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Cumbria, UK
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 | 7:47 AM PST
Geeeeeze, are you lot lucky in the States? Our fuel is currently costing $8.60 per UK Gallon. It is sold in litres, what a con that is! Your $200 is worth £100, which won't buy much over here.I think I'll Immigrate, any room for 2 more (the wife you know)? |
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san clemente
Joined: 01/14/2008 |
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 | 8:14 PM PST
think carefully my man our whiskey is blended our tea is iced and over here the only caddie you will find is on a car lot. We are also 18 months behind on the eastendersand nobody really wants to know what happens to mark next |
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Joined: 11/17/2007 |
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 | 4:29 PM PST
I enjoy playing different courses every chance I get and know what you mean. Here in rural Iowa, courses (and towns) are generally about 25~30 miles apart, so there is some travel involved even to play the closest ones. My "home course" is 22 miles from where I live.Now I get to make you jealous. I retired the first of this year and plan on playing in a sort of seniors league (55+ age) this summer. Most of the 30 or so courses within 75 miles of me are part of this unofficial league system so there is a wide variety to play over the summer. Every Monday morning, a different course hosts the players. The day consists of 18 holes of golf with cart, and a meal after the round. Total cost for the day is $16 plus gas. :-) With the savings, I can afford more blended whiskey and ice tea (from tea bags of course, with lots of sugar). These are by no means "world class" courses, but some in the larger towns are pretty nice. My home course has fairways like the first cut of rough (or worse) on the PGA, and our greens are more like PGA fairways (deer footprints can be a problem). Of course, membership fees are $400/yr with cart shed. But hey, it's golf, and I love it. Besides, Zack Johnson learned to play in Iowa. Last edited by alcyone on January 30th at 5:42 PM. |
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san clemente
Joined: 01/14/2008 |
Posted: Feb 1, 2008 | 9:09 PM PST
Oh baby retirement with luck and the grace of the IRS I will get there one day congrats.Best of luck and stay away from those painted city ladies, just kiddinghave fun you earned it |