I'm not American, but I've heard the expression many times and I believe it means the same as our exhaust emission test...which essentially means that your car should not be chugging out loads of dirty oil into the air, and has to pass a test to ensure it isn't..which keeps the air much cleaner... It's very sunny here...but quite cold and windy, I was gonna go take some pictures of local scenery today...do you often take pictures as the seasons change?
yes, I have many pictures , especially of Maine being they have 4 seasons. But here in Tn. it is not a real winter here, hardly any snow ...and the falls colors are not as brilliant here either, other than that, I really do love it here.. Are you or your hubby (or in steves case, wife,)a sports fan?
Hubby is he likes watching car races ,he attend the Grand Prix for the 10 years it was in Adelaide ( before Victoria stole it from us ) hubs was a heavy machinery diesel mechanic in his working days ., You shop for fresh food weekly
Yes Do any of you have family members who hate Christmas and doesn't like giving or receiving presents..?
Hubs is not that fussed by Christmas ,but I wouldn't say he hates it ,He always loves the presents he gets from the granddaughter, and daughter, How much it is to send a letter by snail mail within your country ..in Australia its $1 .for a small letter
In USA a first class stamp is 47 cents (the price was lowered this year from 49 cents to 47). You can buy a book of what's called "forever" stamps, and no matter how much price may increase they are good forever. How far do you live from grocery store/supermarket?
4 km's to a little Foodland ...and 20 km from a major supermarket Do you have mobile rubbish bins you put out to be collected once a week
Yes we have 3 different coloured wheelie bin...Black, Blue and brown... the for general rubbish..goes out on it;s own one week, the blue for cardboard, packaging, glass, and cans..goes out alongside the Brown which is for grass, garden cuttings , and food...only... When was the last time you bought a new set of crockery?
And what would crockery be dear? you ,mean dishes? if it that then its been a long long time.. Do you have a flower garden?
yes, they are very hardy that way... do you have any roses there, called Knock Out roses? oh they bloom and bloom for a very long time and are pretty resistant to insects too,