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Post by hypatia on Dec 6, 2008 14:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by nonimouse on Dec 6, 2008 17:28:45 GMT -5
Phoenix, AZ
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Post by paperpiler on Dec 6, 2008 18:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by sleepymom on Dec 7, 2008 0:18:36 GMT -5
I`m in IL also, but several hours south of Chicago
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Post by mallery on Dec 7, 2008 0:48:32 GMT -5
I'm in upstate NY.
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Post by saveit on Dec 7, 2008 2:02:59 GMT -5
 I live in N Texas and would be willing to help and be helped Saveit
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Dec 7, 2008 2:38:13 GMT -5
- Perth , Western Australia.....
... have a .... car, and sometimes access to a ute. Adelaide, South Australia.
No vehicle, but happy to travel by public transport .....
HopeHope... a ute (short for utility) is an open back vehicle- 2 seats (usually) in a cab at the front, then the rest is an open tray type setup, with sides. It may or may not have some kind of soft cover for the back section. Good for carrying loads to Goodwill or the dump.
Thanks for the explanation.
In the USA, there is something called a "Sports Utility Vehicle" or "S.U.V." -- but that sounds different from what the Australians are describing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_utility_vehicle
What the Australians have described sounds more like what people in the USA call a "pick-up truck".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck - |
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Post by razy on Dec 7, 2008 3:30:53 GMT -5
Us Kiwis have utes too but we have a huntaway not a blue heeler on the back!
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Post by Platypus on Dec 7, 2008 6:37:52 GMT -5
Can also be a red heeler or a kelpie! No, a ute is not a pick-up truck, nor a SUV, although some modern utes can be large. The closest thing to a pick-up truck maybe a 1 tonne drop-side tray-top. The ute is an Australian idea; legend has it that during the 1930's depression farmers wanted vehicles to carry tools and goods during the week and to take the family to church as they couldn't afford 2 vehicles. The car-maker desgined a vehicle that was a sedan in front half but had a tray with sides instead of a the rear seats and a trunk. They were made in the USA for a while. So a ute is the same size as a family sedan and is as common in cities as the rural areas. In fact they are are still marketed as work-and-play vehicles. GMH has just released a Holden ute in the USA as under the Pontiac brand but I think the fin crisis may affect that move.  Apparently they couldn't call it 'Ute' because that is a name for some Native Americans. I travelled many miles in the back of a ute as a kid (totally illegal nowadays but they do go a lot faster now). It was really fun! My favourite ute bumper sticker is "No, I won't help move your stuff!  I think every one of us on SOS should be issued with one ute as would be so easy and so much fun taking stuff to the tip our houses would be empty. |
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Post by Platypus on Dec 7, 2008 7:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by Ican on Dec 7, 2008 16:10:40 GMT -5
Me, too. Hi, Hypatia!  And Hi, GottaProblem! I'm in Washington state, also. I'd rather not say the town on the forum - but I'm about two hours from Seattle. Since I am new to this and having difficulty decluttering and keeping my own house clean, (plus I have some back problems), I don't think I'd be good at physically cleaning or decluttering someone else's house. ... But I could offer lots of moral support and encouragement!   If any of the other ladies in the Seattle area would like to get together and meet for lunch sometime in the future, send me a private message and let me know, OK? I don't drive on highways or freeways, so it kind of makes it hard to get places, unless I take public transportation. But I could take buses to get to downtown Seattle. It would be nice to stay in touch with other ladies who live in the Pacific Northwest area. Thanks! |
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Post by messymomma on Dec 7, 2008 18:43:40 GMT -5
Jackson, Tennessee...so I"m between Memphis and Nashville
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Post by joyinvirginia on Dec 8, 2008 1:31:04 GMT -5
Central Virginia, around Richmond and Williamsburg, but only 2 hours from DC. Anyone who might be visiting around my neck of the woods, give me a call, you are welcome to visit!
Joy in Virginia
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Post by threeg on Dec 8, 2008 11:10:53 GMT -5
I am in south eastern Massachusetts. An hour from Boston, and a half hour from Cape Cod. ~ 3G (Third Generation squalor survivor. It's in the genes.) |
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Post by outofchaos on Dec 8, 2008 12:18:05 GMT -5
I'm in Central Connecticut....I could help someone out with advance notice, provided I don't have something already scheduled for that day.
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