| From: | Jim Cadwallader |
| Date: | 12 Sep 2001 at 20:27:38 |
| Subject: | Re: [amigactive] Another off-topic post from a 'merkin |
Hi,
> What exactly is a "car boot sale"?? I've seen that term mentioned in
> countless Amiga Format and Amiga Active articles....you see, we don't have
> those here in the States...I don't know if "car boot" means the same in
the
> US as it does in the UK, but here a "car boot" is a huge metal device that
> the police attach to one of your car's tires, preventing you from driving
> the car [unless you're very, VERY stupid!]...it just seems strange to me
> that there'd be special sales of these things...and why, at a place where
> you're supposed to buy these things, would you find an Amiga there???
Here the "boot" of the car is the space at the rear where you usually keep
stuff like spare tyres, tools etc. A US "car boot" here is called a wheel
clamp. Hence "car boot" sales are typically large open-air events where
public vendors might pay, say, £5 for a pitch and bring second hand items
along in their "car boot" to sell... laying them out on trestle tables.
Obviously, some are held indoors too, such as computer oriented ones.
"Car boots" are excellent places to pick up all sorts of household goods,
second hand game consoles, videos, TVs - whatever.
I trust the term "merkin" has the same meaning everywhere? 8^)
Regards,
Jim Cad*
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