NJC, roundabout yielding to traffic to your left otherwise you're good to enter. I love roundabouts, they are really good compared to 4-way stops (way less stopping in general), EXCEPT for the mind-altering magnetic field that accompanies those things - most drivers can drive and indicate appropriately UNTIL they enter a roundabout. I've noticed no one around here indicates what the hell their intentions are too, so you need to be careful. But I'll take it, as it's much better NOT to indicate than indicating one thing and doing the exact opposite (roundabouts are the only thing on the roads where *some/most* drivers indicate one way and turn the steering wheel the other way).
You're the first person to think of telling me about the school bus thing. Lucky for me, the first time I encountered a school bus doing that, I was directly behind it. Let's just say the look on my face was less intelligent than usual (whether that's possible is a debate for another day hehehe) when I noticed the oncoming traffic also stopped. By the second stop it clicked. By the third stop I was really glad I was BEHIND the bus. ... Now I'm scared of school buses! :-) Note taken about the ice-cream trucks too. Easy fix is just to stop and buy ice-cream every time, but it won't work for school buses though.
The state troopers (if that's what they are called) are going to have a field day when they stop me ... But so far, so good. Early April we need to go for our driver's licenses. Writing the test seems like a pretty good idea to me at this stage.
Anyways, I knew about the turning right on a red-light thingy, but knowing and doing is another thing! ;-) Lucky for me I've only had the most patient, friendly drivers behind me so far! I'm getting better at it though (I think!).
My kids asked me the other day: "Mum, where did all the idiots on the road go?"
My reply: "Kids, right now, mum is the idiot ..."
Self-awareness. Not a nice thing. :-)
Point taken about the pharmacies and loyalty programs - we've signed on to a few ones we'll regularly use. Mariners station - check. Would love to go to a game, and will def do that. I haven't noticed a White Castle, so I think we're safe. The local Five Guys chain has a really good feed, not sure if they are all over the place or only local.
Learned a couple of new words again over the weekend. And I've learned that our local supermarket is open 24-7 (and now Amy shopping at midnight makes so much more sense). I'm not only from Aus, I'm also from Perth. And I've stayed approx. 25 miles south of the city in the burbs. Where it was a big deal to get shops to open until 9pm every weeknight ... *sigh*
Hoping it's not new mods to the level detector and that you'll be able to get the thing going in no time! And thanks for all the advice too!
