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UK back to "imperial" measurements ?
jc101:
Once the tabloid press publishes that Diesel is now over £8 per gallon in the UK, people will think a bit differently! I don't think Boris will want that getting out...
nctnico:
--- Quote from: jc101 on May 31, 2022, 03:30:48 pm ---Once the tabloid press publishes that Diesel is now over £8 per gallon in the UK, people will think a bit differently! I don't think Boris will want that getting out...
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Nahh, Bojo will re-define the UK gallon to the size of a pint. Problem solved!
BravoV:
--- Quote from: jc101 on May 31, 2022, 03:30:48 pm ---Once the tabloid press publishes that Diesel is now over £8 per gallon in the UK, people will think a bit differently! I don't think Boris will want that getting out...
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As UK imports almost everything, be prepared.
-> British pound is taking on ‘emerging market’ characteristics, Bank of America says
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Sterling is in danger of becoming an “emerging market” currency as falling growth and growing risks cause investors to flee the pound, according to Bank of America.
As of Tuesday afternoon in Europe, sterling was down 7% against the dollar year-to-date, trading just below $1.26 having been as low as $1.22 earlier this month.
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---sterling was down 7% against the dollar year-to-date, trading just below $1.26
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All part of doris's plan to ensure the uk and usa trade on an equal footing,he hopes to reach a level ruger playing field of £1=$1 by the end of the year
eugene:
--- Quote from: IanB on May 31, 2022, 01:42:37 am ---I recall a story in the news a while back, where some Continental-style café/bars in the UK were trying to sell beer by the 500 ml glass, as is traditional in Europe. The law came down on them like a ton (or tonne?) of bricks and said they were not allowed to do that.
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I have to admit that I find that baffling. No, not baffling, pointless and stupid. It's a pointless and stupid law made by pointless and stupid legislators.
--- Quote ---On a related note, can any US members remember buying a pint of whiskey?
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Liquor comes in specific size containers, all metric, but many are meant to be close to imperial sizes that alcoholics we have become accustomed to.
250 ml
375 ml (often called a pint)
500 ml
750 ml (quart)
1000 ml
1750 ml (half gallon, though the really old guys call it a handle.)
EDIT: in bars, poured liquor comes in units of a "shot" but nobody knows how much that is!!! :-DD My point is that nobody tries to dictate how much gets poured at a time. You can ask for a mixed drink with 1 shot, or sqrt(2) ounces, or any reasonable number of milliliters. The bartender will probably complain that they can only measure shots, but no pointless stupid laws dictate that they can only dispense in shots
Beer (in bottles or cans) is still sold by the ounce. In some cases the traditional 12 oz size has been replaced with 11.5 oz. Microbreweries sell refillable 1/2 gallon (64 oz) bottles they call a growler.
Draft beer at bars are by the glass, sometimes with large and small options, sometimes with the large being a full pint. No regulations, except possibly for some maximum size that I'm not aware of.
It all goes down the same for me!
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