Posted by Texasmark1 on June 25, 2015 at 05:59:54 from (184.63.170.149):
In Reply to: Why not metric ??? posted by da.bees on June 24, 2015 at 20:17:02:
Agree as Metric was the dimension of the industry I was in. Yes it makes perfect sense and all that. We just grew up under a different roof and got used to an antiquated system dumped on us by our ancestors. I too wonder what happened to it.
Confusing thing is that a lot of things that you buy today (most) are not all Metric. Some are SAE, some a mix, and some Metric. So when I tackle a job I bring half a dozen wrenches of both sexes. Used to be, when I was growing up and getting into fixing things, I prided myself in being able to look at a fastener and know the size.....JUST LIKE I COULD LOOK AT A CAR OR TRUCK FROM A DISTANCE AND TELL WHO MADE IT AND WHAT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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