OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Rod, I hope you are doing well on quitting your addiction to cigs? I'm rooting for you.:thums up: Give us an update.
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jackie --- thats it in a nutshell for me too, I came home to be with my Mum for the remaining years she has left, an the remaining years I have left, Mums looking so good she will probably outlive me, I really hope she does cause then I wont ever be without her again,
Take care,
Rodney.
Take care,
Rodney.
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OK I'm back from an exciting trip to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
The big thing is the temps there in LA where we were, Semi Valley, was 85 degrees, January ???
The other thing we were fortunate to avoid an accident when a semi was changing lanes and hit a van that was in front of us. I credit our car having anti lock brakes for us being able to stop in time. Then today in Nevada we saw this big accident and among the vehicles was a Nevada Highway Patrol car that was hit in the front and the back. Trucks involved again. Its becoming very common these day for the police to be hit when they respond to an accident.
Hi, Barbara!
Sayers, I remember them and then there was another big baker and I think it was called Blackledges. A friend of mine owned a lot of bakers shops and it was called Cousins but they closed down.
When I went back for a visit I went into a shop off Moorfields and down from the Playhouse Theater and bought pastries like money was going out of style. Blackcurrent tarts, almond tarts, neapolitans, merengues, lemon tarts. Now I wonder how I got diabetes??
I also miss sausage rolls, meat pies and black pudding which no one seems to mention here.
The big thing is the temps there in LA where we were, Semi Valley, was 85 degrees, January ???
The other thing we were fortunate to avoid an accident when a semi was changing lanes and hit a van that was in front of us. I credit our car having anti lock brakes for us being able to stop in time. Then today in Nevada we saw this big accident and among the vehicles was a Nevada Highway Patrol car that was hit in the front and the back. Trucks involved again. Its becoming very common these day for the police to be hit when they respond to an accident.
Hi, Barbara!
Sayers, I remember them and then there was another big baker and I think it was called Blackledges. A friend of mine owned a lot of bakers shops and it was called Cousins but they closed down.
When I went back for a visit I went into a shop off Moorfields and down from the Playhouse Theater and bought pastries like money was going out of style. Blackcurrent tarts, almond tarts, neapolitans, merengues, lemon tarts. Now I wonder how I got diabetes??
I also miss sausage rolls, meat pies and black pudding which no one seems to mention here.
Hey My Grandma worked for Cousins for years as a store manager (till she hit 60 and retired if I remember right) I used to love going in, it was so busy. They did sandwiches at lunchtime.
I remember they did a Wombles special back in the 70's she had us wracking our brains to come up with a different vegetarian filling for every day of the week I think I suggested Peanut butter Jelly and she did it.
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Prehaps I made to much, they where just very matter of fact about it..at the time I was making about $900 a month, with 600 in rent..they said I made to much. Fortunatley things got better for me on my own, which actually I prefer..
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
I have a friend who applied here in CA, was working part-time after being made redundant, was denied. She told the truth about renting out a room for extra income......so she made too much.
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Rod,
I was reading the Review Journal in Las Vegas. Man 23, from New York, jumped to his death in the alley way between Imperial Palace casino. Reid, no Federal money for Nevada. A positive note. If you bought stock in Sands for $1.38 two years ago it would be worth $38 today.
I look at the land in Las Vegas and all I see is ugly barren desert.
Cheers
I was reading the Review Journal in Las Vegas. Man 23, from New York, jumped to his death in the alley way between Imperial Palace casino. Reid, no Federal money for Nevada. A positive note. If you bought stock in Sands for $1.38 two years ago it would be worth $38 today.
I look at the land in Las Vegas and all I see is ugly barren desert.
Cheers
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Mommy,
Where in Wales are you from?
Where in Wales are you from?
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jasper123...Such alot of water has passed under the bridge since this thread was started. All you needed was encouragement to do what I think you had already decided to do but needed a little push. The Citizenship was a big step we took that one within months of one and have encouraged others who still may want to come back to the US for various reasons to do the same thing.
Do you ever wonder Rodney whether fate plays a part in our lives. If you had not been laid off you might still be working in Vegas and not back in the UK pushing the decision a little further into the future. But here you are back with you Mum and family and I am sure she loves having your company as much as you enjoy hers. She no longer needs to worry about being on her own, everything fell into place for you.
I think the care you got for your skin condition was excellent and the timely manner in which you got seen was also good. My brother has been on the waiting list for a pacemaker for nearly a year. I suppose a lot of it depends on were you live.
My parcel which was mailed from the UK on the 9th December just arrived. Everything was in good condition. The maltesers, mint humbugs, cake, eccles cakes, chorley cakes, tea. I have squirreled them all way. Some to the freezer for future eats. Also the sell by date was still good
Do you ever wonder Rodney whether fate plays a part in our lives. If you had not been laid off you might still be working in Vegas and not back in the UK pushing the decision a little further into the future. But here you are back with you Mum and family and I am sure she loves having your company as much as you enjoy hers. She no longer needs to worry about being on her own, everything fell into place for you.
I think the care you got for your skin condition was excellent and the timely manner in which you got seen was also good. My brother has been on the waiting list for a pacemaker for nearly a year. I suppose a lot of it depends on were you live.
My parcel which was mailed from the UK on the 9th December just arrived. Everything was in good condition. The maltesers, mint humbugs, cake, eccles cakes, chorley cakes, tea. I have squirreled them all way. Some to the freezer for future eats. Also the sell by date was still good
I was worried about the culture shock thing but guess what --- I have not gone through any of that at all, I felt at home right away, ---- but I still dont feel like I am an absolute fit yet,
Well I had my little ferry ride over to Gosport to my Dermatologist, I had a very good unhurried examination, I had to strip down to my underwear even though it was only on the feet, anyway my feet are in a bad way, and they are badly infected, so I got 5 items on this prescription --- including two different kinds of antibiotics for 7 days each,
The Dermatologist was a Woman, remember I have always had very good luck with WOMEN
She has fixed me up with 28 treatments of ultra violet light treatment at the hospital in Portsmouth St Marys, 2 each week for 14 weeks, that is supposed to really help it,
Take care.
Rodney.
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Aw Rodney, your post about your mum made me feel all teary eyed aw.
And i am so happy you got good treatment and help for your feet...........good luck Pal!
And i am so happy you got good treatment and help for your feet...........good luck Pal!
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I just got a new woman dermatologist that I really like. I also got a woman surgeon and I like her also. She operates on me next Tuesday. Whats going on here with the woman doctor thing??
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Rod,
I was reading the Review Journal in Las Vegas. Man 23, from New York, jumped to his death in the alley way between Imperial Palace casino. Reid, no Federal money for Nevada. A positive note. If you bought stock in Sands for $1.38 two years ago it would be worth $38 today.
I look at the land in Las Vegas and all I see is ugly barren desert.
Cheers
I was reading the Review Journal in Las Vegas. Man 23, from New York, jumped to his death in the alley way between Imperial Palace casino. Reid, no Federal money for Nevada. A positive note. If you bought stock in Sands for $1.38 two years ago it would be worth $38 today.
I look at the land in Las Vegas and all I see is ugly barren desert.
Cheers
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I lived there for 5 years and I excepted it for what it was and now I'm glad I moved on to something better. As I just read the online version of the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper I'm so........glad I moved on and I hope you are about to feel the same way. Just saying
Last edited by cheers; Jan 19th 2011 at 11:26 pm.