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?



Nah, they'd be too big for kitchen scales. She'd need one of those scales that you hang up and suspend the things from.


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