"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Friday, December 9, 2016 at 7:17:36 AM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:28:24 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
> >
> > >Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >
> > >> "S Viemeister" wrote in message
> > >> ... On 12/7/2016 2:32 PM,
> > >> Ophelia wrote:
> > >> > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> > >> > ...
> > >>
> > >> > I prefer to keep the clothing clean and pollen free. We alwys use
> > >> > the dryer
> > >> >
> > >> > ============
> > >> >
> > >> > I don't seem to have any problems with that.
> > >> >
> > >> > Sheila? Do you?
> > >> >
> > >> The winds in Sutherland don't let any pollen or schmutz sit on the
> > >> laundry (I have to use lots of clothes pegs to keep my sheets from
> > >> flying off to Orkney), there aren't many cars and my drying green is
> > >> a fair distance from the road. Very rarely a bird will drop a bomb on
> > >> my laundry - the last time was about 6 years ago. ===
> > >>
> > >> How about in US?
> > >
> > >You need to understand how BIG the US is to realize that question makes
> > >no sense.
> >
> > Brits don't seem to understand that California is more
> > than *3 times* larger than England, and California is
> > but a small part of the United States.
>
> I just can't grasp the relationship between the size of US and the
> amount of pollen and bird poop raining down on laundry hung on a US
> washing line. Are your birds and pollen grains as big as California?
>
> Perhaps Americans could explain this for our benefit.

I think the point he/she was trying to make is that "How about
in the US?" suggests that everywhere in the US has the same
conditions. However, I could read between the lines and
interpret it to mean "Anybody who wishes to answer--how about
in your area of the US?"

Which is exactly what was meant How in the world
could anyone assume it was all the same ? *rolls eyes*

Huh. And people accuse me of being too literal-minded.

I think most 'normal' people would have take it that
way)

Cindy Hamilton

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