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ehxor@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 2 hours ago

Victoria man pushes for Canada to go fully metric

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Victoria man pushes for Canada to go fully metric

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ehxor@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.ca · 2 hours ago
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Canada began its transition away from the imperial measurement system more than 50 years ago. Now, a Victoria man is petitioning the federal government to finish the job, one kilogram, centimetre and litre at a time.
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    1 hour ago

    You don’t buy much lumber I guess.

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      2x4 is just a name/label now. They haven’t been those inch dimensions in a very long time.

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        It may not be 2" by 4" but go try to buy a 38mm by 89mm

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