Wordamouth

Now out in New Jersey, east of New York by 40 odd miles or an hour and a half by train. What was once rolling countryside of woods and farms is now rolling countryside of woods and commuter mansions. A “lot” is at least 10 acres here by law, so you can imagine what the "estates" look like.

Somerset County is home of the Essex Fox Hunt and horses abound including the US Equestrian Team’s HQ over the road. The changing use of land is therefore traceable as open country changes to private plots.

Looking at a book written or rather produced by one of the Johnsons ( Johnson and Johnson darling ....its that kind of area) about hunting over the past century the passage of time is traceable by the age of houses, their density and the use of land. The dress code and the principles don't seem to have moved on much though.

A good horse is still a good horse, but cars are something else. What's evident is the move from the top cars being Mercedes to being Lexus ( is the plural Lexi?)

"Mom always had Mercedes 'cos Dad had a dealership but they got rid of the good guys once he sold it. The best guy now has a Lexus dealership and so Mom bought one from him. Its great for her, she never has to go to the dealership - which is a boon cos she cant find anything. Mercedes service has gone down the pan anyway, but these guys are great"

You only have to look at the number of Lexussss on the road to see that good ol' fashioned wordamouth works still despite changing scenery.