What's that in tons?

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From: "ian field" 
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"ian field"  wrote in 
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> "Escom"  wrote in message 
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>> "ian field" asked:
>>> What's that in tons?
>>
>> It's only about half a ton.
>>
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> How many sack of coal is that?

10 sacks of coal in one half ton. One sack of coal = 1 
hundredweight = 1 cwt = 112 lb.
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"Bertie Doe"  wrote in message 
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> "ian field"  wrote in message 
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>> "Escom"  wrote in message 
>> news:4ae4bb3b@212.67.96.135...
>>> "ian field" asked:
>>>> What's that in tons?
>>>
>>> It's only about half a ton.
>>>
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>> How many sack of coal is that?
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> 10 sacks of coal in one half ton. One sack of coal = 1 hundredweight = 1 
> cwt = 112 lb.
> .
>

Thanks - they said a specially reinforced ambulance had to be constructed to 
take him to hospital, I was trying to visualise that.

"ian field" wrote:
> Thanks - they said a specially reinforced ambulance had to be constructed 
> to take him to hospital, I was trying to visualise that.

Google for bariatric ambulance .....

"Escom"  wrote in message news:4aeb5b45@212.67.96.135...
> "ian field" wrote:
>> Thanks - they said a specially reinforced ambulance had to be constructed 
>> to take him to hospital, I was trying to visualise that.
>
> Google for bariatric ambulance .....
>

Plenty of pictures of ambulances, but apart from double doors at the back 
they're just another ambulance - I was hoping for a little technical detail.