[T3] check

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/29/12 5:48:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk writes:

> There's something about getting older - things I would happily have 
chanced
>  in my younger years seem to be ruled out for health and safety reasons 
now
>  I'm older and weaker!  Did they really have cement in hundredweight bags
>  (112 lbs) when I was building house extensions?  Wow!  I can hardly lift 
the
>  1/2-cwt ones now.  Do you guys have hundredweights in your measures, or 
do
>  you have cement in 100 lb bags / 50lb bags?  Not Type 3, just curious...

Yes, we still use hundredweights. In fact when I get sand for sandblasting 
on my type 3s, it's sold in 50 lb bags (used to be 80 lb bags). I think 
cement is now sold in 80 lb bags to make them easier to lift. ;-) I think the 
"health and safety" people decided to lower the weights to reduce back 
injuries. However, the manufacturers still charge the same for the reduced weight. 
:O 

Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof and IRS, aka "Krusty"
       64 T-34 Ghia aka "Wolfie"</HTML>