Re: Weighty Matters

Rosemary Miskin wrote:
In article <47c71144$1_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, mike ruddock
<mruddock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well in the days wqhen we used equal arm scales and cast iron "weights" as counterbalance we had a total mass of about 4 or 5 lb only. What is Clarrie doing with nearly three times this amount? ITWSBT

weighing turkeys before sale?

Rosemary


It crossed my mind, but surely it would take a long time to weigh a series of turkeys with separate weights. They would surely have used some form of spring balance?

Do we suppose that Kenton nicked Clarrie's folder?

Mike Ruddock



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