"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:33:39 +1100, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
>
>> When we go off on longish haul car trips, we always take a basket.
>> Tehrmos,
>> cups, spoons, tea bags, instant coffee, sugar, biscuits (aka 'cookies'
>> elsewhere in the English speaking world), sandwiches, cold water and
>> milk.
>> And sometimes treats like lollies (aka 'sweets' or 'candy') or chips (aka
>> 'crisps').
>>
>> This basket routine seems to be similarly done amongst other coutnry
>> people
>> we know but not something that city people seem to do. Does anyone else
>> do
>> this?
>>
> I'm a city person, so the answer is no. I'm still wondering what the
> heck motivated you to do 1500km in 48 hours? You just had time to
> catch some sleep and turn around for the return trip. I hate spending
> all that time in a car with no reward.

There was a reward. It was to bring back a repaired part for an ancient
British sports car. We've did the same trip a couple of months ago to take
that part and another part to the repairer and we'll do the same trip again
when we go back to pick up the part that is still there and waiting to be
repaired.