[TR] UK Cottages & Villages (was Re: A milestone)

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

John,
 
You are just an amazing wealth of information....I only wish I knew enough  
people to impress them with all of what I've learned about UK customs, 
language,  etc mostly as a direct result of this hobby!
 
Thanks for the explanation - it is now stored in my mental hard  drive:)
 
chip 
 
 
In a message dated 6/14/2010 11:20:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
macartney.john at yahoo.co.uk writes:

 
Chip Krout wrote:
Most of the shows we've seen are set in the 30's, 40's and 50's so  there 
aren't many "modern" TR's  running around but it sure sharpens your  skills 
on identifying other lesser  known old Brit cars.....and, who of  us wouldn't 
picture ourselves driving on  those country lanes:)
 
Knowing there are many on this list who like to emulate a certain  
'Britishness' in terms of car appearance and equipment :)
This also applies to language.
We Brits don't drive *on* a lane - like on a highway. You drive *up* it  or 
*down* it. There's even more confusion here too. You can drive *down the  
lane* when it's going uphill, or *up the lane* when it's going downhill. This 
 is all terribly confusing for people who visit us from across the Atlantic 
and  while they're re-assured we now have a decimal currency system that is 
devoid  of tanners, thruppnies and 'arf dollars - it's clear the 'country 
lane' issue  is causing much concern to those at the wrong-sided wheel of a 
conveyance  that's been hired (sorry, rented) from Mr. Avis or Mr. Hertz -  
sooooooooooo, this is the ruling:
When turning into a 'lane' FROM a main road, you're driving 'up the lane'  
even if its going downhill.
When driving TO a main road from a lane, you're driving 'down the lane'  
even if its going uphill.
 
... and none of the above applies when changing lanes on a motorway!  The 
ruling has strictly rural applications.
 
I do hope this clarification assists those who heretofore have been  
afflicted with something akin to blind panic before using British roads and  that 
thus mentally equipped with this useless information, they will  
henceforward enjoy a good night's sleep.
 
:)
 
Jonmac