Thanks! (View Post)

And 1 chain x 1 furlong = 1 acre, just as the Almighty intended. (View Post)

An editorial quirk I find particularly irritating is the tendency of the BBC to refer to victims buried under tonnes of rubble (or whatever). I've no objection to metric tons for scientific meas… (View Post)

Going downhill fast? (View Post)

My old man died just short of 55. His job entailed the installation of milling equipment. Flour mills, built with wooden frames, had a nasty habit of catching fire unless the timber was lined with as… (View Post)