richardm123

We (me and the wife) arrived at Gatwick from Toronto on the morning of the 7th June via AirTransat (Great flight, I recommend the club class upgrade. Double check in weight, triple carry on and great food and drink).

We had sent a bunch of stuff air cargo and it cleared within an hour. Pick up was a breeze and then back to Leighton Buzzard to stay with relatives. Okay it took 5 hours to drive from Gatwick to LB (usual time 1.5 hours!!!!). Crazy M25.

I'm currently at my mothers in Newport Pagnell. I am loving being back, smaller roads, houses, everything looks quaint. People so friendly and seemingly genuine (not to self, pedestrians do not have right of way here).

We are hoping to move back to London post Olympics and when we get jobs. I just phoned an agency in London and they called my back within half and hour, again friendly and professional. A contrast to the 40 I called in Toronto and did not get one callback.

Off to London to visit friends next week and then to ramp up the job search. Oh yeah, on Friday I had a massive fry up for breakfast at a greasy spoon. Glorious.

M&S food tastes better than ever (shop at Tesco or I'll go bankrupt). You can buy wine at petrol stations without feeling evil (See Ontario's weird booze laws).

I love the green of this country, just glorious.

Richard

jemima55

I`ve been back three weeks and have had more full English breakfasts than I can count, making up for five years in the US.
Welcome back! I hope the job search goes well and you get settled quickly!

lf1

Congratulations. Good luck with the job hunting. I love M&S too, especially their Mousakka and various salads.

All going according to plan we should be arriving on the 10th August. I can't wait for my first fry up and good walk in the hills.

dbd33

Wherever have you people been in America? Fantastic breakfasts are readily available all across the country, even Canada has some great breakfast places.

lf1

Not in my neck of the woods. The only time I have had a good fry up is when I make it myself with Bacon, Black Pudding & Sausage bought from a speciality store. Not that I miss a fry up too much as I wouldn't be eating them on a regular basis, but it is nice to walk into a cafe and get the real McCoy as a treat.

dbd33

Where, roughly, are you?

lf1

Calgary

nwtrucker

Gonna be nice and green with a months worth of rain in 24 hours!

dbd33

<makes note not to go to Calgary>

jemima55

It`s all in the bacon (and black pudding, sausages and, where I was, the mushrooms).

dbd33

Bacon, sausage and mushrooms can all be tracked down. Black pudding though, that's a problem. If you need the full Ulster Fry then, no, North America offers you nothing.

Londonuck

Nobody has mentioned curry... you freaks!

Good luck with being home and getting work.

Man, i miss Waitrose but not the Clapham Junction station with the other 42 million people

Back2UK

Richard

I wish you and your wife the best of luck.

I was going to head to Newport Pagnell but it appears I will be going further south now for work opportunities. Keep us updated.

Mummy in the foothills

Mmmmmm Curry. That is always on my list of must haves as soon as I get home.

Back2UK

Its on my list as well as chinese, kebab and fish supper.