Morrisons pre-packaged mozzarella cheese - 200g
Evian bottled water - 1l [cursive l]
Tesco bottled water - 5 Litres
Quaker instant porridge oats - 1 kg
Tesco grapefruit juice - 1 Litre
'Veggie Wash' fruit and vegetable wash - 500ml
Tesco frozen peas - 1 kg
'Julian Graves' rice crackers - 250g
Somerfield custard powder - 300 g
'Amoy' soy sauce - 250ml
'Young's' 5 Coley Fillets (frozen) - 500 g
'Branston' canned spaghetti Bolognese - 410 g
'Lindt' Dark Chocolate - 100 g
Tesco kitchen foil - 10 metres, 30cm wide approx.
Waitrose syrup - 740ml
'Birds Eye' petis pois - 750g
Cleaners/laundry
'Flash' cleaning spray - 500 ml
'Fairy' washing up liquid - 500ml
Tesco dishwasher powder - 3 kg
Tesco fabric conditioner - 1 Litre
'Finish' dishwasher salt - 2 kg
Asda dishwasher rinse aid - 250 ml
Boots [national chemist/drugstore chain] sterilising liquid - 600 ml
Somerfield bathroom spray cleaner - 500 ml
'Domestos' spray cleaner - 500ml
'Delta' carper cleaner refill - 500ml
'Ecover' ecological laundry detergent - 1,5 L
'Vanish' laundry spray treatment - 500ml
Asda toilet cleanser - 500ml
'Shower Shine' shower cleaner - Big 1 Litre Value for the price of 750ml
Bathroom
Tesco shaving foam - 250 ml
RightGuard stick deodorant - 50 g
'Nivea' face wash - 30 ml
L'Oreal shampoo/conditioner - 250ml
'Imperial Leather' 4-pack bar soap - 4 x 125g
'Wella' hair toner - 14ml
'Boots' SPF15 suntan lotion - 200 ml
'Nivea' spray deodorant - 92g/150ml
Tesco herbal shampoo - 750ml
