Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 28, 2006 11:45:50 GMT -5
the legal limit is .08 BAL i'm pretty sure
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czarval
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
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Post by czarval on Nov 28, 2006 13:08:05 GMT -5
That sounds right. That's what they always say on TV.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Nov 28, 2006 14:42:34 GMT -5
yeah, most americans prolly don't even know...
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Post by Dominique on Nov 28, 2006 17:39:10 GMT -5
Wow! that's pretty high. In Australia the limit for people on their full license is only .02
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Nov 28, 2006 18:35:47 GMT -5
It's .08 in Canada, and I do believe most people are aware of it, which doesn't prevent some from DUI, unfortunately. I never drink & drive, I'm so small that I'm sure one glass of wine would put me over the limit and DUI is something I have zero tolerance for.
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Nov 29, 2006 13:18:21 GMT -5
In Germany it´s 0,5 promille. I just think that they´re setting a bad example, especially since it´s supposed to be a family friendly show.
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 5, 2006 9:58:41 GMT -5
How does marriage work in your country, do you take your husbands name, have a choice, or have to keep your own name?
In Quebec you have to keep your name. I really want to have Daniel's last name, but I think In would have to pay a lot of money to get it changed. It use to be traditional where you too your husband's last name. My mom has my dad's last name, but they changed the law. I think because of divorce rates.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Dec 5, 2006 10:19:19 GMT -5
As far as I know women have the choice to take the husbands name, keep theirs or hyphenate. Pretty weird law you have in Canada.
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 5, 2006 10:49:10 GMT -5
I know...
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Dec 5, 2006 10:57:26 GMT -5
yeah, in the US you can take your husband's, keep your own, or hyphenate it. most women that keep their own name are the big professionals who are well known by their name. i couldn't think of anything else that i would want more han to have nick's last name, and since i'm going to be a teacher herringshaw might be easier to pronounce than reichert anyways. but it will make my full name so long! 27 letters in all, as opposed to the 24 i have now...haha
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Paige
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Post by Paige on Dec 5, 2006 11:54:58 GMT -5
yea...id definitely want to take my husbands last name but i must admit, i will miss my last name.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Dec 5, 2006 12:16:33 GMT -5
i have twin boy cousins with my last name, one of which is gay so i see our last name will be carried on only through my one cousin prolly
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Dec 5, 2006 14:03:26 GMT -5
I think it also depends on how your first name goes with your husband´s last name.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Dec 5, 2006 14:49:15 GMT -5
haha Kristie Herringshaw...doesn't sound perfect, but I'm sure it'll grow on me. Naming your kids would be "Do I like this name?" and "Does it sound right all together?"
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Post by Dominique on Dec 5, 2006 18:20:48 GMT -5
We do it the same way in Australia as what America does; you can keep yours, take his or hyphenate. I don't think I really mind too much which one I did when I got married. I can see how if you've already made a name for yourself you'd keep your own.
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