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4 hours ago, Northmount said:

The metric system adopted by Canada (The International System of Units (SI)) does not define a dozen.  It's not a metric term.  SI Practice Guide is available at https://www.csagroup.org/store/product/2701339/

It's your Vernon grocer/supplier that is decreasing the number of eggs per carton, and likely keeping the same price as what your dozen was.  You should have noticed this long ago.  Packages are getting smaller, and prices are going up at the same time.  Compare a 5 cent chocolate bar from 1960 size wise and price wise today.  More shrinkflation!

That's the real pet peeve.

The first thing that illuminated this practice for me was the "Wagon Wheel". When I was a whippersnapper they were enormous, around 6/7 inches x 1/2 inch. Now they're the size of a biscuit.

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1 hour ago, stampingdelight said:

not run into all listed anyone ever get a patten that once you cut out is a little off? not sure if the pattern or cutting out yet I fallow the line so not sure 

yes, I bought some pattern of etsy. Cut them out, punched the sewing holes where the pattern said. Impossible to sew up 

Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..

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24 minutes ago, toxo said:

The first thing that illuminated this practice for me was the "Wagon Wheel". When I was a whippersnapper they were enormous, around 6/7 inches x 1/2 inch. Now they're the size of a biscuit.

Yes they were great!  Now with their small size, I'm not interested anymore, plus developed a problem with all gluten products.  So many treats are now on my bad list!

 

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LOL, Fred! 

Yes, we're bilingual in Canada too, when it comes to metric and Imperial. Gas is in litres, but I ask for a pint at the pub. Beer is sold in cans and bottles by the millilitre, though. The mish-mash of different measures is really pretty crazy. I have a set of open ended/box wrenches in both systems, as you never know for sure what system the machine you're fixing is going to have. 

For some reason 10 m.m. wrenches and sockets tend to vanish. I once bought a set of 6 sockets at Canadian Tire, only to find some bozo had replace the 10 m.m. (the only one I REALLY needed!) with a 1/2 in. socket, then returned the set to the store!!  Oh, was I steamed! Fortunately C.T. was really good about exchanging the set. 

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My 1930 Austin 7 Ulster has 15 different types of bolt threads on it. Just to do minor servicing on it we have to have a mahoosive tool box with every type of spanner you never heard of.  I owned a Cadillac Coupe DeVille, it had, afair, 7 different bolt threads on it. It was built in Lynden, (spelling?) New Jersey

Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..

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Parsons (British) 5MW steam turbine generators pre-WWII and post-WWII, different thread pitch and wrench sizes.  Both units sitting side by side, looked identical.

Had to maintain 2 sets of spares and wrenches.  I learned a lot in that power plant.  First job in a thermal generating station 1969.  Re-bladed the last 2 rows of blades.

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6 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

For some reason 10 m.m. wrenches and sockets tend to vanish. I once bought a set of 6 sockets at Canadian Tire, only to find some bozo had replace the 10 m.m. (the only one I REALLY needed!) with a 1/2 in. socket, then returned the set to the store!!  Oh, was I steamed! Fortunately C.T. was really good about exchanging the set. 

I have a separate LOCKING drawer that I keep all my 10mm sockets and wrenches in. I'm positive that aliens are behind the whole thing.

Hoka Hey! Today, tomorrow, next week, what does it matter?

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I'm still here :thumbsup: Still haven't got interwebby thingy , using public access ...still.  Finally got rid of my old :ranting2: ISP after giving them a bollocking for not taking responsibility for their actions, ...and never will. They are no more :banana: might have found a newie . 

Moving right along ....

HS

' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus,

He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '  :rofl:

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On 5/20/2024 at 2:02 AM, tsunkasapa said:

I have a separate LOCKING drawer that I keep all my 10mm sockets and wrenches in. I'm positive that aliens are behind the whole thing.

tsunkasapa, they even have memes about it!

https://www.tiktok.com/@infamous10mm/video/7223523711377329450?lang=en

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