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riverbendviewgal

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10. Canada went metric in the 80s

Wed May 28, 2014, 08:10 PM

May 2014

I have adjusted... I think in metric for temperature, gas and distance. I still weigh myself in po unds and my height is in inches. but other wise when buying groceries I think in metric. 2.2 = 1Kg.
Usually the mileage on highways is 100 km which is 60 mph. I think it takes 1 hour to go 100km. easy to figure out. In Canada we tend to think of traveling in time... 6 hours drive to go to.....600km

Kids now are used to it. Join the world USA... go metric

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