[PLUG-TALK] Kilowatt hours per year

[Michael]

Paul Heinlein wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Keith Lofstrom
wrote:
>> What next - firkins of flaxseed oil per fortnight?
>
> My mother-in-law still sings, "I love you a bushel and a
peck ... and
> a barrel and a heap" to her grandchildren -- so
there's still some
> goodness in obsolete measurements. :-)

Obsolete?
Perhaps a peck or heap, but bushel, barrel and yes firkin are
all still in common use. 


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