Nickname for CMP cwt trucks

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Naturally, a Pound weight of Gold was a massive amount of money rarely seen by the average Roman.

My mistake, of course it wasn't a "Pound of Gold", it was a Pound of Silver. Hence: Pound Sterling.

[Lynn Eades]

I just have to do this:
"It's a Thompson, not a Sterling"
While you're at it Tony, you should cover:
Bushells, Furlongs, BTUs, Troy weight, Tons, Tonnes, Firkins.
Then, there is a: Short cwt, a long cwt, a net cwt, a gross cwt.
(life used to be simple)

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

(life used to be simple)

Or should that be: A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum?

[Mike Cecil]

Cubit, Hand, US Gallon, Imperial Gallon, US Ton/short ton (2000 lbs), Imperial or long ton (2,240 lb), and lets not forget 'Bakers dozen'!!

Not long after metrication in Australia, I was at the hardware store and overheard a builder asking for a quantity of '3 metre 4x2s' .....

Mike

[Robin Grainger]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

I just have to do this:
"It's a Thompson, not a Sterling"
While you're at it Tony, you should cover:
Bushells, Furlongs, BTUs, Troy weight, Tons, Tonnes, Firkins.
Then, there is a: Short cwt, a long cwt, a net cwt, a gross cwt.
(life used to be simple)

Rods, poles, perches. A cloth yard (length of an arrow) Bakers dozen?