Does the quality of life you get in the US really compensates the lack of yearly hols

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Oct 19th 2009, 8:04 pm

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Re: Does the quality of life you get in the US really compensates the lack of yearly

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Originally Posted by chartreuse

I wonder if that's a regional thing? We always called them 2x4s in England, too...

hunh, DH says that in the UK they always use the long side first.

Just doesn't give as much satisfaction to say you're going to hit someone upside the haid with a four b'two.

Oct 19th 2009, 8:10 pm

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Re: Does the quality of life you get in the US really compensates the lack of yearly

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Originally Posted by Mallory

Bit like the Severn Bridge - $8.60 approx. You can't away from tolls no matter where you live.

You more or less can on the west coast of the US, tolls have never been popular, and although we have some in Southern California now, there are several other freeways one can take and never pay a toll.

Oct 19th 2009, 8:20 pm

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Re: Does the quality of life you get in the US really compensates the lack of yearly

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Originally Posted by meauxna

hunh, DH says that in the UK they always use the long side first.

Just doesn't give as much satisfaction to say you're going to hit someone upside the haid with a four b'two.

I always knew it as four by two. Irish builder Dad and Northerner builder ex both said it that way. Also have heard it used in London cockney rhyming slang for the word 'Jew'.

Thankfully not heard that in many years!