Back to the eggs

Rebecca, in her brilliance, googled the whole eggs-in-the-fridge thing and found that eggs, like most American groceries, are bought in bulk in the U.S. and then refrigerated to keep their freshness. In Europe, as in other places I'm sure, they buy a few eggs at a time and leave them on their mildewy countertops or in their moldy shelves, leaving them a mere day or so to be consumed. Why no one has bothered to tell them that one of the few things Americans do correctly is buy in bulk and freeze/refrigerate is beyond me. Because it works.

Seriously, it works. I was going Euro and leaving my eggs on the counter before Lou told me how they lose a day of freshness for every hour not kept cold (or some wonderful stat similar to that), and I was wondering why my scrambled eggs were turning out a very pale yellow color, as well as sticking to the pan more than they should with an adequate spraying of generic Tespressco Pam sunflower spray underneath them. I do blame it on the lack of refrigeration.

These Brits is crazy. Someone needs to show them frostless freezers and refrigerated eggs. And air-conditioning. While we're at it, Diet Dr Pepper, iced tea, Mexican food, decent margaritas and cheap public transportation should be added to that list. And dental hygiene, reliable health insurance, coffee that doesn't cost half your week's earnings and a playground that doesn't look like the other 15 I've seen since we got here.

How about a road that actually has two lanes?