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Subject: Re: [OM] worst of a bad bunch
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:08:42 -0400
  Must be what is known as a "country mile".

Charlie


On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And in the spirit of taking Philippe's question at face value, the mile has
> certainly not disappeared in Scandinavia, where it is not unusual to hear
> distances quoted in miles (but each mile is 10km).
>
> Piers
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> JOHN DUGGAN
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> Chris, not entirely true. The UK has not completely embraced the metric
> systems and distances - except in the military - are usually expressed in
> miles. A number of imperial and metric systems seem to co-exist in relative
> harmony.
>
> Regards
> John Duggan,
> Wales, UK
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>
> A mile is a unit of measure used to measure large distances. Was used
> through the English-speaking world for centuries, but in the 20th Century
> it was abandoned in favor of the Metric Kilometer, except in the USA. The
> length of a mile has varied over the years and in different countries. An
> American mile is 5280 feet, or 1.6 km.
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> On 7/22/14 4:20 PM, "Philippe" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> >what's a mile?
> >Ph
> >
> >Le 22 juil. 2014 à 19:37, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a
> >écrit :
> >
> >> I couldn't relate to 1/4 million acres but I can relate to a square 20
> >>miles on a side.
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
> >>
> >>
> >> On 7/22/2014 12:00 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
> >>>
> >>><
> http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-03K99EfTCv8/U85ezd8jxBI/AAAAAAAACbs/l7yKgQBPK
> >>>xs/s1600/20140722_CarltonComplex_IR_map_11x17.jpg>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> over 1/4 million acres and growing.. Hundreds of buildings burned. One
> >>> of many around here.
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