DIYSwede      (at 11:12am, Wed 27th Feb, 19)

Thanks, Michael! I'm merely wondering about/ "researching" the rationale behind this strong following, of which existance I'm constantly being informed, though few other reasons than merely historical/ nostalgic ones are being offered. I might be obnoxious, but the more sentiments and less arguments I find/ receive, the more curious I get. As of the limited poll result above, it seems to me that the strongest supporters for the system are the last ones to actually use it: -These strong feelings could perhaps have a few other reasons than "purely metrological"?

Michael Walker      (at 5:33pm, Tue 26th Feb, 19)

Some of the imperial system is obsolete through lack of use, (Gunther's chain?), but those parts that are still relevant retain a strong following in the UK and USA.

DIYSwede      (at 4:17pm, Tue 26th Feb, 19)

That goes without saying, Mike! :)
-Q13b: "-As you probably know, the UK will soon pass a law prohibiting (from 2020) the treacherous use of decimals within the traditional unit system (span, cubit, perch and Gunther's chain), where only fractions will be accepted instead. How strong do you support or oppose this law?" :)

mike dennis      (at 10:08pm, Mon 25th Feb, 19)

I never cow towed to any Eu rules on Metric only measurement in 1971 & certainly don't intend to start now :) :)