"Owain" wrote in message
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Ron Lowe wrote:
In the oil patch ...We often use decimal feet rather than feet and
inches.
So a length of drill pipe is often described as 31.5 feet, rather than
31'6".

When I worked[1] for the council we had employee timesheets in decimal
hours.

Owain

[1] Unusual amongst council employees, I know.


After the French Revolution, the calender was amended to metric by the
revolutionaries, with the inevitable leftovers designated as revolutionary
holidays.
Lasted about two years IIRC.

Andy.