Contributing Member UKRay Posted October 23, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted October 23, 2008 Tony,I haven't heard about the drive thru voting. Here in the town I live in NH, It's basically the same as you described for yourself. A local hotel would give up their function room for the day, before the Community center was built, But, we head in there anytime between 7am and 7pm, check in with your ID, head to the booth, vote, and put your ballot in the electronic paper shredder looking thing and, TA DA, you've just excercised! your right to vote. John It may seem a silly thing to people who live in the US and deal with this all the time, but I have identified yet another whooper of a cultural difference. You guys refer to the place in which you live with just two letters - John, sorry matie but I had no idea where NH might be... I could say the same about a dozen other pairs of letters! I only know TN because I'd rather like to live there! Fortunately, I have found this site that sorts it out: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html - I guess I'll learn 'em all one day! All that remains is to link all the town, city and state names to places on the map... Quote "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps" Ray Hatley www.barefootleather.co.uk
tashabear Posted October 23, 2008 Report Posted October 23, 2008 It may seem a silly thing to people who live in the US and deal with this all the time, but I have identified yet another whooper of a cultural difference. You guys refer to the place in which you live with just two letters - John, sorry matie but I had no idea where NH might be... I could say the same about a dozen other pairs of letters! I only know TN because I'd rather like to live there! Fortunately, I have found this site that sorts it out: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html - I guess I'll learn 'em all one day!All that remains is to link all the town, city and state names to places on the map... Well, that's the state, and we have 50 of them, most with decently long names. And yet people still get confused by the postal abbreviations, and use MI for Mississippi when it actually stands for Michigan (Mississippi is MS), or MA for Maine (ME), which actually stands for Massachusetts... etc etc etc ad nauseam. Google ought to help you locate places on the map; this is Lawrence, MA, where I live. Or you could start a Frappr map for LW. Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted October 23, 2008 Moderator Report Posted October 23, 2008 We have a Frappr map! http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...5&hl=frappr ~J Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Members Washroad Posted October 23, 2008 Members Report Posted October 23, 2008 I didn't find this thread until it had gone to the 7th page! Wow!! Food, well, since I'm in the southwest (I'm in southern California) we have some absolutely incredible MEXICAN food! Why hasn't anyone mentioned it before??? Tacos, enchiladas, empanadas, chipoltle sauce, habanero sauce, deep pit barbequed goat cooked with cactus leaves! Mexican isn't as hot as Thai, but it's not for wimps. Roads, here in the left coast, a freeway is either state or federal, has limited ingress/egress and can have as many as 6-7 lanes each way. A highway is usually a numbered state road and can be as few as 2 lanes (1 each way). We drive on parkways, park in driveways. We have no accent here, all the rest of you do but we don't! Since my first wife was from the Oklahoma/Texas border area, I tend to sound a bit like that at times. I have a problem with my second wife....she's from Toronto and says things like "rad e ator" and "bat tree" and "a boot" when she really means radiator, battery and about. Funny and fun thread and I hope it goes on! Quote Brian It's YOUR life; rise up and LIVE it!
Members tonyc1 Posted October 24, 2008 Members Report Posted October 24, 2008 There was a US female musician touring Aust. on a variety show on the tv today and she remarked about a special Texas food delight called a "Turduken" ( I hope I've spelled it correctly) which is a duck stuffed into a chicken which is then stuffed inside a turkey. Is this just for the big eater or only for parties and is it true? Tony. Quote
Members celticleather Posted October 24, 2008 Members Report Posted October 24, 2008 Seems to be true . . . see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken but if you think that's a mouthful, try this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-50...mas-dinner.html Enough there to feed a small army - if you can find an oven big enough! Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members tonyc1 Posted October 24, 2008 Members Report Posted October 24, 2008 So, everything isn't bigger in Texas! Quote
Contributing Member Jordan Posted October 24, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted October 24, 2008 Just for Tom Madden and the thanksgiving football games I think. Maybe the Superbowl too. Quote
Moderator Art Posted October 24, 2008 Moderator Report Posted October 24, 2008 HI Tony, We do that here, called Turducken; First you bone (debone actually) all three then stuff the Chicken in to the Duck and then stuff that into the Turkey. The boning is the hard part. Art There was a US female musician touring Aust. on a variety show on the tv today and she remarked about a special Texas food delight called a "Turduken" ( I hope I've spelled it correctly) which is a duck stuffed into a chicken which is then stuffed inside a turkey. Is this just for the big eater or only for parties and is it true?Tony. Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members tonyc1 Posted October 24, 2008 Members Report Posted October 24, 2008 HI Tony,We do that here, called Turducken; First you bone (debone actually) all three then stuff the Chicken in to the Duck and then stuff that into the Turkey. The boning is the hard part. Art What does it taste like, Art? Quote
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