Melissa bought herself a car....

[carole]

Lisa things have improved some since then i would imagine,lots of upgrading going on,soon the trip from my city to auckland will be almost motorway all the way, although in the country we still have the skinny roads, but compared to Britain, they are wide believe me.

I am not familiar with rumble strip ,but yes panelbeater, that is what my nieces husband does for a living,oh yes we have many more funny ones, for instance i would say to you i will shout you lunch.,and i might refer to you as being a hardcase,i guess you can make a guess as to what they mean.lol

I am curious what was it that puzzled you about the road signs, the names of the towns, or what?

[kuhio98]

I am curious what was it that puzzled you about the road signs, the names of the towns, or what?

I meant the signs along the road. We saw the rumble strip sign and couldn't figure out what it mean -- never heard that term before. We finally figured it out when we crossed over a section that had a grating of some sort in the asphalt. Since it made the caravan rumble when we went over it, we figured it out.

We had never heard the expression -- panel beaters -- before. We figured it out when we went by a garage/body shop.

[Karen]

Hey, what a great first car. It will teach her a lot, and good for her having paid for it herself? Now, will Dad teach her all the important things, like how to check the oil, change a tire, etc?

Will Mom maybe use this opportunity to learn to drive?

[carole]

Yes dad will teach her all she needs to know,and no mum won't be learning to drive,i think i am way to nervous a person, i would be a danger to myself and others IMO lol,but seriously that is how i feel, no confidence at all.