>>>>>Your residential or city dweller certainly doesn't need those vehicles, however, if you live on a ranch and have to carry fencing or other equipment around, you may very well need one (not the hummer of course :o)
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>>>>Goodness. We'd better ship some trailers over asap.
>>>> I had no idea hitching things onto the back of your vehicle or using what we like to call roof bars was unknown over there.
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>>>It actually is unknown. Over the years there I got the impression that vast majority of Americans have very little clue about packing things, or generally lack the skill to maneuver things into tight spaces. They never had to - they were told they need a bigger car/house/bag instead, and they believed what they were told.
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>>Its becoming a lost art here as well.
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>>Whenever I have to go to Ikea (flat pack furniture) I am amazed how people will try and fit very large objects into their cars.
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>>I put on the roof bars and have some strong straps and can put pretty much anything on the roof.
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>How about Dragan? Strap him to the roof, don't worry about fastening things too tight, then see how fast you can go on the M1 ;-)
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>I like and respect Dragan, as I have said here many times. What I don't like are his derogatory and wildly misleading stereotypes of my country. We have very little clue about packing things? Generally lack the skill? Somehow we can't crack the cosmic puzzle of packing efficiently?
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>Maybe it's like family. We might say very strong words to a wayward family member, but an outsider better not say it.

He says some pretty rude things about his own place as well.

Anyway as he lived there for many years and paid your taxes (presumably without a vote) I guess he gets a say.