I visited the Botanic Garden in Oxford!

mellomeh · Postby **mellomeh** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 4:11 pm

I also sat on the bench! It was so strange, walking where the book told you to go.

Shivy · Postby **Shivy** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 4:11 pm

Very good

donkey_booter · Postby **donkey_booter** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:21 pm

well done. I know i couldn't be bothered.

eloquent · Postby **eloquent** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:31 pm

When I'm done learning to drive, that will be my big practice excursion.

Will · Postby **Will** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:43 pm

Ditto. Possibly during the test, for a laugh.

HopefulNebula · Postby **HopefulNebula** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:01 am

Blighty wrote:Ditto. Possibly during the test, for a laugh.

Maybe I could drive across the Atlantic when I get my license.

Will · Postby **Will** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 10:14 am

Hmm. That might be a little tricky. 'Turn left now..what are you! mphph..blub'

eloquent · Postby **eloquent** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:20 am

If you were a 16 year old blond in a short skirt, a minor detour of that nature probably wouldn't threaten your pass. However they would probably pick you up on it otherwise.

Postby **Peter** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:00 pm

eloquent wrote:If you were a 16 year old blond in a short skirt, a minor detour of that nature probably wouldn't threaten your pass. However they would probably pick you up on it otherwise.

If you were 16 years old, you'd be too young to take the driving test anyway; blonde, knicker-flashing or not :lol:

eloquent · Postby **eloquent** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:10 pm

But these guys are American, where they let kids take it. I think you can be 15 in some states...

Celestial Madness · Postby **Celestial Madness** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:43 pm

at 15 and 1/2 you get your temps, but it's got a ton of restrictions, at 16 you can take your test at the dmv. then you get your lincence.
there more to it, but that's the basics.

Finally something america got right.

Postby **Peter** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:05 pm

eloquent wrote:But these guys are American, where they let kids take it. I think you can be 15 in some states...

But would we allow them to drive in Oxford? However short their skirts?

BenRoshi · Postby **BenRoshi** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:35 pm

I'll learn to fly a plane, its that much easier

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and my house could have a runway in the backyard

then go fly there!

Artemis Fowl · Postby **Artemis Fowl** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:38 pm

mellomeh wrote:I also sat on the bench! It was so strange, walking where the book told you to go.

see any shadowy figures?

BenRoshi · Postby **BenRoshi** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 9:58 pm

that'd be freaky if you saw someone sitting their that looked like will parry...

Postby **jessia** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 10:57 pm

i don't know how it is to rent a car in britain, but in north america, i believe you have to be 25 to rent a car.

but if you were driving say a friend's car, and you were driving perfectly, liscenced in one country or another and you were 15 1/2, and looked your age, but you were driving absolutely perfectly, would the police in britain stop you for underage driving?

daemon · Postby **daemon** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:16 am

Hmmm, I'm a bit tempted to go there, I suppose it could become a place of pilgrimage for HDM fans :shock:

Although I expect I'll wait until I need to go to Oxford anyway - I'd also try in vain to locate the rough location of the window Will first went through to Citagazze :oops:

eloquent · Postby **eloquent** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:35 am

jessia wrote:i don't know how it is to rent a car in britain, but in north america, i believe you have to be 25 to rent a car.

but if you were driving say a friend's car, and you were driving perfectly, liscenced in one country or another and you were 15 1/2, and looked your age, but you were driving absolutely perfectly, would the police in britain stop you for underage driving?

Well your Canadian/US lisence wouldn't be enough in the UK. If you want to drive in another country (or really economic region, because licences within the EU work wherever) you have to get some kind of permit, and I don't think our gov would grant it to anyone under 17 since thats the legal driving age. So you'd get done for driving without a valid licence.

BenRoshi · Postby **BenRoshi** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:57 am

you can get to most places in europe by train though I thought. Would it be tough to take a train then walk?

Enitharmon · Postby **Enitharmon** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:37 am

daemon wrote:I'd also try in vain to locate the rough location of the window Will first went through to Citagazze

That isn't hard - the precise location is well-defined and those trees are immediately recognisable (they are close to PP's home after all). See my photograph^H^Hms on this site

You go straight up the Banbury Road until it meets the ring road, and they are immediately to the left.

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