I'll drink to that.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Steve wrote:
>
> It all comes down to booze. In olde England, they had different gallons
> for measuring different commodities. In 1824 the Brits chucked out all
> of their various gallons and defined an Imperial gallon to be 10 lb of
> water, which about equals the olde English beer gallon. In 1836, the US
> standardized on Queen Anne's English wine gallon (traditionally 8 troy
> pounds of wine).
>
> Not sure if it deserves the title 'Real Gallon', but of the many gallons
> defined through history, your English wine gallon is the last one
> standing. By the way Bill, the gallon originated in France. ;)
>
> Steve
> http://xjeep.dyndns.org

 

The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
> It all comes down to booze. In olde England, they had different gallons
> for measuring different commodities. In 1824 the Brits chucked out all
> of their various gallons and defined an Imperial gallon to be 10 lb of
> water, which about equals the olde English beer gallon. In 1836, the US
> standardized on Queen Anne's English wine gallon (traditionally 8 troy
> pounds of wine).
>
> Not sure if it deserves the title 'Real Gallon', but of the many gallons
> defined through history, your English wine gallon is the last one
> standing. By the way Bill, the gallon originated in France. ;)
>
> Steve
> http://xjeep.dyndns.org
>
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Nope, the Real Gallon is down here. It's called an Imperial Gallon
> > in the Great White North.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Snow wrote:
> >
> >>It should be measured in a real Gallon not the unit 'mericans call a
gallon.
> >>
> >>Snow...

 

The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
> It all comes down to booze. In olde England, they had different gallons
> for measuring different commodities. In 1824 the Brits chucked out all
> of their various gallons and defined an Imperial gallon to be 10 lb of
> water, which about equals the olde English beer gallon. In 1836, the US
> standardized on Queen Anne's English wine gallon (traditionally 8 troy
> pounds of wine).
>
> Not sure if it deserves the title 'Real Gallon', but of the many gallons
> defined through history, your English wine gallon is the last one
> standing. By the way Bill, the gallon originated in France. ;)
>
> Steve
> http://xjeep.dyndns.org
>
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Nope, the Real Gallon is down here. It's called an Imperial Gallon
> > in the Great White North.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Snow wrote:
> >
> >>It should be measured in a real Gallon not the unit 'mericans call a
gallon.
> >>
> >>Snow...

 

The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
> It all comes down to booze. In olde England, they had different gallons
> for measuring different commodities. In 1824 the Brits chucked out all
> of their various gallons and defined an Imperial gallon to be 10 lb of
> water, which about equals the olde English beer gallon. In 1836, the US
> standardized on Queen Anne's English wine gallon (traditionally 8 troy
> pounds of wine).
>
> Not sure if it deserves the title 'Real Gallon', but of the many gallons
> defined through history, your English wine gallon is the last one
> standing. By the way Bill, the gallon originated in France. ;)
>
> Steve
> http://xjeep.dyndns.org
>
>
> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> > Nope, the Real Gallon is down here. It's called an Imperial Gallon
> > in the Great White North.
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> > Snow wrote:
> >
> >>It should be measured in a real Gallon not the unit 'mericans call a
gallon.
> >>
> >>Snow...

 

The olde Scottish gallon was three times the volume of the English Beer
gallon, so jump in on the next mpg thread and claim 'a sweet 75 mpg' on
your TJ.

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Dave Milne wrote:
> The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
>
>>It all comes down to booze.

 

The olde Scottish gallon was three times the volume of the English Beer
gallon, so jump in on the next mpg thread and claim 'a sweet 75 mpg' on
your TJ.

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Dave Milne wrote:
> The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
>
>>It all comes down to booze.

 

The olde Scottish gallon was three times the volume of the English Beer
gallon, so jump in on the next mpg thread and claim 'a sweet 75 mpg' on
your TJ.

Steve
http://xjeep.dyndns.org


Dave Milne wrote:
> The US just wanted to boast they could drink more beer than us :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:3ae47tF68hkpeU1@individual.net...
>
>>It all comes down to booze.