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Post by mlynn on Jun 8, 2016 4:29:43 GMT
I was 19 or 20 when I realized that z's were not pointy s's. I thought the z on my typewriter was backward! I cannot believe I went through all those years of school and grew up in a family full of teachers and NOONE ever told me. My mother was a kindergarten teacher for Pete's sake!
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Post by theshyone on Jun 8, 2016 11:04:22 GMT
In a similar vein, I was around that age before I realised that cows have to give birth to produce milk. Another thing I never thought about!! Really?! Ha! Heard of veal? One reason I won't touch it, worked a dairy farm
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Post by theshyone on Jun 8, 2016 11:05:46 GMT
I have always lived in an area that exit numbers correlate with distances. I was shocked that some cities and highways don't work that way. Just curious. Where have you seen it not be correlated? I have not been all over the US, but where I have been, it seems to correlate very well. Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what?
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Post by theshyone on Jun 8, 2016 11:07:33 GMT
I read a lot of historical romances, from quite a young age. Somehow I got it into my mind that France was the island and England was the mainland. I think it was around the time of the Chunnel before I realized my error.
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Post by woodysbetty on Jun 8, 2016 11:15:44 GMT
Until my teens I thought the sign "last exit before the toll" was how people saved money. I was proud that my Dad always paid the toll.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Jun 8, 2016 11:25:47 GMT
I was an adult before I realized that the Disney character Cruella de Vil's last name spelled "devil."
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Post by peasapie on Jun 8, 2016 11:27:36 GMT
Just curious. Where have you seen it not be correlated? I have not been all over the US, but where I have been, it seems to correlate very well. Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? We have this on one roadway in my state. Each exit represents a mile. So if you are going from exit 50 to exit 75, you know it will be 25 miles (and probably 25 or fewer minutes to drive there). And we have another major roadway in our state that doesn't correlate. Going from one exit to the next could take you five minutes or twenty. No way to know. The exit numbers don't correlate with the mileage.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 8, 2016 12:00:40 GMT
Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? We have this on one roadway in my state. Each exit represents a mile. So if you are going from exit 50 to exit 75, you know it will be 25 miles (and probably 25 or fewer minutes to drive there). And we have another major roadway in our state that doesn't correlate. Going from one exit to the next could take you five minutes or twenty. No way to know. The exit numbers don't correlate with the mileage. I recently pointed this out to someone. They had no idea that if they drove from exit 10 to exit 25 it was about 15 miles. They couldn't figure out how I was so good at guessing mileage through town! They were born and raised in the same area, just like me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 12:20:24 GMT
Just curious. Where have you seen it not be correlated? I have not been all over the US, but where I have been, it seems to correlate very well. Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? Interstate exits are spaced in miles apart (not 1.4 miles etc) So from exit 112 to 113 is a mile. If for some reason exits are 5 miles apart they skip exit numbers so you go from 112 to 117. If exits need to be closer together they get an letter following the number so exit 112 is followed by exit 112a and 112b Non interstate roadways and sections of the interstate built with designations before the federal guidelines went in place are number sequentially without reguard for mileage between exits so 156 and 157 may be half a mile apart or they may be 20 miles apart. There was a push back in the 70 or so to standardize it to all roads using the federal mile format but not all states were on board with it so state roads can be different.
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Post by Belia on Jun 8, 2016 12:24:46 GMT
I was an adult before I realized that the Disney character Cruella de Vil's last name spelled "devil." I was just coming here to post this same thing! Just this morning DS3 crawled into my bed and we turned on "101 Dalmations." It was only when I saw Cruella's license plate spell out "DEVIL" that I realized. And I'm a big loser because the first thing I thought of was the peas!
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Post by countrychick on Jun 8, 2016 13:42:07 GMT
I was an adult before I realized that the Disney character Cruella de Vil's last name spelled "devil." I learnt this exactly 30ish seconds ago!!!! Can't believe I never noticed!!!
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Post by theshyone on Jun 8, 2016 16:00:20 GMT
Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? We have this on one roadway in my state. Each exit represents a mile. So if you are going from exit 50 to exit 75, you know it will be 25 miles (and probably 25 or fewer minutes to drive there). And we have another major roadway in our state that doesn't correlate. Going from one exit to the next could take you five minutes or twenty. No way to know. The exit numbers don't correlate with the mileage. Thank you. I've only ever driven in Montana and never noticed. We go from location to location not exits so I guess it didn't stick.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 8, 2016 16:47:29 GMT
Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? Interstate exits are spaced in miles apart (not 1.4 miles etc) So from exit 112 to 113 is a mile. If for some reason exits are 5 miles apart they skip exit numbers so you go from 112 to 117. If exits need to be closer together they get an letter following the number so exit 112 is followed by exit 112a and 112b Non interstate roadways and sections of the interstate built with designations before the federal guidelines went in place are number sequentially without reguard for mileage between exits so 156 and 157 may be half a mile apart or they may be 20 miles apart. There was a push back in the 70 or so to standardize it to all roads using the federal mile format but not all states were on board with it so state roads can be different. Just to add on to this, for states using the standard format, exit signs are numbered from south to north and west to east. If you are traveling north on the I5 in CA, exit 1 is a mile north of the Mexican border. The last exit before hitting Oregon is Exit 796 (so you are 796 miles from the Mexican border) and the exit signs in Oregon start with Exit 1 and end with Exit 308, starting again with Exit 1 in WA and ending with Exit 276 just south of the Canadian border. I was an adult before I realized a cow had to give birth before producing milk - just something I'd never thought about but a duh moment when I realized. I constantly amaze friends with my gas tank indicator knowledge thanks to a long ago thread here .
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 8, 2016 16:55:12 GMT
^^^ I didn't really know about the 'miles from the Mexican border' thing; thanks for sharing that info! Now I'll have to try and remember it till we do another long road trip... lol!
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Post by jemali on Jun 8, 2016 17:16:21 GMT
It took me years to remember the difference between annual and perennial flowers. Do you annually plant them or do they annually come up?? That's what confused me, I could interpret it both ways. Perennials are perfect. They don't have to be replanted. I still have to say that in my head when I go flower shopping every spring! Perennials are permanent. That's how I remember!
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Post by scrappysurfer on Jun 8, 2016 19:04:30 GMT
I was probably about 12 and we were at a fancy restaurant on vacation in Florida. My older sister ordered a Shrimp Cocktail with her meal - and in all my infinite wisdom told her she wasn't old enough to drink. The waiter thought it was hilarious! This reminds me.... my younger son thinks that Cheerwine is real wine... I wonder how old he will be when he realizes the truth lol.
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Post by peano on Jun 8, 2016 19:05:13 GMT
Perennials are perfect. They don't have to be replanted. I still have to say that in my head when I go flower shopping every spring! Perennials are permanent. That's how I remember! Ha! If only that were true.
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Post by PEArfect on Jun 8, 2016 19:13:10 GMT
North is not always in front of you.
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Post by scrappysurfer on Jun 8, 2016 19:21:49 GMT
I once explained to a twenty-something year old friend that thunderstorms have lightning because thunder is the sound of lightning. She never knew that and always thought it was a huge coincidence that thunder always followed lightning.
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Post by mom on Jun 8, 2016 19:29:54 GMT
I still dont know how to make a combination padlock work.
I am 36.
(hanging my head in shame).
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Post by carhoch on Jun 8, 2016 19:30:53 GMT
It took me years to remember the difference between annual and perennial flowers. Do you annually plant them or do they annually come up?? That's what confused me, I could interpret it both ways. I still don't know
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Post by mom on Jun 8, 2016 19:33:47 GMT
It took me years to remember the difference between annual and perennial flowers. Do you annually plant them or do they annually come up?? That's what confused me, I could interpret it both ways. I still don't know I remember it as 'annuals need planted annually'
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Post by bianca42 on Jun 8, 2016 19:37:05 GMT
I remember it as 'annuals need planted annually' My Mom works in a greenhouse and they joke (to each other...not actually to the customers) "annuals don't come back so the customers have to".
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Post by disneypal on Jun 8, 2016 19:50:13 GMT
Correlate distances to what? I'm not understanding? Distances to what from what? Distance in miles. Basically the exit numbers on most all US Interstates correlate to the nearest mile marker. Example: If the Highway from one end of the state to the other is 300 miles. You enter the state and drive 10 miles and see the first exit - it will be Exit #10. You drive 6 more miles and you come upon the next exit - it will be exit #16 (you are now 16 miles in the state). You drive another 30 miles, you see an exit and it is now exit # 46 - if you see the mile marker, it will also say 46. When you see Exit 294, you know you only have 6 more miles and you will be in the next state. Years and years ago, exits were in order on Interstates (Exit 1, Exit 2, Exit 3). Then when you got to the new state, they started over (1, 2, 3). Marking the exits by distance/miles is better because you know how much further you have to go until the next state. Also, if there is problem, it is easier for someone to find you because if you know you are near exit 15, they know you are near mile marker 15. I assume most people know that North/South interstates are odd numbered (I-75; I-85, etc) and East/West interstates are even numbered (I-20, I-48, etc)
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Post by carhoch on Jun 8, 2016 19:50:19 GMT
I remember it as 'annuals need planted annually' That make sense thanks
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 8, 2016 19:55:22 GMT
Where exactly New England was and that it's not a state I was just never forced to learn the location of or the Capitol of. My dad would talk about going to New England for Boy Scout trips and my grandma would talk about going to New England for vacation.
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Post by milocat on Jun 8, 2016 20:01:08 GMT
I remember it as 'annuals need planted annually' My Mom works in a greenhouse and they joke (to each other...not actually to the customers) "annuals don't come back so the customers have to". So I have to annually spend more money. That makes it easier to remember!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 8, 2016 20:11:25 GMT
to throw a monkey wrench into the annuals vs. perennials discussion, it also depends on where you live!!
Take lantanas, for instance:
Back in Illinois, I always planted lantanas in my container garden pots and treated them like flowering annuals (because they wouldn't survive the winter weather if planted outside).
Here in Arizona, though?? Lantanas are used as groundcover plants and they can even grow like (large) SHRUBS because they grow so prolifically in this climate!! The lantanas in our front yard have a trunk / stem that's about 4 inches in diameter at ground level; I cut them down to practically nothing every spring and they still grow back bushier than ever.
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Post by mom on Jun 8, 2016 20:23:10 GMT
to throw a monkey wrench into the annuals vs. perennials discussion, it also depends on where you live!! Take lantanas, for instance: Back in Illinois, I always planted lantanas in my container garden pots and treated them like flowering annuals (because they wouldn't survive the winter weather if planted outside). Here in Arizona, though?? Lantanas are used as groundcover plants and they can even grow like (large) SHRUBS because they grow so prolifically in this climate!! The lantanas in our front yard have a trunk / stem that's about 4 inches in diameter at ground level; I cut them down to practically nothing every spring and they still grow back bushier than ever. Thats crazy! I just planted some and am hoping they take off. My mom always had Lantanas and could make them bloom. Me? Ive never been successful but I really want to be!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 22:27:07 GMT
^^^ I didn't really know about the 'miles from the Mexican border' thing; thanks for sharing that info! Now I'll have to try and remember it till we do another long road trip... lol! It isn't so much the Mexico border as the state's southern border. Just the example was California which has Mexico as its nearest southern neighbor. For Oklahoma, the southern border is with Texas So our North/South exit 1 is going to be just inside the Oklahoma line after leaving Texas (or before entering Texas)
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