Sea Change

[doctor4766]

LMAO thanks

[Tilar]

 

[nvrbdn]

good one ponch

[Darkman]

And that right there is why the English language is difficult to understand!

Down here

a metre is a unit of measure

a meter is a gadget used to measure quantities/volumes/flow etc (ie water meter)

[Fred]

Wait till you guys see his favorite one,.......it's Rainbow colored with rinestones!!

Seen it! he's wearing it in pic # 73  a sight to behold 

[CaptMarvel]

Sorry, but it'll always be inches, feet, yards and miles 'round here...

I think everyone else should be like America, not the other way around

Not to offend, just my

[nvrbdn]

back to the boat, it looks like gilligan's island.

[Fred]

Sorry, but it'll always be inches, feet, yards and miles 'round here...

I think everyone else should be like America, not the other way around

Not to offend, just my

I couldn't agree with you more! You've no idea how damn hard it was to try to adjust to the new metric system after having grown up with the imperial. And now all these years later and because of all the imported goods from America, England and Europe we're using both. We're still going to the hardware store and asking for things in inches/feet and no one has a problem with it. They should have left well enough alone!!  

[Fred]

back to the boat, it looks like gilligan's island.

So...............are you coming? 

[nvrbdn]

heck yea

[Fred]

Well prepare yourself for the site of skip in his mankini. I'm sure you've seen pic #73 but as it's just a frontal shot, you're in for one hell of a surprise when you see the back view!!

[figgy308]

Btw metre is from the french which confuses the argument. And why hasn't anyone called that vessel pig ugly? Maybe just me but even if I had my own island I'm not going to builds patently fake volcano.
Anyhow enough from the aussies on this

[Fred]

Gee Ponch, you sure have lead this topic astray.................(metres/feet/yards/kilometres/miles.............who cares how big or small the ship is)  
Lets steer this baby back on course (without the Italian captain) and work out how many of us are actually meeting at the docks on 29th Feb.
Are you coming? Bettre make up your mind. Cabin's are filling fast.
btw I've still got some of those Mexican pesos stashed away, I'm bringing them with me so that we can all live it up!!

[440]

Technically the metric system is easier.

If tire is tyre why isn't a fire a fyre ?

And for you Aussies... You always pronounce an "R" at the beginning of a word, sometimes in the middle, and never at the end.... Try it, it works 

[nvrbdn]

now im gettin friggin confused. do we have to learn the metric system in order to board a ship in australia? must i know how many kilometers or meters or..........hey wait a minute, i remember way back in the 70's when there was a cigarette that was a 101 instead of a 100. the add said it was a silly millimeter longer. now if i know that, ive already used the metric system. guess im back to packing.

[Ponch ®]

Are you coming? Bettre make up your mind. Cabin's are filling fast.
btw I've still got some of those Mexican pesos stashed away, I'm bringing them with me so that we can all live it up!!

No, I hate boats and open watre. I'm not a very good swimmre.

[Fred]

now im gettin friggin confused. do we have to learn the metric system in order to board a ship in australia? must i know how many kilometers or meters or..........hey wait a minute, i remember way back in the 70's when there was a cigarette that was a 101 instead of a 100. the add said it was a silly millimeter longer. now if i know that, ive already used the metric system. guess im back to packing.

She's supposed to be docking at pier 39 SF. but I've got bad news...................her new captain is under house arrest.   So unless there's a good sailor among us, I'm afraid the cruise is off or at the very least postponed.  

[nvrbdn]

well, i got a bass boat. cant be much different than that.

[Ponch ®]

well, i got a bass boat. cant be much different than that.

does that mean I cant bring my guitar?

[nvrbdn]

oh boy , now it will be a showboat cruise. 

[Ponch ®]

this thread is sinking quickly.

[440]

I'm sure there was no pun intended from that last statement 

Ponch probably sounds pretty good after a few drinks 

[nvrbdn]

i could bring my drums. if the ship goes down we could float on them

[Fred]

How big is this boat of yours?
It sounds like it's going to sink just from over crowding.  
All of us and instruments to? Will there be any room for luggage? Where will we stash our swimsuits?  
BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL.............ARE YOU A GOOD SAILOR AND CAN YOU NAVIGATE??
................ I'm thinking............definitely bring your drums!!

[nvrbdn]

i was thinking if i could drive my bass boat, i could drive that floating gilligans island boat. then there is room for everyone.