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Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Apr 5th 2013, 1:00 am
Replies: 1
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Posted By drew&venna
Re: Iain Banks

I read about this yesterday, very, very sad news :( :( :( :(
Forum: Moving back to the UK Oct 22nd 2012, 5:18 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,258
Posted By drew&venna
Re: Just moved back - disillusioned - advice?

Credit checks for everything? The UK becomes more like the US everyday it seems. :(
Forum: USA Sep 30th 2012, 10:07 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,215
Posted By drew&venna
Re: Moving to Virginia in February 2013

San Francisco, it's a very "European" city, very walkable (you don't *need* to own a car), near the water (but v cold) and with a climate close to the UK. It's expensive but worth it. There is even a...
Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return Sep 16th 2012, 11:55 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 13,170
Posted By drew&venna
Re: Appreciating Britain.

Born and bred California girl here, and I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to be in the outside lane, but they do go there to pass (overtake) other trucks. If they stay in the outside lane they are...
Forum: USA / US Immigration and Visas Sep 16th 2012, 11:35 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 957
Posted By drew&venna
Re: US Citizenship Question

Lots of great info here guys, thank you!

Update: Told husband the info from this thread and he's totally 'on board' now! :egyptian:
Forum: USA / US Immigration and Visas Sep 14th 2012, 8:28 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 957
Posted By drew&venna
US Citizenship Question

I'm trying to convince my husband (currently here on 10 year Greencard, been here 6 years) to get US/Dual citizenship because we are considering a move back to the UK in the next 5 to 10 years. We...
Forum: Moving back to the UK / Back Home Sep 14th 2012, 7:58 pm
Replies: 153
Views: 10,427
Posted By drew&venna
Re: It's been a week.....

Not sure where this info is coming from. I'm not saying our education system is great, (HA!!) but at least in my day we learned all about other cultures in elementary school, and then in middle...
Forum: Moving back to the UK / Back Home Aug 24th 2012, 11:05 pm
Replies: 153
Views: 10,427
Posted By drew&venna
Re: It's been a week.....

Ahhh I see :lol: Still that is incredible. My Civic (supposedly) gets 30. I think the Prius gets about 50.

Thanks for the info :)
Forum: Moving back to the UK / Back Home Aug 24th 2012, 5:25 pm
Replies: 153
Views: 10,427
Posted By drew&venna
Re: It's been a week.....

:ohmy: 50 miles to the gallon?!!! Holy cow!!
Forum: USA / Marriage Based Visas Oct 12th 2011, 7:56 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 338
Posted By drew&venna
Question Info on getting US Citizenship

Hi All,

Seeing as this forum proved to be an invaluable resource when getting my husbands K1 visa over 5 years ago, I thought I would return for more advice. We are talking of possibly returning to...
Forum: Moving back to the UK / Citizenship and Spouse/Family Visas Oct 12th 2011, 7:48 pm
Replies: 128
Views: 38,952
Posted By drew&venna
Exclamation Re: UK Spouse Visa Information - evidence required etc

Wait, what's this about 5 years? Sorry I've been away for a while and am just now getting into doing research on my husband and I returning to the UK. We've been married 5 1/2 years now, and if we...
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Oct 28th 2010, 5:55 pm
Replies: 174
Views: 7,548
Posted By drew&venna
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations

Not so sure I'd consider prevalence of starbucks/costa and other chains as a positive. I'd like good coffee, sure, but can't we have some mom and pop shops??
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Oct 28th 2010, 5:23 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 390
Posted By drew&venna
Best bank to open a secured line of credit with?

Hi,

Well our credit is once again in the pits after Washington Mutual got bought out by Chase we lost our beloved secured line of credit (with free emails when you credit score changed!!) :(

We...
Forum: Moving back to the UK Jun 16th 2009, 4:50 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,291
Posted By drew&venna
Re: The UK is looking good.

I worked as a barista for YEARS so I'm incredibly anal about my coffee. I'm also lactose intolerant so soy is a big deal to me. On a recent trip to see the in-laws, I no longer was confined to...
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Jun 15th 2009, 2:54 am
Replies: 20
Views: 977
Posted By drew&venna
Re: BritGrocery.com??

thanks for those links, I'll check them out.

robertsons shred
mr toms
galaxy
hula hoops
pataks balti curry paste
tetley's decaf
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Jun 14th 2009, 7:12 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 977
Posted By drew&venna
BritGrocery.com??

Hi,

I just discovered this site, which seems to sell a lot of the things from England that we've been missing! Unfortunately two items we are desperate for are "out of stock" and have been for a...
Forum: USA / Marriage Based Visas Dec 11th 2008, 6:13 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 464
Posted By drew&venna
Re: I-751 Question

haha yes! thank you, i've put it in big capitals (red pen) on bottom left.

I think we are in the window of time, getting close though. Jan 18th is the final day. It should be processed (again) by...
Forum: USA / Marriage Based Visas Dec 11th 2008, 5:58 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 464
Posted By drew&venna
Re: I-751 Question

thank you so much!! this might be a silly question, but where exactly on the envelope do we write resubmission?
Forum: USA / Marriage Based Visas Dec 10th 2008, 2:33 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 464
Posted By drew&venna
I-751 Question

We submitted our I-751 but were in such a hurry to get it mailed that we forgot to sign it! So it has been returned and we have signed it. My question is, do we have to mark the envelope as a...
Forum: The Lab Jul 20th 2008, 7:31 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 7,131
Posted By drew&venna
Question Are proxy servers dangerous?

Hi, I posted this in another forum before discovering this one, just want to know if there are any dangers involved with using free proxy servers, from say http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html

I am...
Forum: USA Jul 20th 2008, 7:26 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 914
Posted By drew&venna
Re: Bay area home renting with Big Dog

We live in SF and our apt. allows dogs. My sister in law has rented both and apartment and a house in SF and has dogs. My sister rents in oakland and is allowed dogs and cats.

So, it is possible!...
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Jul 20th 2008, 7:18 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 762
Posted By drew&venna
Exclamation Are proxy servers dangerous?

I really want to have access to Ch.4 On Demand and BBC iPlayer et al, but am nervous about using a proxy server. What are the down sides?

thank you!
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Jul 9th 2008, 3:04 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 2,493
Posted By drew&venna
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Jul 8th 2008, 7:51 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 2,493
Posted By drew&venna
Re: BBC, ITV, SKY ...anything!!

if you want to watch bbc iplayer you have to get a proxy server (or something)...if you search proxy server the thread should come up. i used it and it worked fine.
Forum: USA / The Trailer Park Mar 31st 2008, 1:39 am
Replies: 71
Views: 2,143
Posted By drew&venna
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