The Esligers: 6 Month Mark

Monday, 1 October 2007

6 Month Mark

It's October! Holy cow! 6 months today since we left Canada. Guess I should stop counting the days/months now.

Work was again more enjoyable as it was busier and I was entertained for the day. Keith has another very busy week ahead of him that he's not looking forward to.

2 more days until I'm 31...YIKES!!

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British Oddities...

All Plugs Have Switches
Beer Cases Don't Have Handles
Can't deposit cheques into ATMs, must go to branch! How dumb!
Car trunk is called the 'boot'
Charges for Local Calls
Chip Flavours-Lamb & Mint, Steak & Onion, Marmite!
Condenser Dryers-No Outside Ventilation
Deep Fried Toast
Double Taps/Fawcetts On Most Sinks
Driving Of Course!
Eggs Are Stored On Shelves - Not In Coolers
Electric Showers
Everything Is A Roundabout - Few Stop Signs/Lights
Fridges Are Size Of Bar Fridge
Hot & Ham Buns Are Not Pre Sliced
Lemonade Is 7-Up/Sprite
Monthly pay day is the norm
Must pay a road tax if you have a vehicle
Narrow Roads
No ATM charges - how nice!
No screw off caps on beer, coolers, etc
TV License Required

Items We Can"t Get....

Advil Cold & Sinus
Aunt Jemima Pancakes & Syrup
Beans With Molasses
Chez Whiz But There Are Dodgy Substitutes
Chocolate Milk (what they have here is like a milk shake)
Clamato Juice - Therefore No Ceasars
Cover Girl Make-up
Cream of Wheat
Crisco Shortening
Eatmore, Coffee Crisp & Wunderbars
Egg Noodles
Garlic Pickles
Graham Crackers
Jello
Ketchup, BBQ, Dill Pickle Chips
King Cole Tea
Kraft Dinner
Minimal BBQ Sauces
Miracle Whip
Molasses
Proper Elbow Macaroni
Quaker Porridge (Porridge here is like wallpaper paste!)
Shake N' Bake
Smirnoff Ice is 4.5%, not 7.0%!
Soda Crackers
Spaghettini
Tostitos - the substitutes just don't compare
Twizzlers
White Vinegar