Avoiding avoirdupois angst

Any excuse to drop in to a post alliteration, my favourite figure of speech.

AVOIRDUPOIS? It used to be on the back of every school exercise book and dictionary. It goes something like this. One Rod Pole or Perch equals, I can't remember now.

When did it disappear?

Re: Avoiding avoirdupois angst

Robert it may have disappeared with decimalisation?

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12 inches=1foot;3feet =1yard; 22 yards= 1 chain; 10chains=1furlong; 8furlongs=1mile. I do remember "rods, poles and perches" but I can't remember where they fit in.

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Maybe in an angling shop, Alan?

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Is anyone else guilty of measuring in feet and inches still?
I can't garden in cms I have an old fold up rule in the greenhouse cms one side and English on the other
I can see what a 12 inch plant will reach

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I am definitely still a feet and inches person ..... I just cannot visualise the size of anything if it's shown in cms

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I'm still in feet and inches as well. If anything is shown in metres or cms. I ring one of my Nieces and they solve the problem for me...

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I still measure things in old money as well.

Also, I used to love those exercise books that Robert is speaking of.

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A trip down Memory Lane

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You mean we're not meant to use inches or feet anymore!?

Where did I put that razor blade...