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To: Richard Jackson <RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK>, TR List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Beer
From: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 19:46:19 -0500
Richard Jackson writes:

>> >Dave,
>> >The simple matter is, the British realized many years ago   that they
>> >could make more money importing Beer into the USA than they could cars.
>>
>> >Joe
>>
>> Not to mention their bad habits AND their bloody slang!
>>
>> Dave
>
>Bad habits, slang!!! What do you mean, I speak the Queens      English!
Although
>I do have the habit of driving on the proper(left) side of the road!! Ha
Ha
>that'll stirred things up!
>
>Rich
>

I spent three weeks in California at a training school with a
gentleman from Cheshire.  (He drank Budweiser and I drank Bass.
Go figure)  When he drove he tended to run up on the shoulder
knocking bicyclist hither and yon.  I chalked it up bad driving.

Last May when I was in England I hired a car and drove to his
house.  When I arrived I immediatly offered an appology because
I was doing the same thing.  Of course I had the bloody narrow
English roads to contend with!

After a couple of days the only problem I had was in expecting
the shift pattern to be a mirror image (shifting with the left
hand and all) and looking for the rear view mirror and seeing
the door frame!

I enjoyed the variety of it all.  Can't wait to get back!

Dave

P.S. When I get back I'm going to borrow Richard's car and
put it in a ditch just to live up to the American reputation. ;-)

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