"My in-laws lived in England for a couple of years while my MIL taught school there. They were very amused that the English would look very shocked and amazed when they said they were going to drive to this place or that on the weekend. The replies were things like, "Oh, but that's an HOUR's drive, at least!" or things of that sort. :-)"

What is that saying? In Britain a hundred miles is a long way, in America a hundred years is a long time. Or something like that. :) It's almost an hours drive to take the kids to their Karate classes 3 or 4 evenings a week for us. And a good hour or more drive to do any real shopping is nothing.

...... Kendra