I regret that there is still one outstanding thank-you message from the
first exchange of the current round of secret pal exchanges. That
person has been sent a second reminder, with a deadline of 3rd July to
reply either to the list or to me personally. If that acknowledgement
(or message to
Jean writes
>At Christmas, when the shops close for a couple of days,
>people buy enough food for at least two weeks, as they seem to think the
>shops might never open again.
Relocated to Pennsylvania from California, I am still amazed after 20-odd
years that people race to the grocery at the f
Tamara writes:
>2. You take a bus and you are shocked at two people carrying on a
>conversation in English.
>10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
I was born in CA, and just visited for the first time in 19 years, so this
sort of hit a note with me. I visit
