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Forum: Middle East
Aug 20th 2010, 5:59 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,755
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hilton in doha ?

i wasnt moaning, i just found it very strange in a city that has virtually every luxury hotel brand at least once, there wasnt a Hilton, arguably the most recognisable name in the hotel business.
...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 19th 2010, 1:15 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,755
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hilton in doha ?

thanks for your helpful reply.
Forum: Middle East
Aug 19th 2010, 12:33 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,755
Posted By oldmanriver

hilton in doha ?

Hi all,

I need to visit Doha early next year and I normally stay at Hilton Hotels - HHonors points and all that - I am astonished that there doesnt seem to be one in Doha ? There is at least one...
Forum: USA
Aug 11th 2010, 4:37 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,130
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: Washington airports help

funnily, i found the back steps of the lincoln monument a great place to stand and watch the planes coming on to land at reagan..
Forum: USA
Aug 9th 2010, 11:08 pm
Replies: 155
Views: 12,772
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: US beers you recommend.

if anyone is passing thru nortern alabama anytime, i would recommend any of these beers

http://www.oldetownebeer.com/beers.php
Forum: USA
Aug 3rd 2010, 8:45 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,929
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: Chattanooga?

this is lookout mountain. i took this in april - 3 pictures stitched together

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4533035823_f02c51f539_b.jpg

they say you can see 7 states on a clear day
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2010, 8:05 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,929
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: Chattanooga?

yeah, in just about every bloody billlboard and lampost within a 30 mile radius :lol:

i have spent some time there - discounting the tourist bits (ruby falls, lookout mountain etc) then it really...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 20th 2010, 4:11 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 10,167
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: Dublin Airport CBP pre-clearance

yeah and the coke machine in the departure lounge at shannon airport takes dollar bills...
Forum: USA
May 4th 2010, 12:17 pm
Replies: 214
Views: 17,270
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: I got asked.....

i had a young girl cutting my hair in a mall in Birmingham, AL.

'where you from ?'
'Glasgow, Scotland'
'oh, thats where my family comes from'
'really, where abouts ?'
'where shakespeare came...
Forum: USA
May 4th 2010, 8:35 am
Replies: 53
Views: 3,077
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: New Airline Merger Makes it the Worlds Largest.

at least now when i have to pay more for a airplane ticket I can be content in the knowledge that its going towards airline profits.
Forum: USA
May 3rd 2010, 12:10 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 4,179
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: A British Broadcaster looking for work in the USA?

reminds me a bit of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8dhngY_1pM
Forum: USA
Apr 29th 2010, 3:19 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

I am pretty sure its a good plan, and its a definitely a group plan. Its the same plan all my colleagues have, and they have had no complaints about it (and some have had some pretty severe claims)....
Forum: USA
Apr 29th 2010, 2:25 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

it has been confirmed to me that it would be half of the premium.

so its half of whatever it would cost for a 39 year old female n/s with no real pre-existing conditions (minor ailments). any...
Forum: USA
Apr 29th 2010, 1:59 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

just had the following info

'we confirm that as your employer we will pay 100% of the insurance premium, covering you for medical, dental, and vision, we will also contribute 50% of the premium...
Forum: USA
Apr 28th 2010, 12:18 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

the emergency flight thing is a good point, never really considered that, because i had already discounted the idea of asking for 2xflights home per year - in my opinion if you are going to emigrate,...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 27th 2010, 10:09 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 7,460
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: What car did you buy when you first got there?

thinking out loud for a moment, but I have been an MB Finance customer for about 5 years (3 different leases) in the UK - would this hold any sway with MB finance USA, in terms of trying to get a...
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2010, 10:02 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 16,643
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: American Drinking Culture

interesting subject. i have travelled extensively in the US, but my most recent experiences in the south (AL) have witnessed far worse alcohol abuse than I see every week in Scotland.

not many...
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2010, 5:46 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

interesting to look at that list, and thanks :thumbup:

i think my priorities are somewhat different - me and my partner have no children and no plans to. I also cannot think of anything worse that...
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2010, 2:58 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

i will definitely bear that in mind. thanks :thumbup:
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2010, 1:56 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

Re: hello

this would seem like pretty sound advice. I had two colleagues that did this transfer thing for a different company, one was asked/begged to go, and the other wanted/asked them to go. the difference...
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2010, 12:27 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,422
Posted By oldmanriver

hello

Hi all,

After 10 years with my current employer, they appear to have finally broken my resistence and convinced me (and my wife) to move to their base in the US (alabama). i know its not as...
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