On 10-Jan-19 23:33, Steve Walker wrote:
On 10/01/2019 22:55, alan_m wrote:
On 10/01/2019 21:54, soup wrote:

My favourite is 4 X 2 wood (nominally 4 inches by 2 inches) yet sold
in metre lengths so you get things like :-


Was it ever 2" x 4"?

No. It was 4" x 2"

Some people always get the wrong end of the stick.


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Sam Plusnet