Related to the describing of concrete items around oneself, I was taught to count things. The number of tiles on a wall, the number of chairs in a room.

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I too had an old S500. Yes, to everything above. It was a gorgeous car. But that double glazed window? When some SOB breaks it to steal the stuff that isn't there, well, that cost me about $1500! Eventually you do run up against the 'it'll cost too much ' barrier and you'll take it out somewhere quiet and lonely and…

I too had an old S500. Yes, to everything above. It was a gorgeous car. But that double glazed window? When some SOB breaks it to steal the stuff that isn't there, well, that cost me about $1500! Eventually you do run up against the 'it'll cost too much ' barrier and you'll take it out somewhere quiet and lonely and…

I too had an old S500. Yes, to everything above. It was a gorgeous car. But that double glazed window? When some SOB breaks it to steal the stuff that isn't there, well, that cost me about $1500! Eventually you do run up against the 'it'll cost too much ' barrier and you'll take it out somewhere quiet and lonely and…

I too had an old S500. Yes, to everything above. It was a gorgeous car. But that double glazed window? When some SOB breaks it to steal the stuff that isn't there, well, that cost me about $1500! Eventually you do run up against the 'it'll cost too much ' barrier and you'll take it out somewhere quiet and lonely and…

I too had an old S500. Yes, to everything above. It was a gorgeous car. But that double glazed window? When some SOB breaks it to steal the stuff that isn't there, well, that cost me about $1500! Eventually you do run up against the 'it'll cost too much ' barrier and you'll take it out somewhere quiet and lonely and…

Yes, I use Booking.com in Europe and almost always to find a bed for the night. Not paying up front is a real boon if something goes wrong with one's plans. Also, this enables them to offer places that are not possible otherwise, places that don't use credit cards (they exist!) some absolute gems.