Re: [NTLK] OT Kilometers

From: Anton Aylward (anton_at_the-wire.com)
Date: Sat May 01 2004 - 12:56:16 PDT

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On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 14:49, Sushi wrote:
> >Jon Glass wrote:
> >
> >I only wanted to point out that there are some of us
> >who like our imperial measurements and don't want to
> >change!!!
>
> I don't know if that is only the reason.
>
> Take the Midwest part of the US. It is laid out like a checkerboard
> where all roads are North-South and East-West at the 1 mile mark.

Here in Toronto the major road grid is about 1+1/4 mile separation.
That corresponds to some old fashioned surveyor measure -- I forget the
details. So many furlongs or rods or something.

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