Here's one that got snagged in the list shuffle. mjb. As we crisscrossed the back roads and rural lanes of England, I lost count of the times Frank Clarici muttered, "Damn, I wish I had my Sprite on
Here are my rules for roundabouts which I figured out while driving in the country of England. "Rules for small villages and roundabouts" 1. Every small village will have at least 2 large roundabouts
Sounds like someone should be making their fortune renting GPS devices at the car rental agencies... _______________________________________________ Edit your replies http://www.team.net/archive htt
In some countries I have been in, it is considered to be impolite to make a stranger unhappy or to give them un-welcome news.. So when you ask "Can I get to XYZ from here? And is it far?" The answer
Haha... in all my European travel, I could understand the English of the Swiss, French, Swedes, Norwegians, etc. It was only the English speaking English that I had trouble understanding.
David Lieb wrote: Sounds like someone should be making their fortune renting GPS devicesat the car rental agencies... Oh, you can rent one with the car from most major agencies. Still, some of the ro
Wm. Severin Thompson wrote: "It was only the English speaking English that I had trouble understanding." And the nerve of the English! They say WE speak with an accent!!!! As Churchill once wrote, we
The best advice I can give anyone is to get an RAC (Royal Automobile Club) membership before you go there and carry your little RAC map book with you. They are excellent. With an RAC map book, you ca
It depends on what you are looking at. Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland is well over 800 miles, while to the Shetland Islands is over 1,000 miles. From the Mexican border to the O
Yeah, but you do have to speak Paki, Hindu, and Carib! WASPs and WASCs are rapidly becoming a minority in England. And you can't tell any jokes about them. Niot because it is not PC, but because it
Actually, there is no need to get a membership in either the RAC or AA (Automobile Association). If you are an AAA member in the U.S., it has reciprocal privileges with both the RAC and AA. Anyone c
umm i'm not certain of the entire european comunity , but in germany if you tell someone they are "number one" using the socially challenged finger or point repetedly to your head using your index fi
Yeah, I wish I had rented one when I was over there a couple of months ago. Still, mapquest was a useful second... -=Chris Chris King http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/ <--Original Message--> set Sounds
Yeahbut..... With the RAC you can get that really neat looking grill badge for your car with the crown on it!! Cheers!! Jim -- 1964 R60/2 BMW 1968 MG Midget 1976 R90/6 BMW 1990 K100LT BMW Thomas Huxl
Margaret Thatcher wanted England to be the 51st State of the Union. (The queen just wants more money. queen Charles wants to make it to the throne. I'm sorry. I just can't spell "queen" with an uppe
It is no surprise that America is held in such high regard throughout the world with ambassadors such as Michael Conn. Please - put Spridgets back on your virus list. The USA will be happier without
Ummmm.... I thought I remembered Michael saying he is a Brit now living over here.... My, we all have sensitive skins at the moment... ;-) Cheers!! Jim -- 1964 R60/2 BMW 1968 MG Midget 1976 R90/6 BMW
Only to such choice American ambassadors. By far the majority of Americans are great people who will receive every assistance. But when you prevaricate and disseminate such blatant and insidious verb