Weird Things About Australia
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2024
- I've been in Australia for a week now and these things have stood out!
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The random breath tests are because a LOT of Aussies drive just casually drunk. Like, not swerving and veering drunk, but drunk. So they started picking people out at random to curb that, because if they had to have actual cause to do the test most Aussies would be like 'Eh they can't tell, she'll be right mate'. The random nature helps reduce the number of people who have a few beers after work, or a few beers at lunch, or a few beers instead of lunch, or a six pack on the passenger seat, or a beer after breakfast, or... you get the drift.
In my town (in New Zealand) the cops set up traffic stops. We have the only bridge for 40 minutes, so they stop people on one side of that 😂 also when I went to a rodeo they breathalysed everyone on exit.
RBT in my view is one of the best crime and safety initiatives we have introduced
There are still a few people who will go to Dan’s and just buy a “roadie” to drink on their way home from work.
There is a lot binge drinking and high functioning alcoholics in our society because it’s so ingrained into our society.
Yeah, the year RBT was brought in, the ratio of full strength beer to mid-strength beer sold flipped - from 70-30 to 30-70 or something similar.
Damn, the other side of the globe, but same problems and same method of dealing with it.
I'm from Poland, which, obviously, has a lot of people having a beer or two here and a naggin of vodka there, but still being 100% convinced they are good to go when it comes to driving.
So we also started randomly pulling people for breath tests 20 or more years ago and wouldn't you know, the number of accidents caused by drunk drivers has been falling more and more every since
As an Australian, Australia is basically Texas, New York, Florida, D.C, Arizona, Utah and Alaska put together
So, basically Australia is the weird parts of America sans California
@@abm5119 pretty much
@@abm5119 & sans New York, unfortunately we do have a few places, that are like New Jersey. Yah I'm looking at you Newcastle & Wollongong.
wow
But no guns
"Theyll just hang out in your front yard, like 20-30 of them." this was not an uncommon thing to see where I grew up in utah, though it was usually more along the 5-15 range.
EDIT: I forgot to specify deer
didn't know there were kangaroos in Utah :p
@@volatilelion657 Yah escapees from Hogle Zoo
Hold up I've been in Utah my entire life and have seen in total, like, 6 deer... Is it because I live in the salt lake valley?
The edit to your comment made me laugh so much harder than it had any right to lol.
Comment had me plan a trip to Utah, edit had me call it off. ;)
Feels like the 90s that may have something to do with the Kmarts and no prepaid gas
Or the other way around. If I saw Kmarts everywhere and no prepaid gas (or no card option), I'd think I'd somehow ended up in the 90s too.
You did not have to pay for gas before you pumped it in America in the 90's as well!
60's &70's someone pumped it for you and you paid them from your seat in the car.
It is trusting the customers, which shows how things have changed.
And in some areas until after 2010. I remember my dad accidentally stealing gas when I was a teenager
@@stevemattfisI had several gas stations in Oregon pump the gas for me when I was there on holiday a few months ago. I was pleasantly surprised, but it also felt a little awkward 😅
In New Jersey the attendant still pumps gas and you pay from your front seat.@@stevemattfis
Three of the weirdest things I remember from my time in Australia (as a Brit):
- the most dangerous animal you could encounter on a regular day is arguably the Australian Magpie, they dive bomb into cyclists' faces and cause crashes
- a Summer game is putting goon (bagged wine) on a spinning clothes line and try to get drinks as it spins. Somehow this felt more wrong than the Shoey
- in Adelaide specifically there are quite a few Speakeasies. Australia never had prohibition, they just like the hidden doors to underground bars (I think partly to laugh at friends going for the first time and trying to guess where the entrance is)
Ah yes, goon of fortune. A classic
Isn't this three things?
@@FezzesRCool11 good catch, I thought of one, then realised it wasn't actually that unusual to most and deleted it
What is The Shoey?
@@nihiliststarbeer out of a shoe.
#7 is pretty common in Europe too.
And I think that Australia is the only place, outside the southern US states, where you can rock a mullet unironically.
Randomly, Bath rugby team in England also does mullets with terrible moustaches.
Even weirder, I've never heard anyone mention it?
It's our patriotic duty as Australians to throw Ben a BBQ and teach him the elevated cultural touchstones as the shoe-y, Goon of Fortune, that game where you use a Hills Hoist to surf around a slip 'n' slide. The things only a man with taste from Florida could appreciate.
You say bbq he'll likely expect a bbq not a grill out.
@@OriginalSoulbourne what in the goon sack is a grill out? It sounds like a violent interrogation. I’m loving how we speak the same language but also a completely different language.
@luciexo2821 when you grill instead of BBQ. BBQ is an 8-12 hour slow cooking process, in the 50s they advertised kettle grills as a poor man's bbq you could go out and have a family lunch with and that's where the idea grilling is bbq originated.
@@OriginalSoulbourne that sounds like it’s probably delicious but if we tried it here, it’s way too long outside where the sun is trying to murder you. Out of curiosity, does American BBQ have like a low-meat option or is it all pork and brisket?
You think you'll be able to swing a sausage sizzle? Bonus if it's in the parking lot of a Buntings.
As a former resident of Tampa Bay who's moved next door to New Zealand, can confirm many of these things. Though toilets don't really swirl here, they kind of splash up and then go down. The 1998 comment is correct. We moved back to my husband's home down after 20 years...and they had a video store still open. Kmart blew my mind.
In New Zealand, if you live in a town without a KMart you make special family/friend trips to the KMart in the closest city in the weekends. And are REAL excited about it.
Yes, this shames me. ONLINE SHOPPING EXISTS.
Australia is just Florida if Spain and Massachusetts never existed.
I get Spain, but why Massachusetts?
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980Massachusetts was founded by Puritans.
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 The head of state of Australia is King Charles III. Their harbours are not tea stained :)
@TheBT I know about King Up Chuck & his Horse Faced Wife I live in Australia.
@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Can I recommend using Foster's. We know you don't drink it but Brits do. I mean whilst it's small you do have a Boston from which to throw it in.
Kangaroos scare me, they will draw animals to water and drown em, and sometimes those animals are humans.
The real scary thing about them is there kick will straight up disembowel you.
I've only seen them in videos, and I get it. I've seen a vid of a guy decking one that was trying to choke out his dog; he hit it with a running haymaker...the kangaroo just looked a tad surprised (it let go of the dog), and offended. if he'd hit a person like that they'd have been out cold.
But they taste so good
@@Cooper_Chudamn right
Western Australia is Texas, Queensland is Florida, New South Wales is California, Victoria is New York, Northern Territory is Mississipi, South Australia is Iowa, Tasmania is Alabama
this applies to climate, politics and the overall vibe of the place as someone who has been to the US several times
As a Tasmanian I should be offended. But it is so true.
ACT is for sure Washington, or Colorado
Tasmania ain't Alabama, it's cold-ish and the right-wing party there is relatively moderate. I think Western Australia is actually the most left-leaning state in the country (other than ACT).
Is NSW California because it’s always on fire?
All I knew about Tasmania was that they had apple orchards and hydro so I figured they were eastern Washington state. Coldish and being right wing but not crazy right sounds like further evidence of it. Not sure how Trumpy eastern Washington is now though, so don't take my word for the "not crazy" bit. @@zUJ7EjVD
You pay for petrol after you fill your car in the UK too. We only added the option to pay at the pump before you fill a few years ago.
Also, petrol.stations have CCTV cameras that can read license plates, so you can't entirely get away with not paying.
It's not even always a legal problem either the oil companies like BP and Shell will take repeat offenders to civil court which means when you lose you have to pay big including both your own and their legal fees.
They have found civil suits stop repeat offenders more effectively than criminal charges because the costs are so much higher.
Same in Germany. Although places where you can pay at the pump are extremely rare.
We use to do that where I live in Canada too until 2018(?) after a gas n dasher killed a guy in the escape.
What people didn't realize is that self-service stations, at least in the '90s, that if somebody drove off without paying gas the attendant inside who mind you is taking money from a long line of people getting cigarettes for people answering questions would have to pay for that gas. They would allow you to drive offs and then you had to pay for anyone who drove off. So these people are not ripping off the gas company but ripping off the employees.
Canadian here, did not realize "pay after you pump" was such a shock. XD I am sure some people do try to pump drive off, especially in more rural areas, but most places have so many cameras you'd be caught immediately.
Idk if its the lighting or the air in Australia but ben YOU ARE GLOWING
You should bring other countries to the table
Spain having DID with 17 different personalities
@@soedragons3582 Italy would be even worse... "They" didn't even exist or have a national language until (relatively) recently 😅
He's already had Canada
@@wta1518oh when was that? I gotta go watch it.
@@carlyar5281 It's called Canada Joins the Table
I feel like a big part of the "90s vibes" is Kmart existing... I haven't been in one since like 2002.
I was to a Kmart in Kansas in 2010ish. It was surprisingly nice. My grandma's cousin was a manager of it in the past.
The one in my hometown in Kansas closed in 2020
Nice
Now I want to move to Australia. Florida just got boring.
Move to Queensland, it's our Florida here.
Idk, the Internet speed thing is kind of a deal breaker for me.
@@ryebread095 Not every area runs like a slug. They started upgrading the system in 2018/2019. But because of Covid they fell about 2 years behind schedule.
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 I admit, I've done zero research. I follow a few Australian tech CZcamsrs and they generally mock their Internet speed when it comes up, so that's my point of reference
@@ryebread095 Yah fair enough. They were supposed to upgrade it 10 years earlier but politics got in the way of progress here.
Aww, Ben isn't doing a tour, he's just on holiday. Have a good holiday Ben 👍
Damn, Ben, your hair looks awesome!
I had to watch the video twice because the first time I was too distracted by the gorgeous fluffy hair to listen to the talking! 🤩
Agreed. Ben’s hair looks incredible!
So I remember when we post paid for gas in the US! Around 2005 when hurricanes Katrina & Rita decided it's be cool to jack up a bunch of rigs & refineries so gasoline prices skyrocketed. People started driving off without paying regularly (at least often enough for it to make it on the news). Most gas stations started requiring pre-pay then, though there was a little store where I live that kept the post pay thing going until around ten years ago. (they even had the really old school pumps that had the rolling display for amount pumped & price).
Yeah, RBT has become so common that we have a TV show entirely around it. We also have one for mining, surveillance, ambulances, etc.
@BenBrainard
Many northern midwest states have gas stations or at least a couple of pumps at the gas station where you "pump then pay".
Yah but could you imagine this working in California? Or New York? & don't forget about Florida.
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
I don't know, I've never been to those states. Although, I suspect that if they did it in Florida it would look like the Zoolander scene.
I would argue that kids learn to be more responsible in cold weather states. The weather quickly teaches you, "don't fuck up".
Yeah. The less densely populated areas of the US generally always do this. I didn't know there even were pay-then-pump stations.
@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Are Americans innately more criminal than Australians?
As a European, the concept of paying before getting gas is fascinating to me. How do you make sure you get the right amount of gas? Here, you just pump until you have what you know fits into the tank and the pump reports how much you're supposed to pay...?
I believe as it is frequently done with cards these days they will take out an "authorisation" on the card for some amount say $100, then you fill up. When you finish the authorisation is returned and the amount you actually used is billed. It does seem like a hard way of doing it and avoiding the impulse purchases in the shop when you do pay.
There are two common ways its done: pay at register, or pay at pump.
Pay at register means you tell them how much you want to spend and what pump youre parked in front of (ex. $25 on pump 2) and the cashier will basically tell the machine to stop pumping gas once the value of whats pumped equals whats been paid. Pay-at-pump means that depending on how much is in your account (debit) or your max (credit) it puts a hold on it. You fill your tank, and the meter tallies up the value. Once youve put your pump back on the holder, it will release the hold and charge your card for the value of what you pumped. 😊
Both Australia and New Zealand (I have familly in both countries) have always felt about 20 years behind America, where I grew up. This also explains the bad WiFi, Kmart, hatchbacks and pumping gas on the honor system.
LOL... #7 just made me say, "OMG he's soooo young!" 😂😂😂
Belated welcome to Australia! It's intriguing to hear about what others find weird that you think is normal.
YES to everything especially the kangaroos being pests and the 90's vibe!! I can't tell you how much 90's pop was playing when we were there in April 23 (we stopped at this cozy little bed/breakfast in to get breakfast on our way out to a spot on Tasmania, and this 80ish year old lady is bopping out to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg!!) I LOVED every single moment of being over there, 10/10 would go back again (there is so much to explore!). Just make sure you take benadryl with you to and from the country, cuz the benadryl they sell isn't our benadryl (it helps me sleep on flights)
What area are you staying in Ben? Because the whole 90's vibe thing sounds like you're in Brisbane. & yah socially they're about 20 - 30 years behind New South Wales & Victoria.
There's nothing wrong with the 90s, and it's making a comeback 😅😅
And WA is another 20 years behind Queensland
@@MichaelBreenIsaborn I could do without some of the hideous fashions of the decade.
@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 The stone washed denims. The lycra gym wear. I wore all black and had silk and corduroy everything. The denim jackets are back and I'm glad.
Late night shopping and 90s vibes kinda sounded like Tasmania to me. Even here in sleepy Adelaide most of the supermarkets are open til 9 every night!
OMG Ben! You look fantastic! And your hair!
Toilet flushing is literally determined by the shape of the toilet. It has nothing to do with the coriolis effect. Like, seriously, look at the hole the water comes out. It's angled. That's it. It's literally just that.
Our toilets work totally differently to US ones. We don't use a siphon. Just dump a load of new water on top to push everything through. It's very weird to us to see how much water is in american toilets and how weak the flush is in comparison.
at a lot of small town truck stops, you pump diesel before you pay. it wasnt until 9/11 and the ensuing gas price spike that my area went pre-pay for gas. it only takes 1 to ruin it for everyone.
Random breath tests, (RBT's) are quite common, in order to make sure people aren't drink driving or driving while high. We even have a reality TV show about it called RBT, its fuckin hilarious.
Where I live in Michigan it’s still weird to pay first before you pump gas. Out of the 10 or so gas stations, like 3 or 4 make you pay first. We even have a couple places that will pump your gas for you still.
Welcome to Aus :D Sounds like you're enjoying your trip so far. Did anyone tell you about dropbears yet?
In regards to the petrol/gas/servo-stations, you pay after you pump in Oregon too. However, you're not allowed to pump it yourself. Presumably so people don't just fill up and drive off.
American Target couldn’t really get a foothold in Australia because Australia already had its own Target stores. Different companies, same name. Basically it came down to a copyright-ish issue, there was a lawsuit, the Australian version won, and American Targets just kind of died out in Australia. (Also, I think the major color theme of the Australian Targets is green.)
Australian target also used red, its logo was the same.
@@Duncan_Campbell heh. That’s weird. My memory is really shoddy. And apparently colorblind. 😅
@@meraxes6086yeah it's woolies that's green
Canada has the same gasoline system; they have a system which let's them send the police your license plate if you don't pay, (they have cameras pointing at the back of your car)
Aww, apparently the White Chocolate M&Ms that I had there were exclusively in 2004/5 and 2017. Those were Mind Blowing.
What are some snacks or candies over there that you like that you can't find in the USA?
We have Cadbury's chocolate *EVERYWHERE* here. & the Cream Easter Eggs have been available since the start of January as well.
this
Tim Tam's. Chocolate Cream between two chocolate biscuits coated in milk chocolate. And that's the basic version, we have caramel center, white chocolate coated, double coated...
I freaking live here and I’m 42, how the hell did I miss those!?!
Ooo, those all sound so good. I was thinking of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies (which are my favorite). But now I am wondering what Snicker Doodles with crushed Cadbury eggs would taste like. 🤔 Sorry, my ADHD got on a cookie tangent. 😅
It was actually really recent that the US stopped completely pay after you pump. I'm only 28 and when I first started driving you could still pay after.
You should visit DankPods
Nice vibe, Ben. Looking and sounding fresh.
In Michigan certain wescos you can pay after you pump. They got cameras everywhere though.
Kmart? Damn I'm jealous!
I think the 90s vibes and the Kmart dominance go hand in hand.
2:27 It's the bad wifi. Even that feels like 1998.
Just for definition, our wifi speed is on “average” 30-35 mbs down and 5-10 mbs up. It’s real bloody bad here
@@outbackraider Do you mean wifi or cellular data?? Sounds like you mean cellular data since wifi only refers to the wireless from your router/access point and is 2.4ghz, 5ghz, or now also 6hz.with wifi 7 I think. 5ghz is not the same as 5g.
@@Morberis They probably mean their internet connection speed. If they are getting 35/10 they are probably on a 50/20 plan and have their modem/router setup badly. That or they are on mobile data and don't know the difference. Most people have no idea.
Utah still has a few gas stations where you pay after pumping.
Why does it sound like Ben is trying to decide if he wants to move there?🤔
As a Washingtonian who moved to Australia in august, this is pretty correct 😆
I actually remember a time when you paid for the gas after you pumped it, in Canada. It was also a time where Gas stations hired some lad to pump the gas, check your oil, and clean your windshield.
Here in Minnesota, you can usually pay after or pre-pay. it's been this way as far back as i can remember.
Unsliced bagels are really no biggie when you get right down to all the other inconveniences and terrors I'm told Aussies have to endure.
I don't know if it's changed here yet or not, but it used to be that you could pump and then pay up here in Alaska too. Source: Worked for a grocery chain at their fuel station in my hometown (on an island, if that matters) for two summers.
This is the cool part about culture shock. You never know where you gonna be in uncharted territory. From a Canadian perspective, I feel like i'm just in a neighboring town when in Australia, more so than in (some/most of which I visited) parts of the US. And from my french Canadians' perspective, the first time I went to France was a big gap in my expectation of what it would be like on the day to day life. Versus, the first time I went in the UK, I was "Oh! shit it's pretty much the same as where I live, except Mars bars are cheaper, so let's buy loads of 'em" 😂
From what I've seen with the pumps in Canada (or at least my part in it), it's pay after you pump. Some will have the option to set a limit of gallons or Cash so you can say you only want a set amount and it cuts off when it reaches that, otherwise you pump and then pay at the pump or go in and pay if doing cash.
The toilet flushing thing is actually from how the toilets are designed
The random breath test for drink driving are a thing because of Australia's HUGE drinking culture.... I work in a bottleO/Pub and it's a regular thing to see someone trying to drive drunk after being at the bar all arvo
In most smaller cities you don’t have to pay for gas until after you fill up.
You should have posted the video upside-down
I'm from Michigan and up until about 15 years ago, you could pump the gas first then pay.
In Canada (at least where I am in Ottawa) - 90% of gas stations you still pay for gas AFTER you pump (or with a credit card at the time) - I personally do not go to any where I have to pay before - I want to fill my tank. I don't know how much that will cost before. Paying before is stupid.
As a Floridian, you really should meet the Aussie Salt Water Croc.
I mean, if you’re getting a bunch of bagels here to bring home they don’t slice them either. It’s only sliced for you if you’re eating it there or with something on it like cream cheese etc. so it sounds like Australia knows how to make a real bagel.
Up until a year ago most places in Wisconsin was pay after you pump too.
Alot of Cstores particularly in Maine only started prepay recently
OK you missed something: The Tim Tam Slam. Grab a coffee, grab a Tim Tam, bite the Opposite corners off the Tim Tam, Drink the coffee through the Tim Tam. It's amazballs.
Milk also works instead of coffee
Honestly never seen a coffee Tim tam slam
And then get this man some fairy bread and pineapple lumps. A true culinary dessert board there.
We also have random drug tests for drivers. The late night shopping day can change from city to town though but everyone does the same day
This was so fun! I hope you're having a good time.
When I was in New Zealand, I really confused a gas station attendant when I tried to prepay for gas.
I didn't get enough time to see all that you did when I unexpectedly visited Australia. I'm ready to try it out.
Bagels 🥯 not being sliced isn’t just an Australian 🇦🇺 thing Chesapeake bagel factory doesn’t slice them either unless you ask I think
Paying for petrol after is pretty common outside America. I've only seen the prepay in Canada though personally I prefer prepay, means I dont have to go in just to pay, its nice to just pull up to the pump, pay for what I need and go.
pre or post pay doesn't make a difference for where card readers are needed.
They do the pay after you pump the gas in Canada as well. Though the fact no one had stolen gas (or at least got away with it) is because there's cameras always on and pointing at each station in a way to get your license plates clearly
NorCal doesn't pre-slice bagels either :)
In the UK we also have late night shopping on a Thursday and pay for our petrol after we pump, when I went to America for the first time a few years ago I was shocked you didn’t do the same. I’d been to Australia before and I knew they did it the same but I guess America is just America
I love your enthusiasm
ROFL, America gas stations use to have you pay afterwards as well. You're so YOUNG!!! :P
Unless I am asking for it sliced, my bagels are not pre-sliced in New Jersey
As a New Yorker, NO, bagels are not cut when you buy them.
In 1998, you'd pay for your gas after pumping in America too. Well, at least in MI
Honestly, i'm glad Kmart still lives on in Australia
ah yes, the random breath tests, good ol "RBT means you need a plan B". that line gets ingrained into your mind as a kid (at least for me and my mates) since it's always on the TV as an ad, good fun, love the coppers here
Many places in the USA still have pay after you pump gas, but not as many as years ago.
As someone who lives in Indiana, there are still gas stations where if you are not paying at the pump, you pay after. they have cameras to get your license plate, and one guy I went to school with didn't pay one time and the police were at his house waiting for him when he got home.
Point #5 addendum:
Woolworth's in Australia is a bootleg operation. Some Aussies opened a bargain store chain and named it Woolworth's.
Although the American-based corporation had stores and regional headquarters in Canada and Britain, they didn’t yet have any in Australia. Since they didn’t have a presence in Australia, they didn't have a trademark on the name. Therefore they couldn't bring suit against them for infringement.
Similar thing happened with burger king which is why it's called hungry jacks here.
In Darwin in 1995, we went to a bar where they had a foam dance night.. foam up to our chests. I was a female US Sailor. I had a blast!! So many strongbows!! And I kept telling folks I was not mad when they asked if I was pissed yet 😅
i live very close to the centre of Melbourne and i forget how weird my country is thanks for the reminder
Paying after for gas used to be the way it worked in america. The small town i lived in still had stations that did that into the 90s.
Great video.
Oh hey buddy! Have fun while you're in town.
I'm not recommending you jump to this before catching up with all your Ben Brainard posts, but Puttin' On Airs just dropped a 1.7 hour episode featuring discussion of Emu Wars along with a bunch of other blathering by Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester. I'm playing that next.
A commenter in this list hours ago asked Ben to cover Emu Wars is why I mention it.
I still think that's a great idea because I value Ben's perspective on, well, everything!
1:05 I suppose it may be because I usually get freshly-baked bagels, But yeah bagels not being pre-sliced seems normal to me and I'm from the U.S., I suppose if I were buying cheap ones from the grocery store or something I'd expect it, But if I got anything else (Expensive bagels from the grocery store, Or cheap bagels form anywhere else) I would expect it to not be pre-sliced.
Bagels are not pre sliced, and neither are hamburger and hotdog buns. You pay after you pump, but you have to go in to do it, and i know several kids who have skip its
I live in North Dakota (Yes, it's an actual, real State) and most places still allow you to pump your gas before you pay lol
You forgot to mention teh MONEY with WINDOWS!!! That was what mesmerized me the most when I went there, back when you were knee high to a kneel.
Random breath tests is kinda smart, less dumb people going "its fine i only had a little bit to drink"
We also have random roadside drug testing. They mainly check for THC which is the active component in marijuana. They also look for meth & ecstasy.
Every so often the police will just block off a road and test most of the drivers going through (and also have cars waiting in nearby streets for the drivers who are like "oh crap! A breatho, I'll take to the backstreets and go around them". Alcohol culture (especially beer drinking) is (was?) big here, so drink driving used to be a significant problem. Oh, and before anyone thinks this is some draconian police state, I've been driving for over 30 years and been stopped for a breath test maybe 3 or 4 times.
@@JimOHalloran ah ok yeah we have that in sweden too, nice way to stay safe
@@JimOHalloran I wouldn't mind, since it appears to be random and fair. Here in the U.S. they just target someone for harassment.
@@cariwaldick4898 Yeah, totally. You're not driving along and suddenly a police car behind you pulls you over and breath tests you. They tend to sit on the side of the road and wave in a block of half a dozen cars, test them all (while everyone who comes along after just drives past), then wave in another block of cars when they're done. I've driven past plenty of breathos without being pulled in. I'm sure if you'd just pulled out of the pub and were driving erratically a cop might pull you over and test you. But you're not getting pulled over and asked to blow into the bag just because a cop is bored or doesn't like the look of you.
How did Ben not book any shows while he was here????? Or did I miss them already?
With the gas the process is if paying by card is to put your card into the card reader machine and then pump your gas. Will then be charged on your card the amount of gas used. If paying by cash would go to the attendant and saying something like $40 on (pump) 5. And yes that means if due back change will go back to the attendant for the change.
As an australian who grew up with the local mall having both a large target and a large kmart...??? At least where i live there are loads of Targets. I saw them as the like, fancier one, because like, there are $10 shirts rather than $5 ones. There is also big W.
I think he's out bush somewhere. Target shut down a bunch of their country stores.
Hatch backs are great. More people in the us should get hatch backs over 5 person SUVs.
Kmart and Benny's was a big thing in my state and new England in general but for some reason they all closed and those stores were replaced with Walmarts or Burlingtons.
Water in the southern hemisphere do not spin in the opposite direction of water in the northern hemisphere. It's merely how the water flows due to design or how it might be influenced by an action. When draining a sink it doesn't take much to make the water spin in either direction. Also, lots of places in Canada allow to fill first, then pay