[PRCo] Re: For Our Midwestern Natives and Transplants

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Schneider Fred wrote:

> Easterners in general and particularly people from the New York area
> often gave themselves away by talking that they were so many hours or
> minutes away from something.   Farther west they spoke in miles.

I like to speak of being blocks away from things, but will guess miles if 
you make me, and minutes if you tell me a time of day.