It is if you are an employee. I was just a contractor, a.k.a a second class citizen. I was involved with their desktop refresh project which consisted of making sure their new computers were setup and all software was installed correctly. It was a kick ass job despite the hours. The longest day I had there was 17.5 hours there and I had a blast. They even paid for dinners when projects would roll into 2 in the morning. Good times ABY. I just don't like the fact that I'd have to wait 5 years to be converted. So 5 years of no beer coupons or going to that kick ass Christmas Party at Scott Trade Center

hey, welcome... i used to live on the Herts/Essex border.. I know its a big change, but hey you will either love it or hate it here! fingers crossed its not the latter

I believe you can get help for that...some kind of yeast sniffing rehab perhaps

I know that smell... My grandparents ran a pub in England which was owned by a brewery called Thwaites. Thwaites beer was always transported in wooden barrels on big carts pulled by Shire horses - it was their trademark. That smell brings back lots of good memories...

Actually it's a good thing on certain days. If you get close enough you can smell the beer and the alcohol in it. Makes my mouth water actually. Then there are days when the beer is in the mash stage and it smells a bit off putting. Then there are days I don't smell a thing.

So you could become a beer sniffing alcoholic then. That's a cheap addiction

So there were benefits then....?

And how long ago did you work there?

Off topic... Are going to the STL Mardi Gras? I've got some very nice beads reserved for you, none of that cheap stuff either...

Probably, if I wanted it...

I'm an Essex's Girl, but, PLEEZ no jokes, I've heard them all

Elaine

Ha, i used to live in Harlow, just 1/4 mile from posh and becks... so i have heard them all too!

BEADS!!

Seriously, though, I am sorry you are feeling homesick. Regarding food - check to see if there is an international food section in your local grocery store - if so, you will almost certainly be able to pick up baked beans and Marmite. If you have a World Market near you, they will have a Britsh food section.
Regarding people - if you look beneath the surface, you will find that they are not all dim. As an example, one of the Mom's at my kid's school always used to drive me mad - I thought she was so shallow and over the top, then one day, she said something which made me sit up and think. I began to take more notice of things she said and did, and I started to do the same with some of the other Mom's who had the same effect on me. I came to admire, respect and - God forbd! - like most of them.
Because we share the same language, we forget that culturally we are very different.

I live near a chocolate factory which has the same problem - some days it's awesome, other days it's foul!

It was back in 2004. Most likely I'm stayin' put on the KC side. Thanks for the offer though