Hi Jane 2 bob was 2 shillings. Elaine Georgetown Ontario Looking for McKinnons in Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Watt" <jwatt@ica.net> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Money > Seeing as you are so familiar with the old system of money in GB, > can you > tell me what a "bob" was, my grandmother used that currency from > 1900-1920 > before she emigrated to Canada. > Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Malcolm Moody <malcolm@archivecdbooks.ca> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 12:30 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Measures & chains & acres,lumbermen > and > farmers > > >> Hi Paul, >> >> Since we seem to be in "silly season": I suspect that Napoleon had >> as much to do with the inauguration of the metric system as King >> Henry 8(?) had to do with the length of the standard Imperial yard. >> It just happened on his "watch." I will, however, stand up for the >> metric system (even though I am and old ****, and was bought up on >> the silly, and completely arbitrary, Imperial system of >> measurement. >> >> The exact measurement of each of the metric standards is now based >> on some quite esoteric physical constant but they also approximate >> to >> (and were originally derived from) a straightforward piece of >> physical mensuration available to all. The meter, for instance, is >> now based on the wavelength of a particular color of light, but in >> practical terms 100 km equates to about one degree of arc (4 >> minutes >> of rotation at the equator) at the earth's surface. The kilogram >> is >> defined by a lump of some rare metal but it is very close to the >> weight (actually mass, but lets not get into that) of a liter of >> pure >> water. These two units, together with the second as a length of >> time, are enough to derive all the other units of measurement we >> need. (Fortunately the second was defined by the astronomers way >> back and is related to the speed of rotation of the Earth so we >> don't >> have to deal with Imperial and Metric seconds!) Using multiples of >> ten means that we can define larger and smaller metric units by >> simply moving the decimal point, without the need to remember 1760 >> yards in a mile or 16 ounces in a pound, unless its' liquid when >> it's >> 20 ounces, except if you live in the US that is when its ...... >> and >> so on and so forth. >> >> When people in Canada decry the metric system i wonder how they >> would have got on with Imperial currency if it hadn't been phased >> out >> in the early 1800's. How about 240 cents to the dollar? How about >> 12 cents to the dime? And a halfcrown instead of a quarter? (NB: >> There was NO "crown"!) Still sound OK? Try working out an 8% and >> a >> 6% tax in your head using 240 cent dollars. >> >> My only problem with the metric system is that I was bought up on >> the Imperial system and when I look at a length it comes into my >> mind >> in feet and inches, not in meters and centimeters - or I think it's >> going to weigh so many pounds (not stones thank goodness) rather >> than >> kilos - so I'm constantly doing mental arithmetic to convert into >> the >> metric system to know how much I need, or how far I have to go. >> >> No, lets keep furlongs, poles, peks, barrels and stones and >> hundredweights (112 lb. - of course!) in the history books where >> they >> belong! >> >> And a Merry Christmas (Ooops! Sorry!) Happy Holiday to you all. >> :-) >> >> Malcolm >> >> Archive CD Books Canada Inc. >> President: Malcolm Moody >> PO Box 11 >> Manotick >> Ontario, K4M 1A2 >> Canada. >> (613) 692-2667 >> WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca >> >> On 23 Dec, 2007, at 3:02 AM, can-ont-simcoe-request@rootsweb.com >> wrote: >> >> > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:55:56 -0500 >> > From: "Paul and Ruth Robins" <robins0379@rogers.com> >> > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Measures & chains & acres, >> > lumbermen and >> > farmers >> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> >> > Message-ID: <200712221756.lBMHu0aA028749@mail.rootsweb.com> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> > >> > It was always my understanding, that it was NAPOLEON who >> > commissioned the >> > study which eventually became the metric standard. The metre >> > became >> > 1 / >> > what-ever of the distance between the Equator, and the North >> > Pole. >> > >> > I also understand that is why The BRITISH WORLD got >> > together, and >> > THUMPED him :-) >> > >> > Pierre What's-his-face finessed Canada into the Metric system >> > during his >> > Hay-day !!!! >> > >> > I hope that they are using IMPERIAL MEASURE in his >> > corner of >> > Eternity !!!!!! >> > >> > Comprennez-vous ? >> > >> > Paul Robins >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Elaine, Thanks and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Elaine Robinson <elainer@stn.net> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Money > Hi Jane > 2 bob was 2 shillings. > Elaine > Georgetown Ontario > Looking for McKinnons in Ontario > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Watt" <jwatt@ica.net> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 1:00 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE Money > > > > Seeing as you are so familiar with the old system of money in GB, > > can you > > tell me what a "bob" was, my grandmother used that currency from > > 1900-1920 > > before she emigrated to Canada. > > Jane in Cooksville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Malcolm Moody <malcolm@archivecdbooks.ca> > > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 12:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Measures & chains & acres,lumbermen > > and > > farmers > > > > > >> Hi Paul, > >> > >> Since we seem to be in "silly season": I suspect that Napoleon had > >> as much to do with the inauguration of the metric system as King > >> Henry 8(?) had to do with the length of the standard Imperial yard. > >> It just happened on his "watch." I will, however, stand up for the > >> metric system (even though I am and old ****, and was bought up on > >> the silly, and completely arbitrary, Imperial system of > >> measurement. > >> > >> The exact measurement of each of the metric standards is now based > >> on some quite esoteric physical constant but they also approximate > >> to > >> (and were originally derived from) a straightforward piece of > >> physical mensuration available to all. The meter, for instance, is > >> now based on the wavelength of a particular color of light, but in > >> practical terms 100 km equates to about one degree of arc (4 > >> minutes > >> of rotation at the equator) at the earth's surface. The kilogram > >> is > >> defined by a lump of some rare metal but it is very close to the > >> weight (actually mass, but lets not get into that) of a liter of > >> pure > >> water. These two units, together with the second as a length of > >> time, are enough to derive all the other units of measurement we > >> need. (Fortunately the second was defined by the astronomers way > >> back and is related to the speed of rotation of the Earth so we > >> don't > >> have to deal with Imperial and Metric seconds!) Using multiples of > >> ten means that we can define larger and smaller metric units by > >> simply moving the decimal point, without the need to remember 1760 > >> yards in a mile or 16 ounces in a pound, unless its' liquid when > >> it's > >> 20 ounces, except if you live in the US that is when its ...... > >> and > >> so on and so forth. > >> > >> When people in Canada decry the metric system i wonder how they > >> would have got on with Imperial currency if it hadn't been phased > >> out > >> in the early 1800's. How about 240 cents to the dollar? How about > >> 12 cents to the dime? And a halfcrown instead of a quarter? (NB: > >> There was NO "crown"!) Still sound OK? Try working out an 8% and > >> a > >> 6% tax in your head using 240 cent dollars. > >> > >> My only problem with the metric system is that I was bought up on > >> the Imperial system and when I look at a length it comes into my > >> mind > >> in feet and inches, not in meters and centimeters - or I think it's > >> going to weigh so many pounds (not stones thank goodness) rather > >> than > >> kilos - so I'm constantly doing mental arithmetic to convert into > >> the > >> metric system to know how much I need, or how far I have to go. > >> > >> No, lets keep furlongs, poles, peks, barrels and stones and > >> hundredweights (112 lb. - of course!) in the history books where > >> they > >> belong! > >> > >> And a Merry Christmas (Ooops! Sorry!) Happy Holiday to you all. > >> :-) > >> > >> Malcolm > >> > >> Archive CD Books Canada Inc. > >> President: Malcolm Moody > >> PO Box 11 > >> Manotick > >> Ontario, K4M 1A2 > >> Canada. > >> (613) 692-2667 > >> WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca > >> > >> On 23 Dec, 2007, at 3:02 AM, can-ont-simcoe-request@rootsweb.com > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:55:56 -0500 > >> > From: "Paul and Ruth Robins" <robins0379@rogers.com> > >> > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Measures & chains & acres, > >> > lumbermen and > >> > farmers > >> > To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > >> > Message-ID: <200712221756.lBMHu0aA028749@mail.rootsweb.com> > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > > >> > It was always my understanding, that it was NAPOLEON who > >> > commissioned the > >> > study which eventually became the metric standard. The metre > >> > became > >> > 1 / > >> > what-ever of the distance between the Equator, and the North > >> > Pole. > >> > > >> > I also understand that is why The BRITISH WORLD got > >> > together, and > >> > THUMPED him :-) > >> > > >> > Pierre What's-his-face finessed Canada into the Metric system > >> > during his > >> > Hay-day !!!! > >> > > >> > I hope that they are using IMPERIAL MEASURE in his > >> > corner of > >> > Eternity !!!!!! > >> > > >> > Comprennez-vous ? > >> > > >> > Paul Robins > >> > > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >