First Visit to USA

Car hire is often cheaper arranged in the UK before you go. Firms such
as Holiday Autos and Auto Europe (yes, they cover the US as well)
offer all inclusive rates:

http://www.auto-europe.co.uk/car.cfm

http://www.holidayautos.co.uk/

that are usually cheaper than booking direct

Juliana L Holm wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
eric h wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want
to be bored to death?

What a coincidence. Just this weekend I saw a t-shirt that spelled it out
for your sort. It said, "Baseball isn't boring. You are."

No fair pulling out the trump card this early in the discussion. How can I
compete with the recognized infallibility of T-shirts?

Alas, Miguel, the T-shirt is not infallible. You're definitely not boring.

Well, thanks. I still better watch my step though, because the numbers are
against me.

One man's passion is another man's snooze.

I guess that's a good thing, or else we'd all be queuing up at the same
places.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

Juliana L Holm wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
eric h wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
Baseball? What if they still had something to live for, and didn't want
to be bored to death?

What a coincidence. Just this weekend I saw a t-shirt that spelled it out
for your sort. It said, "Baseball isn't boring. You are."

No fair pulling out the trump card this early in the discussion. How can I
compete with the recognized infallibility of T-shirts?

Alas, Miguel, the T-shirt is not infallible. You're definitely not boring.

Well, thanks. I still better watch my step though, because the numbers are
against me.

One man's passion is another man's snooze.

I guess that's a good thing, or else we'd all be queuing up at the same
places.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

ServiceTech wrote:
(Barve New Whirl) wrote:
Have you checked the crime stats lately?

What crime stat source are you using? This subject comes up many
times, & just turns into long drawn out threads where no one ends up
agreeing. I would really be interested in viewing a _Total_ crime
stat list. The murder & firearm issue has been done to death. I'm
refering to ALL crimes in each country, from Murder down to pick
pocketing or less. If a reliable stat can be found, I think most will
be surprised.

But will most care? You can pick my pocket, I just don't want to be killed
or permanently injured. I would cheerfully trade a 1% increase in the
likelihood of being killed for a 10000% increase in the likelihood of having
my pocket picked.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

ServiceTech wrote:
(Barve New Whirl) wrote:
Have you checked the crime stats lately?

What crime stat source are you using? This subject comes up many
times, & just turns into long drawn out threads where no one ends up
agreeing. I would really be interested in viewing a _Total_ crime
stat list. The murder & firearm issue has been done to death. I'm
refering to ALL crimes in each country, from Murder down to pick
pocketing or less. If a reliable stat can be found, I think most will
be surprised.

But will most care? You can pick my pocket, I just don't want to be killed
or permanently injured. I would cheerfully trade a 1% increase in the
likelihood of being killed for a 10000% increase in the likelihood of having
my pocket picked.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

B Vaughan wrote:
(Miguel Cruz) wrote:
A whole lotta waiting just to see whether some guy is going to have to stop
spitting tobacco long enough to walk 50 feet to a white piece of plastic
someone left lying on the field. I submit that the tedium-reward ratio is
unfavorable as compared to many other sports.

If it weren't for the down times, the tension might be unbearable.

If they took out the boring bits, the game would only last about 8 minutes.
They could use the money they save on electricity and wages to hire a bunch
of heart surgeons to be on standby.

I can appreciate chess more because I am never told that my patriotism
depends on it.

My love of baseball has nothing to do with patriotism. I could go on
and on, but it would certainly bore you.

I have a great appreciation for other people's enthusiasm, even if the thing
they're enthusiastic about doesn't really do it for me.

I don't like American football either, so I'm probably pushing my luck.

I don't like that game, either, and it's not because I don't
understand it.

I don't like it because I DO understand it. The more I learn about it the
more it seems like a completely contrived exercise with no innate elegance.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

B Vaughan wrote:
(Miguel Cruz) wrote:
A whole lotta waiting just to see whether some guy is going to have to stop
spitting tobacco long enough to walk 50 feet to a white piece of plastic
someone left lying on the field. I submit that the tedium-reward ratio is
unfavorable as compared to many other sports.

If it weren't for the down times, the tension might be unbearable.

If they took out the boring bits, the game would only last about 8 minutes.
They could use the money they save on electricity and wages to hire a bunch
of heart surgeons to be on standby.

I can appreciate chess more because I am never told that my patriotism
depends on it.

My love of baseball has nothing to do with patriotism. I could go on
and on, but it would certainly bore you.

I have a great appreciation for other people's enthusiasm, even if the thing
they're enthusiastic about doesn't really do it for me.

I don't like American football either, so I'm probably pushing my luck.

I don't like that game, either, and it's not because I don't
understand it.

I don't like it because I DO understand it. The more I learn about it the
more it seems like a completely contrived exercise with no innate elegance.

miguel
--
Hit The Road! Photos from 31 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

I've used Auto Europe with success but Holiday Autos appears cheaper.
Have you actually used them and what type of companies do they use?

dtren wrote:

Car hire is often cheaper arranged in the UK before you go. Firms such
as Holiday Autos and Auto Europe (yes, they cover the US as well)
offer all inclusive rates:

http://www.auto-europe.co.uk/car.cfm

http://www.holidayautos.co.uk/

that are usually cheaper than booking direct

I've used Auto Europe with success but Holiday Autos appears cheaper.
Have you actually used them and what type of companies do they use?

dtren wrote:

Car hire is often cheaper arranged in the UK before you go. Firms such
as Holiday Autos and Auto Europe (yes, they cover the US as well)
offer all inclusive rates:

http://www.auto-europe.co.uk/car.cfm

http://www.holidayautos.co.uk/

that are usually cheaper than booking direct

"Tom" wrote in message ...
Hi,
We are an elderly but reasonably fit couple wanting to spend some 2 weeks in
USA. It will be our first visit and I wondered if some kind person(s) could
point me towards a web site that might give me some info. We would like to
see things that we cannot in the UK specifically or Europe in general i.e
Space exploration Museums, etc
We might want to hire a carif our UK drivers licence would cover us. We
would hope to keep out of hurricane areas, and criminally unsafe areas.
Tom,
From Shropshire UK

Tom,

I have a website specifically for UK travellers to the USA that may be
helpful to you
http://www.uk-2-usa.com

We also have a yahoo group for UK holiday makers going to the USA on
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk2usa/
where you can post more questions.

UK