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Water Warrior 2 · 08-15-2009, 07:21 PM

The Metric system was forced down our throats in the late 70s and I still find myself mentally converting to the old system on a daily basis. I used to have to do conversions to liters, U.S. gallons and Imperial (Canadian) gallons as part of my job. We did lab work in Metric and various suppliers were still in Imperial or U.S. Equipment was a variety of everything for many years before it was all upgraded. Weights and volumes made a scientific calculator a must have item to be correct. All I really know is my Vstrom 650 is too heavy to pick up with one hand.

08-15-2009, 07:21 PM	#9
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Traffic jams & "riding the shoulder" The Metric system was forced down our throats in the late 70s and I still find myself mentally converting to the old system on a daily basis. I used to have to do conversions to liters, U.S. gallons and Imperial (Canadian) gallons as part of my job. We did lab work in Metric and various suppliers were still in Imperial or U.S. Equipment was a variety of everything for many years before it was all upgraded. Weights and volumes made a scientific calculator a must have item to be correct. All I really know is my Vstrom 650 is too heavy to pick up with one hand.
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