windsong

Not long now, Don

dontheturner

Hi Denise - Cannot wait now, but Tim still has most of the week to go at College, on the Oil massage course - I was the ''Patient'' yesterday, fifteen females to one!- but everyone was so friendly.Only 13 sleeps - Get the final, Hospital massage tomorrow! Love dontheturner.

Beedubya

OK we have been friends on here long enough now , lets hear it for the romantic tale of how you met up with your infant school friend and will be getting married this year LOL!!.

I have the Kleenex ready.........

Beedubya

The mind boggles!!!

dontheturner

Barb, Mine WAS boggling - I can assure you. Had I have known beforehand, I might have bottled out. Love Don

jasper123

Hi charleygirl,
Yes I think we are lucky in UK to still be getting home visits from the Doctors, but I think the reason that this still goes on here in UK is this ---- in UK people are still treated as a real live person that needs care, unlike the US where long ago people became just another number, hense the number system, getting away from hospitals and doctors offices --- think about the American authoritys mentality, all the way down the list you can go from the DMV, to the Welfare office, to the Social Security office, to some post offices that are so busy where you have to take a number from the machine and line up, Im sure there are other examples that people still living in US can think of, but you get the picture, the US is really big on the number systym, --- you walk through the door as a real live flesh and blood human being with feelings and then ----- all of a sudden you are transformed just like magic into just a number
So far in the 9 weeks I have been back in the UK i have taken care of a lot of things that you need to do when you start living here again especially after a long time away, lots of different government buildings, but so far I can confidently say that I have not yet been asked or directed by people or signs ----- to take a freaking number and sit down,
Even a simple thing like opening a bank account in the US --- try doing that without a social security number, and also without at least two kinds of photo I.D.
I walked into the Lloyds bank here and said I wanted to open up a new checking account, told them I have been living in America for past 36 years but now Ive returned home for good to retire,
All I had to produce was My British Passport, and something like a letter sent to me with my current UK address on, my national insurance number was not asked for --- or any other number either, you see we are still people over here, Im not used to this, this is compleatly unchartered territory for me,
And I love being a person again and not just a (NUMBER)
Even when I registered at the Doctors office they just asked my name, no I.D. at all was asked for, and all they asked for was a letter from either government or a business with my name on it with my current address on it,
(NO NUMBERS)
I love it !!!!
Take care ya all,
Rodney.

cheers

I can't help it Rod.....123. See if you don't like numbers why did you include them in your handle I know its an American thing.

I was thinking where, other than the places you mentioned, do we have to take a number? In the deli, take a number, in the dry cleaners, take a number.

One thing that was a shock to me is being lumped together with all the other foreigners from the third world countries. A foreigner is a foreigner I guess. You are no different than the people from Bagladesh, Ethiopia or any other place. You see all people are welcome into the US as long as they are a source of cheap labor.

So Rod how many times have you had to tell your story since you have been back? You know, where are you from? I tell people in the US that I have lived here longer than they have, which is true in nearly all cases. In your case you can say I'm from Portsmouth where are you from?

cheers

Barbara,

Maybe its a blessing in disguise by not being offered a job yet. I was thinking this way you are not restricted to the Greater London area. I mean thats not really England is it? Besides you have an assignment of going back to the Lake District to set it up for us all to follow.

1. Frome
2. Shrewsbury
3. The Lake District

See we are looking for a continues party when we get back

Cheers

cheers

Just so you know;
gabgoeshome 39
sallysimons 47
Ldyinlv Jackie 53

Betweentwoworlds 54
wawa vivian 55
DDL Denise 56
Beedubya Barbara 57

Windsong Sally 58
Jasper 123 Rod 65
Celticspirit 67

Islandwoman Rosie 61
Bluenose Ray 72
Cheers 73
Dontheturner Don 82


BTW tina





These are some of our ages. Any others?? Any corrections?

Fish n Chips 56

Very True Cheers, thats the dirty little secret they dont want you to know.

I used to watch Bill Moyers on PBS, he had plenty on this subject.

Gabgoeshome

I am 39 lol,but with the challenges many of you face, as my DH is 52 !

Wawa

Wawa (Vivien) age 55

cheers

gabgoeshome indiana 39 2011/12
ldyinlv jackie lincolnshire 53 January 2011
betweentwoworlds 54
wawa vivian toronto 55 unknown
Beedubya bee sidney 57
Windsong sally US 58
jasper123 rod Portsmouth 65 November 2010
celticspirit 67
bluenose ray 72
cheers us 73 unknown
dontheturner don thailand 82 February 2011
Islandwoman rosie Frome 2010
DDL denise London 2010
btw tina france
fishnchips US
eastener scotland 2010
donarovin scotland

islandwoman120

I see Frome is at the top of your rave up list! I'll get working on the party shall I? Any food requests?

islandwoman120

Nosey parker - mine is 61. Six plus one.