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True North[_2_] True North[_2_] is offline
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Default Freaking cold

On Wednesday, 27 February 2019 12:26:56 UTC-4, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 2/27/19 11:14 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:26:29 -0500 (EST), Justan Ohlphart
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True North Wrote in message:
For gov't work I simply double the Celsius temperature and subtract 30.Example...It was minus 17 when the wife took our Springer Spaniel out at 0645 hrs.So...-17 x 2 = -34 less 30 equals minus 4 FWayne's calculator says 1.4FThe more extreme the temperature, the less accurate the 'off the cuff system is.

You see how your system confuses Americans. BTW, I can relate to
military time but you left out your time zone.


1145 zulu happy now?


No surprise to me that JustanAsshole can't convert metric to "'Merican."



She is a silly lass!
When they brought in metric here almost 50 years ago, our govt didn't want us converting back to the old Imperial or F. system.