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Post by trixtrax on Apr 28, 2010 5:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by canadamike on Sept 2, 2011 18:39:51 GMT -5
You just made my day. Now, since you are a woman, here's a huge gigantic hug  |
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Post by trixtrax on Sept 13, 2011 14:30:44 GMT -5
Glad I made your day. However, slight problem, actually not a female!! But, nonetheless, hugs all around.
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Post by canadamike on Sept 13, 2011 19:08:55 GMT -5
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Post by templeton on Sept 13, 2011 20:27:46 GMT -5
A bit of robust bro_mance, hey? And you guys still use bushels? Do you pick pecks of peppers?  So, what is a bushel in metric units? The whole weights and measures thing is an intriguing area isn't it? I still think in terms of bodyweight in stone and pounds, while North America uses just pounds, yeah? And everyone else uses kilos. Converting US recipes is also a nightmare - a US tablespoon isn't a AU tablespoon, for example. The Indian subcontinent doesn't use millions, preferring Lahks = 100,000. We went metric a couple of decades ago, but imperial measures still persist - a cricket pitch is still one chain long for example. And the whole debate a couple of centuries ago around latitude and longitude was a beauty! T |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Sept 13, 2011 22:48:32 GMT -5
We use bushels all the time. Earlier today before I saw the question I took this photo of a handsome farmer with his bushel basket of cantaloupes:  And we also use baskets that hold a peck, but we don't call them that: nowadays we call them 1/4 bushels. One bushel = 35.2 liters. For day to day working with most vegetables and especially fruits, 1/2 bushel baskets are the most convenient to work with. They weigh around 25 pounds (11 Kg) when full, and are shallow enough and light enough to not crush the fruit on the bottom of the basket. |
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Post by templeton on Sept 16, 2011 2:50:07 GMT -5
Nice cantaloupes!
I had to go and search this stuff, and found a great table at convert-me dot com
I'm intrigued - a US dry gallon is different to a US wet gallon!
And the only units that seem to be integer divisors of the US bushel are the old testament units - wet and dry! Curiouser and curiouser...
T
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Post by steev on Sept 16, 2011 11:43:40 GMT -5
Judging by your avatar photo, I see that melon farmer must be your younger brother, Joseph.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Sept 16, 2011 15:03:10 GMT -5
Self portrait aided by the timer on my camera  I feel ten years younger, having lost 40 pounds since the avatar photo was taken. I've been loosing weight ever since I stopped eating grains as a regular part of my diet. However, I sure am pigging out on corn right now: tasting hundred of cobs per week. I feel better than I have felt in years. |
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Post by steev on Sept 16, 2011 19:58:44 GMT -5
Looks like you've got a timer that runs backward; hauling 40 non-working pounds around will age you, for sure. Congratulations.
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Post by ottawagardener on Sept 16, 2011 20:15:54 GMT -5
Looking good Joseph. The melons too!
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