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| | | When traveling in Florida recently, I saw a lot of recreational vehicles. I realized before traveling to the US that everything "over there" is large. But those RV's were extraordinarily large. Can you drive such a vehicle with a normal license? And (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | (...) As far as I know, yes. There are some variations, though. My grandparents bought a bus (a Greyhound) and had it converted into an RV/Mobile home, and I'm pretty sure they had to have a different license for it. (...) It's just the same as a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Richard Franks
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| | | | | | (...) Straying dangerously off-topic... this is something you can try at home kids! Assuming you have at least 4 sets of wheels, a few longer bricks and a hinge :) (...) Great term - thanks! :) (...) I have to say that I've never shopped in the Gap, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | (...) S'funny, I was thinking exactly the same thing as I typed. :D (...) You're welcome. Actually, I was shocked by the spread of Generica to Europe as a whole. Last April I was in two seperate Gap stores in Paris (not my idea...). (...) Eh? (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Richard Franks
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| | | | | | | | (...) Erm, well.. pants is the easiest one.. it means "trousers" in North America, but "underwear, y-fronts" in the UK. Khaki.. erm a bit toilet based this one.. pronounced exactly like "cacky"? So in UK-English: "He wears khaki pants", translates (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) And also, apparently, "bad, or something similar", which has puzzled me no end. as in: Q:"Is the server OK or crashed?" A:"It is pants at the moment, some luser wrote a noddy prog that went pants". or something like that. Why is that? (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | | | | | | | | Could the usage on this possibly "pantsed", Lar? As in; "Some luser ha><or pantsed the system by routing his IP through the net-aware toaster.", perhaps? This is an Americanism for the (theoretically endearing) trick of forcibly de- trousering (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Richard Franks
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I actually know the root of this one - it was invented by a staff writer of "The One" - an Amiga Games Magazine, it was picked up by Dominic Diamond, (who praised it in an article), who happened to host "Games Master" - a national games (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | (...) AKA "tidy whities"? (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I always thought it was "tighty whities", but yes, Y-Fronts are the same thing, just a color-nuetral term. eric (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | (...) ROFL! In Israel, khaki is pronounced with the strong "chet" sound, that I can't possibly write down in English (like in *KH*anukka, *KH*alla, etc) - totally different from, well, cacky (which means the same thing in hebrew, surprisingly). So (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | | (...) If you ever hear anyone in Boston say, "Aw, where did I put my khakis?", it's because they're locked out of their car. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) "Honey, d'jya pahk the kah outside th'pahtment?" "No, I fohgot the khakis!" :-) -Shiri XFUT .fun (hehe, Todd, do we need an .off-topic.accent NG? ;-) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Chris Maddison
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| | | | | | | | (...) Sure, why not. -Chris (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | (...) XFUT .o-t.fun OK... where should I start... (Just a few terms so you know what I'm talking about: groups are organized by age. A "Shevet" is a local group, containing kids of various ages.) Israel in general is a very outdoors country. The (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, I thought of this as well. If all four wheels are directed the same way, you could pull it back and forth, but if you try to pull it from an angle (as would happen if you make a turn), you would get a lot of friction. Of course, cars (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Paul Foster
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| | | | | | | (...) But they do. You can flat tow (all 4 wheels down) and the steered wheels do track without a problem. Most times you put some kind of bungee cord on the steering wheel to hold it in the center position, they after a turn, the bungee cord helps (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | | | | | (...) They do? I suppose this is due to the wheel being "hinged" at an offset with respect to the axle, so that the steering wheels follow the track of the vehicle. Much like the swiveling shopping cart wheels. The normal steering system in Technic (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) I would. As long as the front end is working properly, the caster and camber of the wheels will allow the car to follow what is pulling it. This is fairly common usage in the US, both for RV users who want a small car while they're camped, and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | Fredrik, (...) As far as I know, you don't need a special license. (...) You put the car in nuetral, so the wheels turn when the RV turns, I believe. It depends on the towing apparatus as well. (...) Heh heh, I don't have an oversized vehicle, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Christopher Tracey
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| | | | | (...) Part of the reason is that the US government heavily subsidizes most, if not all, of the automotive industry. I once read the US local/state/federal governments shell out between ten and 15 thousand dollars per vehicle on a US road. This money (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Of course, you probably also have great public transportation. (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | | | (...) For major cities, this is mostly true. But if you're ever trapped in a small town, chances are there's only one bus for the day or so. Fredrik (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Mark Herzberg
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| | | | | (...) Yes, you can with a normal license, or at least in Florida. I remember renting one a while back. Quite an adventure. We didn't tow a car though. (...) American RV's are huge, but the European-imported RVs, Volkswagen EuroVan Camper (I think it (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Tom McDonald
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| | | | In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Fredrik Glöckner writes: Hehee.. it sure can be edcuational seeing the US through other eyes :) (...) Well, I can't compare to Norway because I haven't been there, but there are plenty of small apartments over here. You (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | (...) Perhaps it is related to the number of seats? That would sound reasonable. At home, one can drive a fairly large vehicle with a normal license. But once the number of seats exceed 6 (or something similar), you'll need a special "light bus" (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US —Paul Foster
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| | | | (...) Most places use a weight rating of somewhere around 20000 pounds (the max the vehicle can carry, not the actual weight of the vehicle). If a truck has air brakes, that usually means you need the special license. (...) That is a different (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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