tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post8773700725234447888..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: FTSF + 7QT = 1RLP*Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-24501671382417655982013-08-28T07:15:03.112-04:002013-08-28T07:15:03.112-04:00It sounds like the rulebook on getting a license i...It sounds like the rulebook on getting a license is longer than the book on actual rules of the road!! Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-29667887349199523192013-08-28T05:12:10.043-04:002013-08-28T05:12:10.043-04:00Just to confuse you even more - here you can tow a...Just to confuse you even more - here you can tow a caravan or trailer weighing up to 750kg on an ordinary car license, either manual or automatic, but anything over that weight means you have to take another test for towing. Even if you have a license to drive a wagon or a bus you still have do another test, although the category (B + E) is added to the license you already have. And to drive a tractor you don't need a full license at all, you can drive one on a provisional from the age of 16. It was my proud boast at one time that I couldn't drive a car but I could drive a tractor! lolTigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-37836845931702115012013-08-27T21:28:36.272-04:002013-08-27T21:28:36.272-04:00Very. :)Very. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-5409181693097796612013-08-27T21:01:57.717-04:002013-08-27T21:01:57.717-04:00Um how did it get there? Are u sure they dont live...Um how did it get there? Are u sure they dont live in there now???????Soulz Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657461302745155858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-56000130240284909442013-08-27T19:21:54.800-04:002013-08-27T19:21:54.800-04:00I guess it's because an automatic does everyth...I guess it's because an automatic does everything for you so to speak, and you don't have to think about which gear you should be in at any given time, so to drive a manual without knowing what you're doing could be dangerous. We also have different licenses for larger vehicles - you can have an HGV license to drive a 40ft wagon but if you want to drive a bus you need to take another test for a PSV license which is different altogether. Also you can ride a motorbike on a car license but you can't drive a car on a motorbike license! Are you confused yet?? lolTigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-44028205535602410882013-08-25T08:44:25.736-04:002013-08-25T08:44:25.736-04:002. The church building is over 100 years old. The ...2. The church building is over 100 years old. The bats get in the attic, then make their way into the building on occasion. Never fun, always exciting. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-55350600057416857742013-08-25T01:04:39.484-04:002013-08-25T01:04:39.484-04:00Ok, that bat is scary!! As in I think I would hav...Ok, that bat is scary!! As in I think I would have just let the bat have the chair...forever. I would have kindly placed the chair outside and let the bat live in it happily ever after.<br /><br /><a href="http://suscipio4women.com" rel="nofollow">Suscipio4women</a><br /><a href="http://www.suscipio4women.com/2013/08/23/3-2-1-3/" rel="nofollow">3-2-1 Party</a><br /> Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680470602835526738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-38376907159261687722013-08-24T15:23:51.597-04:002013-08-24T15:23:51.597-04:00Did you get that part about it being in my house? ...Did you get that part about it being in my house? In a chair, no less? I'd like to see how calm you'd be if you sat down, only to be goosed by a bat. :) (Not that anyone sat on it. THAT would have had me on the ground in hysterical laughter. Unless it was me who did the sitting.) <br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-55918974756791726992013-08-24T15:20:05.539-04:002013-08-24T15:20:05.539-04:00You're the second person who has said she has ...You're the second person who has said she has to take the test in a manual in order to get a license to drive one. There are no special licenses here for that sort of thing. To drive a bus, yes. To drive manual vs. automatic, no.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-70931918554280225112013-08-24T14:15:43.472-04:002013-08-24T14:15:43.472-04:00I'm so happy that Niece is going to be 4 next ...I'm so happy that Niece is going to be 4 next year. It's gorgeous. <br /><br />For someone so unflappable when it comes to things like dead pigs and eviscerated *whatevers* in your back yard, you sure are funny about something as inoffensive and cute as a bat o.O<br /><br />And I take it back, then, you CAN do anything.<br /><br />(I also daresay that if you put me in an automatic I'd have NO idea what to do and make a hash of driving it)Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-22418678235865697882013-08-24T03:08:10.258-04:002013-08-24T03:08:10.258-04:00I did have one - the big mpv I drive now - but it&...I did have one - the big mpv I drive now - but it's automatic and the instructor's car was manual. I did think about learning in an automatic - not my own as no dual controls! lol - but if I'd passed my test in one I wouldn't be able to drive a manual without taking another test. I didn't want to go through all that again having passed once so a manual it was from the start. I'm glad I did it as now I can drive any car - came in handy when a colleague at work became ill and had to be driven home, I was able to take her in her own car which was a manual.Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-34414258140582506732013-08-24T00:28:30.695-04:002013-08-24T00:28:30.695-04:00I know! I was there! :)I know! I was there! :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-24493122000045002632013-08-24T00:11:33.167-04:002013-08-24T00:11:33.167-04:00There was a bat in your chair! An honest to goodn...There was a bat in your chair! An honest to goodness bat! Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-57688528602563685472013-08-23T23:41:56.933-04:002013-08-23T23:41:56.933-04:001. I will be sure to tell my brother. 2. Why, e...1. I will be sure to tell my brother. 2. Why, exactly, are you around so many bats at preschool? Part of the curriculum? 3. They better. 5. It was only a matter of time before they joined the rest of the clowns on this farm. 6. First Lizzi making me look up Spanish, and now you go and fling Malaprop at me. 7. HE WILL BE SO HAPPY TO HEAR YOU REMEMBERED. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-41189913312190530192013-08-23T23:20:59.026-04:002013-08-23T23:20:59.026-04:001. I had a similar stick shift experience, except ...1. I had a similar stick shift experience, except I actually rolled backwards and whacked the car behind me. Taught him a lesson about pulling up too close! 2. I have been around more than my fair share of bats at preschool, but I have nevernevernever seen one burrow down into a chair. Probably rabid. 3. In two years, everyone will be saying, "Look at the gorgeous teeth on that varsity soccer star." 5. You are being mocked by your own chickens. 6. Ahh, you're married to a Mr. Malaprop, too. 7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING BOY!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-43508520575923493042013-08-23T21:51:05.577-04:002013-08-23T21:51:05.577-04:00At the very least.
I have no doubt it was petrifi...At the very least.<br /><br />I have no doubt it was petrified. All the relatives will get them for Christmas.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-30567027429164545472013-08-23T21:50:10.619-04:002013-08-23T21:50:10.619-04:00The bat wasn't there when you were here. Prob...The bat wasn't there when you were here. Probably. I have vacuumed the chair at least once since then. You know there will be a fake one in the house and a video camera rolling the next time you come over. :)<br /><br />I adore Jacob so very much.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-91906511637904167532013-08-23T21:48:19.377-04:002013-08-23T21:48:19.377-04:00Ha! I'm cracking up about the number of peopl...Ha! I'm cracking up about the number of people who would have my stick shift moment about a bat. The bat didn't bother me at all. Of course, it wasn't flying. A flying bat makes me a bit nervous. But, a bat wouldn't be the first flying creature to get stuck in my hair. I'd be fine. :)<br /><br />See you at the thankful link-up!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-69285066324171289712013-08-23T21:44:37.874-04:002013-08-23T21:44:37.874-04:00Yes, yes it was.
Really? That's very interes...Yes, yes it was.<br /><br />Really? That's very interesting. I wonder why it's so much more expensive for automatic. Perhaps because Americans in general don't want to do any more work than necessary.<br /><br />Ha! The internet can teach anyone anything. Don't feel to badly. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-36480110554636391292013-08-23T21:42:51.418-04:002013-08-23T21:42:51.418-04:004 is lovely, isn't it?
I'm thrilled to ha...4 is lovely, isn't it?<br /><br />I'm thrilled to have bats...outside. In my house, not so much.<br /><br />Hey! I can to drive it! In college, one of my teammates had a horrible asthma attack while just the two of us were at the track. She didn't have her inhaler, so we had to drive back to her dorm to get it. I didn't have a car, so I had to drive her stick shift. I had to take a hill and everything, while the poor girl was barely breathing next to me! <br /><br />Of course, that was 22 years ago. I haven't driven one since then. Don't know if I could save someone's life anymore. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-33792577731965407362013-08-23T21:37:50.182-04:002013-08-23T21:37:50.182-04:00No, I wouldn't be surprised. :)
It's a...No, I wouldn't be surprised. :) <br /><br />It's actually pretty unnerving to count the number of things that happen to us similarly to Mr. Chase. For example, we also had a relative pull up, park, and plug in her camper when she came to visit.<br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-13177863256132130092013-08-23T21:36:02.131-04:002013-08-23T21:36:02.131-04:00No, I can't imagine driving a stick shift woul...No, I can't imagine driving a stick shift would be possible if you can't reach the pedals. :) I'm guessing you were praying the entire drive to the other car.<br /><br />Yes, he has the same braces as almost every kid around here. Much better than the ones they had back in my day, though. :)<br /><br />It is going very well. Thanks!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-47312125857259017622013-08-23T21:28:29.268-04:002013-08-23T21:28:29.268-04:00Thanks!
It is trying. I have several stories of ...Thanks!<br /><br />It is trying. I have several stories of times when that truck gave me trouble.<br /><br />You, too!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-25308342393143727242013-08-23T21:27:46.457-04:002013-08-23T21:27:46.457-04:00Thanks! While I can't agree with the cute bat...Thanks! While I can't agree with the cute bat thing, I do find them to be fascinating, in a creepy way. I really want to know how it got there, but when?! It's the busiest room in the house after the kitchen.<br /><br />Well, I think you win the worst driver's test experience ever. Poor you. Stupid push button ignition. Although, I'm surprised you took the test in the instructor's car. Is it because you didn't have one? We take our tests in our own car here.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73124504918730583772013-08-23T21:24:56.166-04:002013-08-23T21:24:56.166-04:00Hope the 12yo did well. :)
I'm surprised you...Hope the 12yo did well. :)<br /><br />I'm surprised you didn't hear Cuckoo. All day long, everywhere we went, he asked, "Do these people know it's my birthday?" If they didn't, he was more than happy to inform them.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.com