<mcalevey@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1151569305.669051.193400@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Gday all,
>
> Havent been here in about 4 years.
> Some may remember me as the "other" gaijin truck driver, although I did
> keep a relatively low profile, bar the odd time or two after waay too
> many Asahis.
>
> Things seem much quieter here compared to back in the days when I
> relied on this group for my daily dose of English!!
>
I can relate to that dose of English thing, I can remember walking up to and 
engaging strangers on the street just to get my verbal fix.