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Imperial is more familiar to you. You could just have said that.

Everybody hates swapping between units of measurement. You pick one and stick with it. It's natural having the need to move between two measurement systems irritates you.

>I measure weather much more frequently than I measure water temps,

In cold climates water temp is actually the most important thing to know about the weather by a long shot. The freezing point tells you if it's wet or dry, slippery or non-slippery.



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