Above (click on image for full size) is a letter which appeared in The Times newspaper on the 14th January.
We are grateful to one of our readers for sending it in.
Derek: Pour toi mon ami: Ce sont les mesures à centimètres; 12 inches, 30.48 cm; 14 inches, 35.56 cm; 16 inches, 40.64 cm; 18 inches, 45.72 cm; 20 inches, 50.80 cm et 22 inches, 55.88 cm.
I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Look how easy the imperial numbers are to read and understand when you convert to metric, NOT!