OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jan 10th 2011, 9:44 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Rod, welcome home pal, but cannot understand wher you are coming from in
relation to extention cords.I bought a 50 metre cable reel from ASDA just before Christmas,and have had no trouble with buying any lenth of cord, from a few feet upwards. Any electrical device that you buy will have a plug
already fitted, some that you cannot remove for safety's sake. You can never have to many power outlets, but older houses used to have the minimum, unless you channel the wall and run a cable to the mains.This requires a certain ammount of replastering of the walls and is the reason
extention cords are so popular.It is dangerous to have loose cords in the house, so just tack them to the skirting board
Regards Ray.
ps, It is easy to make your own, but why bother?
relation to extention cords.I bought a 50 metre cable reel from ASDA just before Christmas,and have had no trouble with buying any lenth of cord, from a few feet upwards. Any electrical device that you buy will have a plug
already fitted, some that you cannot remove for safety's sake. You can never have to many power outlets, but older houses used to have the minimum, unless you channel the wall and run a cable to the mains.This requires a certain ammount of replastering of the walls and is the reason
extention cords are so popular.It is dangerous to have loose cords in the house, so just tack them to the skirting board
Regards Ray.
ps, It is easy to make your own, but why bother?
OK I think your talking about the kind of extension cord that Im talking about with the nice thin coated cord are you??? you know the ones that you could if you wanted to just wrap a whole 30 foot cord around your arm,
or are you talking about what they now call extension cords out here --- those silly things with the heavy thick white surge plastic covering the cord, so thick you cant even straighten it out let alone trying to feed it under the edge of the carpet and tacking it to the skirting board,
You see my Mums house is not too old but it was built in the 30,s and there is only one phone jack on the wall in the hall downstairs and only one up in my Mums bedroom upstairs, thats it,
Take care,
Rodney.
Jan 10th 2011, 9:48 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hi Bluenose and thanks for the welcome home --- It is indeed great to be back home after sooooo long,
OK I think your talking about the kind of extension cord that Im talking about with the nice thin coated cord are you??? you know the ones that you could if you wanted to just wrap a whole 30 foot cord around your arm,
or are you talking about what they now call extension cords out here --- those silly things with the heavy thick white surge plastic covering the cord, so thick you cant even straighten it out let alone trying to feed it under the edge of the carpet and tacking it to the skirting board,
You see my Mums house is not too old but it was built in the 30,s and there is only one phone jack on the wall in the hall downstairs and only one up in my Mums bedroom upstairs, thats it,
Take care,
Rodney.
OK I think your talking about the kind of extension cord that Im talking about with the nice thin coated cord are you??? you know the ones that you could if you wanted to just wrap a whole 30 foot cord around your arm,
or are you talking about what they now call extension cords out here --- those silly things with the heavy thick white surge plastic covering the cord, so thick you cant even straighten it out let alone trying to feed it under the edge of the carpet and tacking it to the skirting board,
You see my Mums house is not too old but it was built in the 30,s and there is only one phone jack on the wall in the hall downstairs and only one up in my Mums bedroom upstairs, thats it,
Take care,
Rodney.
Jan 10th 2011, 9:52 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
The scan went ok, except for drinking that yucky stuff, just got to wait for the results now..
Sorry to hear you have surgery, I know that is no fun, but I will think about you on my departure day. Are you sure its a good idea to go against the DRs advice..you dont want to risk getting really sick..
Jackie
Sorry to hear you have surgery, I know that is no fun, but I will think about you on my departure day. Are you sure its a good idea to go against the DRs advice..you dont want to risk getting really sick..
Jackie
I think the damage is worse than what Rodney is dealing with.
Jan 10th 2011, 10:01 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hi Bluenose and thanks for the welcome home --- It is indeed great to be back home after sooooo long,
OK I think your talking about the kind of extension cord that Im talking about with the nice thin coated cord are you??? you know the ones that you could if you wanted to just wrap a whole 30 foot cord around your arm,
or are you talking about what they now call extension cords out here --- those silly things with the heavy thick white surge plastic covering the cord, so thick you cant even straighten it out let alone trying to feed it under the edge of the carpet and tacking it to the skirting board,
You see my Mums house is not too old but it was built in the 30,s and there is only one phone jack on the wall in the hall downstairs and only one up in my Mums bedroom upstairs, thats it,
Take care,
Rodney.
OK I think your talking about the kind of extension cord that Im talking about with the nice thin coated cord are you??? you know the ones that you could if you wanted to just wrap a whole 30 foot cord around your arm,
or are you talking about what they now call extension cords out here --- those silly things with the heavy thick white surge plastic covering the cord, so thick you cant even straighten it out let alone trying to feed it under the edge of the carpet and tacking it to the skirting board,
You see my Mums house is not too old but it was built in the 30,s and there is only one phone jack on the wall in the hall downstairs and only one up in my Mums bedroom upstairs, thats it,
Take care,
Rodney.
They are usually very good, and would have thought they would have made sure you were satisfied. The thickness of the cable is universal in this country
for safety purposes. I had to get an extention phone jack, but why not have
another one put in? Hope you sort it out mate, as we do not want you
tripping up. Ray.
Jan 10th 2011, 10:18 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Rod, did you install the computer yourself, or have a service enginneer do it?
They are usually very good, and would have thought they would have made sure you were satisfied. The thickness of the cable is universal in this country
for safety purposes. I had to get an extention phone jack, but why not have
another one put in? Hope you sort it out mate, as we do not want you
tripping up. Ray.
They are usually very good, and would have thought they would have made sure you were satisfied. The thickness of the cable is universal in this country
for safety purposes. I had to get an extention phone jack, but why not have
another one put in? Hope you sort it out mate, as we do not want you
tripping up. Ray.
Maybe I will google phone jack installation and see what It comes up with,
Rodney.
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Jan 10th 2011, 10:50 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hey Rodney Asda has the electric leads http://direct.asda.com/4-Way-2m-Exte...efault,pd.html
Never mind it's the thick white one LOL.
Never mind it's the thick white one LOL.
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Really hope you get some good news this week.
Jan 10th 2011, 11:31 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Windsong yes it is a difficult decision to make when you are qualified for a company pension, and waiting till 65 your pension from the US will jump significantly, and then with the US S/S you will be alright here in UK, and if you waited till 65 and waited till then to claim your work pension and your US S/S you will be doing alright mate, and then you can come over and retire like me and as the Aussies say --- no worries mate !!!!
Take care and good luck on whatever decision you make, are you 60 now? cant remember do you have a spouse, as life over here with two incomes coming in does make a heck of a difference,
Take care
Rodney.
Take care and good luck on whatever decision you make, are you 60 now? cant remember do you have a spouse, as life over here with two incomes coming in does make a heck of a difference,
Take care
Rodney.
Jan 10th 2011, 11:42 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
good sugestion Elvira but in my case the problem is --- on my modem there is a power cord and so I need to plug it in to the outlet on the wall, and then I need the modem to reach the closest phone jack which is 20 feet away and the cord that BT supplies with there modems are all only a standard 10 feet long, so to make it simple all I need is my cord on the modem to be 20 feet long and then the problem solved,
So as its not then I need a 10 foot simple standard thin wire power extension cord to do the Job, --- but unfortunately they do not sell them anywhere in UK apparently
--- all you can buy is those silly unpractical surge wires that have that very thick white stiff plastic coating OH YUK 
Thanks though for the thought,
Take care,
Rodney.
So as its not then I need a 10 foot simple standard thin wire power extension cord to do the Job, --- but unfortunately they do not sell them anywhere in UK apparently
--- all you can buy is those silly unpractical surge wires that have that very thick white stiff plastic coating OH YUK Thanks though for the thought,
Take care,
Rodney.
Jan 10th 2011, 11:49 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Somersetgirl...Yes it is nerve racking. I want to be positive but then I think well if I think its sold then it might not be so I look on the worst side and think it will never sell and here I am in the middle
They are still looking at another two
They are still looking at another two
Jan 11th 2011, 1:06 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Cheers, The same as UK -Thailand Drive on the left. (Right hand drive vehicles) Favourite car is Toyota, but more drive pick ups, than cars. have only ever seen one Mini. I bought a new Toyota Camry Automatic, (petrol,) then had great difficulty selling it, to buy a Pick Up , again Automatic (Petrol,) which I prefer, and now, cannot sell it, so am just walking away, and leaving it. - no one will buy it, as it is Auto, Petrol, and the only engine Toyota do, in petrol, is 2.7 ltr, which all buyers refuse to consider. - have the same problem, with this Bungalow - it is 4 bed detached, which we had built in Brick, and we cannot even find anyone to rent it.!!! dontheturner
Jan 11th 2011, 1:41 am
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For those of you who are already home do you find a difference in Tea. Someone mentioned they didnt think the Tea exported to the US is the same as that you buy in the UK. Sorry I forgot who mentioned it. But do any of you find you like UK Tea better. I remember when I first met my husband I gave him a cup of tea I failed to mention he should not drink to the bottom of the cup. He drank right down to the bottom tea leaves included. I wish you could have seen his face. My Mum always used loose Tea back then. Not sure teabags were a big deal in the 70's. Even now when I drink a cup of tea I always tend to leave a little bit in the bottom must be habit.
Jan 11th 2011, 2:15 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
For those of you who are already home do you find a difference in Tea. Someone mentioned they didnt think the Tea exported to the US is the same as that you buy in the UK. Sorry I forgot who mentioned it. But do any of you find you like UK Tea better. I remember when I first met my husband I gave him a cup of tea I failed to mention he should not drink to the bottom of the cup. He drank right down to the bottom tea leaves included. I wish you could have seen his face. My Mum always used loose Tea back then. Not sure teabags were a big deal in the 70's. Even now when I drink a cup of tea I always tend to leave a little bit in the bottom must be habit.
I think it's the water, it does make it taste different. We used to take Tea bags to my Aunt in the 70's she lived/still lives in Spain The tea we made with the tea bags from home had a completely different taste, I liked it, my grandmother didn't much. So I would think the water in the US, would vary too, place to place so the tea will taste different.
Jan 11th 2011, 5:34 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/bin/ven...%3Apdxtcolourn
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And if you do not have a Wilkinsonplus, nearby, (There are 4 in your county) or you can do it on line - Leads for Mains and Telephone extensions, are cheap and very easy to get. (The telephone is now in every room, in my UK house, as they also stock and sell the clips for fixing, to the Skirting) Regards & Take Care M8 don.
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Jan 11th 2011, 8:11 am
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Hey Fish thanks for that, yes tomorrow I will go into maplins and see that bloke and see if he will do it for me, and if not I will just buy the wire and plugs and get my nephew to do it, he,s 48 and very good with his hands, he works for wimpy construction company but me Im afraid Fish I have never been any good at that kind of thing, just afraid to screw it up,
Take care,
Rodney.
Take care,
Rodney.