METRIC? Wasn’t THAT forced on us in the Carter administration and it went over like a lead balloon!
I still remember popular publications (Mother Earth News) for farm and home items, at that time, giving instructions in metric with no “inch” measurement seen.
Today I have to keep two sets of tools for work on equipment because just when you are getting along well suddenly you come upon a bolt that is metric.
So what's a 12 point saw called in metric? What's a metric set of pliars? What's a metric framing hammer?
I started as a mechanic in 1969, and that was always a problem. I could look at a bolt and know what wrench to get from my toolbox. Metrics, not so much. I was happy when I got a supervisor job where I didn't have to chase tools.
Actually, it started in the Ford administration.