June 18, 2008

Dansk tekst til venstre

English text on the right



Dagens baghave:

Backyard of the Day:

Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California

Hesperia is located just south of Victorville in San Bernardino County, California.

 

Ja, nu var det jo egentlig meningen, at vi skulle have været hjemme i dag, men det blev så ikke til noget. Owen Bigfoot Henderson opgav ævred til morgen, og det viser sig, at der, ved siden af den benzinpumpe, der gik i stykker i Iowa, er en meget større pumpe, som blev overophedet på det tidspunkt, hvilket gjorde, at den kun holdt til i dag.
Så der er en ny på vej, og den bliver sat ind fredag, eller - hvis vi er heldige - i morgen. Den koster over $3400, så nu er vi også flade som fregner.
Men, som April meget viseligt siger... En ferietur er meget bedre end alt sådan noget, man kan købe. Vi håber hun husker, hun har sagt det, når vi kommer hjem og ikke køber noget i MEGET lang tid.

Well, of course we were really supposed to get back to San Diego today, but that didn't happen, as you can see. Owen Bigfoot Henderson began to huff and puff unduly this morning, and it turns out that there, next to the fuel pump that gave out in Iowa, is a much larger pump, which got overheated at that time, causing it to give out today.
So a new one is on the way, and it will be installed Friday, or - if we're lucky - tomorrow. It costs over $3400, so now were flat broke.
But, as April says very wisely... A trip is much better than any of the stuff you can buy. We hope she'll remember she said that, when we get home and buy little if anything for a VERY long time.

 

 

Skilt oppe hos mekanikeren:

"Hvis det er vanskeligt, gør vi det omgående.
Hvis det er umuligt ta'r det lidt længere.

Mirakler kun efter aftale."

Det er altid rart at ha' en mekaniker med selvtillid.

Sign at the car mechanic's:

"If it's difficult, we do it immediately.
It it's impossible, it takes slightly longer.

Miracles by appointment only."

It's always nice to have a self-assured mechanic.

 



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