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Christian McArdle wrote:
Ah. My tape measures have mm both sides! I prefer to work with
one unit, rather than change depending on what side of the
tape is nearest.

Which is why on one trip to the USA an older friend asked me to
buy him some tape measures. Wickes had a lot of apologising to
do when they arrested him for shoplifting and he made them look
carefully at the Stanley Powerlock he'd allegedly just pocketed!

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