OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Dec 6th 2010, 9:57 pm
#9211
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
hello everyone,
well here i am in england,
you probably heard of the big freeze in uk well my plane couldn't land at gatwick on wednesday and diverted to heathrow, luckily my daughter was there to pick me up, we drove to Portsmouth and home with my Mum, oh it was so lovely to see the smile on my mums face when she saw me at her door,we hugged, daughter stayed for while we allhad a nice cup of tea and a chat, she took off after a while,
The first 3 days we were snowed in heavy snow and bad ice on all the roads and sidewalks, on Saturday we got out drove to the Lloyd's bank Iopened up a current account, no problem at all, just asked for ID I showed British passport and they did need my address here of course and my last address in the US and also if I still had a bank account in US and how much approximately in the account, not much im afraid
well im at the library now and using there computer, easy to join --- thanks Don your allowed sessions up to an hour each time,
Yes Rosie is right just like London --- Portsmouth is quite cold, but at least the snow has cleared now, lots of seagulls flying around i love it,
And well all I can say after only being back home for 5 days is I love being home, its great here, people are really friendly and helpful,
Tonight I am cooking dinner for me and Mum, --- sausages and mash with peas, shes been doing all the cooking so far so i need to give her a break,
well just a quick check in for now, hope everyone is ok and fine, thinking of you all, dont have enough time on the computer to read any posts sorry,
will check back in in a couple of days, take care ya all,
Rodney.
well here i am in england,
you probably heard of the big freeze in uk well my plane couldn't land at gatwick on wednesday and diverted to heathrow, luckily my daughter was there to pick me up, we drove to Portsmouth and home with my Mum, oh it was so lovely to see the smile on my mums face when she saw me at her door,we hugged, daughter stayed for while we allhad a nice cup of tea and a chat, she took off after a while,
The first 3 days we were snowed in heavy snow and bad ice on all the roads and sidewalks, on Saturday we got out drove to the Lloyd's bank Iopened up a current account, no problem at all, just asked for ID I showed British passport and they did need my address here of course and my last address in the US and also if I still had a bank account in US and how much approximately in the account, not much im afraid
well im at the library now and using there computer, easy to join --- thanks Don your allowed sessions up to an hour each time,
Yes Rosie is right just like London --- Portsmouth is quite cold, but at least the snow has cleared now, lots of seagulls flying around i love it,
And well all I can say after only being back home for 5 days is I love being home, its great here, people are really friendly and helpful,
Tonight I am cooking dinner for me and Mum, --- sausages and mash with peas, shes been doing all the cooking so far so i need to give her a break,
well just a quick check in for now, hope everyone is ok and fine, thinking of you all, dont have enough time on the computer to read any posts sorry,
will check back in in a couple of days, take care ya all,
Rodney.
Wonderful to hear from you - we were all getting concerned.
When you have time on the internet you must check the day you left - I believe Cheers was actually flying your plane!
Hopefully we can all meet up at some point and have 'a nice cup of tea' together (or something stronger).
Take care and keep in touch from good old Blighty!!
Tanto
Dec 6th 2010, 10:01 pm
#9212
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Dec 6th 2010, 10:02 pm
#9213
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
This made me laugh, from the Manchester Evening News
Only in England!
Coronation Street's most dramatic episode ever had viewers reaching for a cuppa in their thousands.
A power surge hit the National Grid at 9pm, as people were left reeling from the massive gas explosion and tram crash that devastated the street.
Stuart Lark from the National Grid said: "You always get a surge in demand at the end of Corrie but tonight the surge was 800MW - which is equivalent to abut 300,000 kettles turned on at once."
A power surge hit the National Grid at 9pm, as people were left reeling from the massive gas explosion and tram crash that devastated the street.
Stuart Lark from the National Grid said: "You always get a surge in demand at the end of Corrie but tonight the surge was 800MW - which is equivalent to abut 300,000 kettles turned on at once."
Dec 6th 2010, 10:02 pm
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Dec 6th 2010, 10:03 pm
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Dec 6th 2010, 10:05 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
think I got an invite a few pages back 
That was a smart Idea, I must remember this stuff
Well then maybe you can't come
Well then maybe you can't come
Dec 6th 2010, 10:06 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
So that will be me and Dh filing from our death beds to pay the man!
Dec 6th 2010, 10:12 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
You still have to file you just don't get taxed twice, and seeing we'll all be in UK they get first dibs on the tax. From what I read you have to be earning something like £80,000 a year to pay in both countries, so I doubt may of us will be paying the US anything, but if we want to keep getting our social security checks we might want to file and keep the feds happy. Also make sure to let the Social security administration know you have become a citizen, something to do with the amount of taxes taken out.They were talking about it in the US section here.
Dec 6th 2010, 10:18 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Nice to hear you made it back safe Rodney, if you go back a ways in this thread you may be alarmed to read everyone cyber stalking you plane HOUR BY HOUR all the way to UK
Dec 6th 2010, 10:37 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
hello everyone,
well here i am in england,
you probably heard of the big freeze in uk well my plane couldn't land at gatwick on wednesday and diverted to heathrow, luckily my daughter was there to pick me up, we drove to Portsmouth and home with my Mum, oh it was so lovely to see the smile on my mums face when she saw me at her door,we hugged, daughter stayed for while we allhad a nice cup of tea and a chat, she took off after a while,
The first 3 days we were snowed in heavy snow and bad ice on all the roads and sidewalks, on Saturday we got out drove to the Lloyd's bank Iopened up a current account, no problem at all, just asked for ID I showed British passport and they did need my address here of course and my last address in the US and also if I still had a bank account in US and how much approximately in the account, not much im afraid
well im at the library now and using there computer, easy to join --- thanks Don your allowed sessions up to an hour each time,
Yes Rosie is right just like London --- Portsmouth is quite cold, but at least the snow has cleared now, lots of seagulls flying around i love it,
And well all I can say after only being back home for 5 days is I love being home, its great here, people are really friendly and helpful,
Tonight I am cooking dinner for me and Mum, --- sausages and mash with peas, shes been doing all the cooking so far so i need to give her a break,
well just a quick check in for now, hope everyone is ok and fine, thinking of you all, dont have enough time on the computer to read any posts sorry,
will check back in in a couple of days, take care ya all,
Rodney.
well here i am in england,
you probably heard of the big freeze in uk well my plane couldn't land at gatwick on wednesday and diverted to heathrow, luckily my daughter was there to pick me up, we drove to Portsmouth and home with my Mum, oh it was so lovely to see the smile on my mums face when she saw me at her door,we hugged, daughter stayed for while we allhad a nice cup of tea and a chat, she took off after a while,
The first 3 days we were snowed in heavy snow and bad ice on all the roads and sidewalks, on Saturday we got out drove to the Lloyd's bank Iopened up a current account, no problem at all, just asked for ID I showed British passport and they did need my address here of course and my last address in the US and also if I still had a bank account in US and how much approximately in the account, not much im afraid
well im at the library now and using there computer, easy to join --- thanks Don your allowed sessions up to an hour each time,
Yes Rosie is right just like London --- Portsmouth is quite cold, but at least the snow has cleared now, lots of seagulls flying around i love it,
And well all I can say after only being back home for 5 days is I love being home, its great here, people are really friendly and helpful,
Tonight I am cooking dinner for me and Mum, --- sausages and mash with peas, shes been doing all the cooking so far so i need to give her a break,
well just a quick check in for now, hope everyone is ok and fine, thinking of you all, dont have enough time on the computer to read any posts sorry,
will check back in in a couple of days, take care ya all,
Rodney.
I am happy you are having a great time, and everything worked out for you at the airport. We where stalking your plane, so we knew you where diverted...
Jackie
Dec 6th 2010, 10:41 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
What I did when I first joined is I would jot down a little note about most people so I could remember each little "story" of course there weren't so many people coming and going then.
I still have the notes
AES = Anna - USA - UK - Malta
Jasper123 = Rodney - USA to UK
EasternDawn = Peigi - Canada to Scotland
Trotty True = TT - NH, USA to UK
Fish and Chips = Philip - Canada to UK
And so on, it saves mix ups though they do still happen as we are not getting any younger!!
I still have the notes
AES = Anna - USA - UK - Malta
Jasper123 = Rodney - USA to UK
EasternDawn = Peigi - Canada to Scotland
Trotty True = TT - NH, USA to UK
Fish and Chips = Philip - Canada to UK
And so on, it saves mix ups though they do still happen as we are not getting any younger!!
You forgot me..
Jackie..
Dec 6th 2010, 10:47 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
If you are a USC, then you have to file every year, forever. If you are an LPR, I think you have to file for a period of 5 years, or something like that.
FYI, pensioners in the UK have a larger tax-free allowance (check the Inland Revenue site for details) - not sure what age it kicks in, but may be 65, I think. However, on the income you said you would get in your other posts, I am pretty sure you will get taxed.
FYI, pensioners in the UK have a larger tax-free allowance (check the Inland Revenue site for details) - not sure what age it kicks in, but may be 65, I think. However, on the income you said you would get in your other posts, I am pretty sure you will get taxed.
I am a naturalized citizen but I would give up the USA citizenship with no problem if it meant not paying taxes here.
