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Why shouldn't I go to what the rest of the world uses? Metric.
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As for my Father, may he rest in peace, the conversion from the current
system to metric was an insult to his membership in the dominate culture of
the USA and his experience in WWII. He was a total flag waving, anthem
singing blue-collar union man who hated the prissy-management-class bosses.
He also hated the cronies and lickspittle of the bosses, the bankers.
Mention the conversion to Metric, and you got an hour long lecture (with
only occasional stops for breath) about communism, politicians, whores,
thieves, and worst of all, non-Protestant Irishmen (or something to do with
Orange and Ulster, I don't know as I stopped listening some 20 years before
his death.) None of his ranting was rational, logical, or supportable. But
he was still my Father.

There is a word in the dictionary for his attitude that America and its
dominate culture has a God mandated RIGHT to be correct in all things it
does and produces with only contempt for all things not USA. It is called
chauvinism. My father was an American AFL-CIO auto-worker Chauvinist.
Period. Any conversation about metric reminds me of my Father's ranting
about the evils of succumbing to the influences of Foreigners. (Foreigners
should be in bold, all caps, and underlined.)

Personally I don't care. I now have almost two tool towers and one tool
box. I have both Imperial and metric tools, plus some traditional
woodworking tools. IMHO, the story stick is where more woodworking should
be, not in arguments over tape measurement units. Remember, inches, feet,
yards and meters were imposed by the Bosses onto the workers of the world
for the convenience of the industrial revolution, factories, and
interchangeable parts.

(Oops, did I just show my unjustified, unsupported, and irrational
opinions?)

I am ONLY talking about myself and my father. I intend no smear or insult
to any others or any opinions they may hold.

Phil