Rick
Reminds me of my trip to the US. Didn't have any problems with the gear
change as we hired an automatic but my wife and I usually went to get into
the car on the wrong side. The major problem I had was that I tended to veer
to the right when I was driving. It was only after some time that I realized
that this was because I am used to finding my road position by the centre
line which is to my right in England. Once I realized this I adjusted to
positioning the car by the centre line (this time on the left) and I was ok.
Do they have many traffic roundabouts in Oz? I understand they are a source
of confusion for most Americans.
BoW
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Barnhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [RR] Aussie Trip
> Ask me about the parking meters anywhere in Australia. I never could
figure
> out where to pay for them. It's a wonder I'm not in jail. Also that
driving
> on the other side of the road will really mess with your mind. It's not
just
> being on the wrong side of the road it's the other little things, like:
>
> It took me two days to find my rear-view mirror. And I never did figure
out
> how to use it.
> Every time I would try to signal my winshield wipers would go on.
> I kept looking over at the car next to me and thinking "NO DRIVER!!"
> Getting into the car on the passenger side and having to get back out and
go
> around.
> Going to the driver's side and the person owning that car asking "Are you
> driving?"
> Shifting with my left hand
> In downtown Melbourne they make right hand turns form the far left lane -
> some of the time.
> Weird signs like: "Wombat Crossing" and "No Overtaking" and "Drunk Drivers
> Die"
> My wife asking, "When they say Look Right do they really mean Look Left?"
> At night when you wake from a sound sleep at the wheel, the white lights
> SHOULD be on your left and red lights on the right.
>
> Rick Barnhouse
> Bolivar, MO
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Larrikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Rick Barnhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, 4 December 2000 3:49
> Subject: Re: [RR] Aussie Trip
>
>
> Hey Gang
> > I did learn quite a bit about new wildlife and even some things I didn't
> know about American wildlife. For instance, I never knew that the
difference
> between a crow and a raven was that the crow has only 7 tail feathers
(also
> called pinions), whereas the raven was 8 pinions in it's tail. So the
> difference between a crow and a raven in just a matter of apinion :)
> That ain't one of my jokes.
> Ask Rick about the Parking Meter in Sydney.
>
>
> There's a storm coming, our Storm.
> PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD
> Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!'
> Isaiah 49:9
> Love in Jesus
> Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light, The Larrikin
>
> I looked to the heavens to where God dwells
> I looked into my life to see he lives there as well.
>
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