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Freddie Woo tells us "I'm having to drive 500 miles to pick up my son from the ex's house because she won't let him take the train in case he gets off at the wrong station. He's 19 years old and has A-Levels and everything." - Tell us about illogical and irrational people who get on your nerves.

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Oct 2013, 12:24)
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Our local timber merchant sells imperial measure unfinished timber by the metre.

(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 9:29, 3 replies)
A workmate was given a tape measure with metric on one edge and imperial on the other
and asked to measure a piece of machinery so the transport company would have dimensions. Apparently the road roller was 3 metres and 10 inches long.
(M61A1 CUPID- STUNTS, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 9:41, closed)
I like this.

(s0ckpuppet logging out to reply to you if you're not careful, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 10:24, closed)
I like his style.

(I helped save b3ta! monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 10:38, closed)
Most do
Cross-section imperial (with metric equivalent), length metric. Due to older houses being built imperial and needing imperial replacements.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 10:40, closed)
All of Europe does
You can't buy 2m of wood in Polish B&Q. You can get 1.8 or 2.1m through, which is oddly enough 7 or 8 feet.
(I helped save b3ta! Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 12:03, closed)
So
All of Europe Poland.
(Panzerfaust, Tue 15 Oct 2013, 12:36, closed)
Applies to any Uk merchant.
Timber is sold in length multiples of 0.3m
Feet you see.
Ok pedants, 0.305m
(I helped save b3ta! edjogs Collared doves are shit., Tue 15 Oct 2013, 21:03, closed)

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