Originally Posted by jasper123

Hello everyone,
OK roll call ----- Denise and Hubby are the next people to go back home I think, there ship leaves on August 8th, now does anyone know who the next ones are to return to the nest,
My big plane is leaving Vegas for Gatwick on November 30th just 4 months to go for me, Oh boy dont the months go by fast, is anyone before me? there has been so many people that left to go home in the last few months its hard to remember who is next,
Rodney.

Originally Posted by Katey70

Hello everyone, it has been awhile since I have posted...been very busy in preparation for our return to the UK.

We have sold our condo, listed items for sale on craig's list, made arrangements to have stuff shipped to the UK. All of this would not have been possible without the help and information from everyone on this site...so a big thank you to all of you.

We move out of our condo August 28 and will spend two weeks in a B&B then leave Sept 8th for the UK where we have temporary accommodation until we can find a permanent home, in Border country...probably around Kelso.

My last day at work is tomorrow (July 30th) and Stewart's last day is Aug 6th.

Good luck to all who have made it home, those who are on their way, and those who are thinking about.

Catherine

Originally Posted by trottytrue

Seems so many are making the move in the next few months.

Katey70.. Goodluck on your move please keep in touch and let us know how things work our for you.

DDL.. I wish you all the best, just remember once your gone family tend to make other arrangements and your spot will be filled. I know its a cruel thing to say but it is the truth. You are doing whats best for you and thats good you only have one life. By the way I hope I am as organized as you are when the time comes for my move.

Charleygirl..Have you received your re-evaluation yet?

Wonder how Easterndawn and Aces1 are doing suppose they are both very busy. Just sending good thoughts your way if you look in and dont have time to post.

Rodney do you have an idea of those who moved back within the past year. I wish we could keep their names somewhere it would be handy and maybe have a map of the UK with pins where people went to live. So far we have people in Ireland, Scotland, Malta and I think someone is down in Dorset.

Originally Posted by jasper123

Hello everyone,
I have just finished reading those very interesting and honest posts of Ed and Anna and Denise1 and trottytrue and I thank you all for being so honest about how you see your life in UK & Anna in Malta so far,
I think a lot of people that have just recently moved back in say the last year are or have been until now reporting on the good things that they see and feel,

Im feeling they were just a little afraid to tell all of us still here in US or Canada or Oz or New Zealand or wherever our adopted country is the other things that they are struggling with over there in UK thinking that it would deter us from coming home or that we would have second thoughts,

But to my mind this type of honesty is what all us people getting ready and waiting for our flight to UK needs to hear, and also all the rest that are still in there two year thinking if they want to take the plunge or not,

Everyone on this wonderful thread of ours have our own reasons for wanting to go back, some have family that they are leaving here when they go back, and some like me who has no family in US whatsoever and now not even a single friend here --- for me I feel that its a much easier decision that I had to make as I only really had my self to think about on this side of the pond --- but having said that I think of how wonderful it will be to live the rest of my days over there in UK with all my family, primarily though I am really just going back to be with my 91 year old Mum, and it will also be nice to be with the rest of my family too,
Also what makes it an easier decision for me and others like Don and others that I cant remember now who are at the retiring age like me who are 65 or over and when they go back home they will have there social security or state pension from there adopted country plus some of us will also be entitled to a small reduced state pension from UK for the years that we worked there before we emigrated out here many years ago, so when we people go back home we will be retired and so will not have the worry of thinking --- will I be able to find a Job to support myself, and if I do will it be a Job that I will like or maybe I will hate it --- or maybe like Ed bless her heart who has been through absolute hell to date since she has been back in Scotland 10 months now, she is having really too much bad luck in finding a steady permanent Job that will last,

So peoples circumstances when they leave make a whole lot of difference for them when they make the decision to move back home,

Me I feel that Im blessed cause I still have my Mum alive and so far quite well to go back to, I will be retired with no worries of having to find a Job or a place to live and pay the rent,
Just speaking for myself and being honest like we are now with each other and speaking our minds right now, for me I could not and would not have made this decision to move back to England at an earlier age then 65 like I am now or if I didn't have someone over there like family or friends to live with, thats just how I feel, and having said that I take my hat off to everyone of you brave souls in your 50,s and there are so many of you who are going back with no Job No place to live and in some circumstances not even any family or friends over there, and in a lot of circumstances very little money to go back with ---- to my mind these are the true brave ones and I respect you all, you are true (PIONEERS) in every sense of the word --- and I may add with a lot more guts then I will ever have,
I wish you LUCK and I hope things will work out for you all, but we must all when we get there keep thinking positive and trying not to think of how much we still miss our adopted country --- but I know that is going to be real hard for me at times when I get over there, cause I do love the USA and the people here, but for me it is the right time for me to go home, and I will take the good and the bad, but yes Im scared as hell cause I dont know what to expect over there, after living in the US for 36 years I know its going to be a tough road even for me,
Take care everybody,
Rodney,
PS on a last thought, I feel that it is so important for everyone to get there citizenship from there adopted country before they move back to UK the main reason is that nothing is written in stone, we are going to try it out thats all, we all have good intensions right now --- but always remember that if it dont work out over there we can always come back to the life that we are used to,

Originally Posted by Relocateme

Hello all!!
So many ppl ready to come to UK and the time is flying along
Too many posts to catch up with and a warm welcome to all the new ones on this thread
When I got back into Brum my new drivers licence was waiting for me
so it only took 3 months...ha....the DVLA kept asking about my ability to drive a standard or automatic vehicle and they went on to say that my Canadian drivers licence did not state in which type I had taken my test in 1976

What a load of cobblers~!!

I reminded them that I was in UK and took my test in 1966 and at that time there were no automatic vehicles

Now I have a full licence for 8 yrs

The only other hurdle is Canada Pension who wont give me a document of entry into Canada showing the date I emigrated (costing $30) to prove my orig entry date into Canada for my pension claim

I need this document in order for the Canada pension to be calculated
I now have a pile of papers 1" thick

Canada Pension refuse to deal with me since I am outside Canada
Nice eh?

So you Canadians who do not yet collect pension ....think on....there are a few hurdles to jump when the time comes

British pension is available to me however if a person leaves UK, pension is frozen....not good......better to get the Canadian one and then you can travel at will

Just my take on it

Originally Posted by Easterndawn

Welcome back Relocateme, thanks for the info re pensions in Canada. Still haven't changed my licence yet will have to do that next month. There is nothing on my licence that says that I can drive automatic and standard, so are they going to give me a hard time about this?

Originally Posted by Fish n Chips 56

It used to be that if you passed your test driving automatic then thats all the licence would allow you to drive, if you passed driving manual then you could drive both, Id tell them you can drive both Manual and Automatic, I think most people can anyway, Its one of those things that Britain is funny about, be careful.

Originally Posted by sallysimmons

I have to admit, I can see why they are funny about it - whenever I go back and try to drive a manual car, I am a complete disaster. I stall at every roundabout!

We may be going back for a trip to look around soon, and we're terrified that the car rental place will give us a manual car. We'd be absolutely hopeless.

Good luck to everyone who's getting ready to move - how exciting for you!

Originally Posted by charleygirl

Fawlty Towers.......remember the one where John Cleese Beats the car with a branch.....
Fish and Chips sorry but do you have a plan ........time line etc?