metric / imperial (was Ok! Ok! Ok!) and books

[Simon]

Neil wrote: "People - especially older people - aren't too keen on
metrification in this context (kilometerage doesn't have the same ring, does
it?).  You might find that younger people don't use the term mileage any
more (ask Simon or one of the even younger Brits in the group), but we have
bucked the trend in some areas (for example the EU ruled that we could keep
the Imperial pint measure for our traditional beer glasses)."

I work in a mixture of imperial and metric. Definitely use miles rather than
kilometres. Also, more likely to cook using imperial weights rather than
there metric equivalents.


Me: ""I think the hardback set can be purchased cheaper elsewhere.
Annoyingly it is one of the products that they have not reduced in price by
very much. BOL is about ?5 cheaper for the box set."
Scott asked: "Do you think it would be cheaper to buy them like this over
the internet, or to wait an buy them in England? (After one figures
conversion rates and shipping I'd say it'd be better to wait.)"

I would guess it would be better to wait. The shipping cost to the US will
almost definitely push the cost of the box set from any online shop over its
cost in real life as it is not really reduced by that much. Also no one
seems to have reduced anything except GoF by very much.


Simon