In a message dated 2/1/2006 11:24:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes:

Hands up  how many carpenters on the list?  How many prefer metric?
I don't mean  to be provocative, I'm just asking.     :-)

As a VW mechanic for ten years I used metric and as a home  re modeler for
the last ten I use both , mainly based on what materials  and tools I have
available to me. There are definitely times I prefer one over  the other based on
something I'm trying to do.
I carry tape measures with fractional, metric, and engineers scales.

jeff E
87' Westy "weekender"
Atlanta, Ga.