A Brickbat. ...

[Daisy]

... for all those shopping websites who quote sizes for some products in Metric and others in Imperial.

I don't mine which they use, but I find it confusing trying to compare two items using two different measuring systems. So you do a conversion on Goggle and find silly things like 1.5 meters equals 4.92125 feet!!! Grrrr ... I feel this Grumpy Old Woman getting crosser and crosser.

[Gemini]

That IS annoying, and doesn't make you a GOW!!

They should make their minds up

[Nanto2girls]

I still use imperial measurements. Sometimes i need to convert to centimetres
Only thing i can remember about centimetres 10cmts = 4 inches.
I can remember that from when i used to do a lot of knitting.

[Oma]

Oh I’m a GOW also,
I still measure in Imperial I have no idea about CM MM etc
I use my calculator on my phone but as you say Daisy it comes up with silly numbers.
I also still ask for things in Pounds & Ounces in shops

Our local farm shop has measurements in both for oldies and youngsters 😁

[Gemini]

I certainly prefer pounds and ounces but use imperial if a recipe dictates.

[Daisy]

I prefer metric for recipes - I struggle with things like 3 ½ ounces! (For cooking 100g is close enough and much easier!)

Oma, - your local farm shop sounds wonderful.

[Sum1Ls]

Agree. My best measurement is ‘un petit morceau’ a little bit!

[Daisy]

Sum1, I must remember that - a very useful measurement.

[Oma]

Daisy
I think it’s because they have old and young serving and lots of people still ask for things in pounds , youngsters don’t understand pounds and ounces like some of us don’t understand metric ,🤣
They also sell their milk by the pint rather than litre .

[Plantaholic]

I use both when cooking, if it is a recipe in metric, I will use it but some of my well tried recipes are in old money

[Sum1Ls]

Oh yes! Two meters of fabric in 36 inches wide. Madness. As for cooking, all my old recipes in my head stay there in pounds and ounces but newer ones that I look up are in metric. But perhaps it keeps our ageing brains in trim!

[Daisy]

Sum1 - I'd like to think you are right about keeping my ageing brain active.

It's the same with wood - a metre of 2" by 4"!

The only recipe a really remember is for a sponge cake and I use the "weigh the eggs and the same weight of butter, flour and sugar" so that is really easy in any weight system. .

I've never changed to metric milk though. My trusty pint bottles arrive on the doorstep 3 times a week.