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On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:45:26 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:07:23 +0000 (UTC),
>
> >> Most deli counters around do not like either of the following:
> >>
> >> 3 ounces
> >> .2 pounds
>
> >> So one is reduced to asking for "somewhat less than a quater pound".
>
> >I ask for a quarter pound and don't care if it goes a little over or a
> >little under.
>
> Let's say I'm making a sandwich for myself. I might usually want between
> 2 and 3 ounces of deli meat on it. Not 4 ounces.
>
> So, it turns out the amount I often want to buy is not an amount the
> counterperson is willing to weigh out....
>
I'm not that exacting. I'll pick a number on their scale and if it's
close, I'm happy. Not an engineering gene in my entire body.

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