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Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 22nd 2011, 8:48 pm

Replies: 26

What are you doing for Easter?

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Posted By nigel_horne

Re: What are you doing for Easter?

What? Really. I must have missed them. I wonder if I have time to nip over this evening after work and check.

Hmmm. Must make time....

Thanks for the tip.

-Nigel

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 22nd 2011, 6:56 pm

Replies: 26

What are you doing for Easter?

Views: 1,232

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: What are you doing for Easter?

Scouring the area in a fruitless (pun intended) search for hot cross buns...

-Nigel

Forum: USA

Mar 8th 2011, 5:45 pm

Replies: 11

Bank transfers

Views: 908

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: Bank transfers

XE and Paypal are excellent suggestions - thanks. Mind you I'm off to England for a week next week so I may just write a cheque and pop into a branch while I'm there.

-Nigel

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 8th 2011, 5:42 pm

Replies: 16

Move to US from UK and searching for work

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Posted By nigel_horne

Re: Move to US from UK and searching for work

Stick at it. It's very hard to get a job offer in the US without already having a work permit or being a citizen, but not impossible. It took me 3 years of applications being ignored, but finally I...

Forum: USA

Mar 8th 2011, 5:34 pm

Replies: 5

Skip between US and Caribbean island

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Posted By nigel_horne

Re: Skip between US and Caribbean island

Yes, but don't make a habit of it or else you will raise suspicions at the border.

-Nigel

Forum: USA

Mar 8th 2011, 5:27 pm

Replies: 11

Bank transfers

Views: 908

Posted By nigel_horne

Bank transfers

I've been told by my bank (Sandy Spring) that they won't do an international wire of funds to my UK account via their on-line banking system or telephone system, but I have to go to a branch an do it...

Forum: USA

Feb 22nd 2011, 2:18 pm

Replies: 2,189

UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Views: 336,243

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Things for my Red Cross Food Parcel:

Sausage roll/pork pie. NOT massed produced, but from the local corner shop in Barnsley which had them delivered from the local bakery.

Cornish Pasty

M&S...

Forum: USA

Feb 21st 2011, 9:14 pm

Replies: 2,189

UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Views: 336,243

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Thanks for the tip. But World Markets only carries HobNobs, not Chocolate HobNobs (as far as I can tell)

:-(

Forum: USA

Feb 21st 2011, 8:25 pm

Replies: 2,189

UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Views: 336,243

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

Weetabix seems to be available all over the place. Trader Joe's has it. Even my local food supermarket "Synders" has it.

Brought a Ribena at Giant over the weekend and chocolate digestives,...

Forum: USA

Feb 10th 2011, 7:01 pm

Replies: 36

Online bachelor degree in USA

Views: 2,743

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: Online bachelor degree in USA

This isn't answering your question, but it may give you an idea for an alternative. Why not find out if you can study with the OU (www.open.ac.uk) even though you're in the US?

-Nigel

Forum: Canada

Feb 9th 2011, 5:20 pm

Replies: 191

New link for British TV

Views: 25,577

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: New link for British TV

Good news - I've got BBC iPlayer working in the US (recorded programmes only, not live, but that's OK with me).

No more feeling annoyed that I've paid my licence to fund the BBC, but am not able...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Feb 1st 2011, 2:50 pm

Replies: 6

Hello from Silver Spring, MD

Views: 864

Posted By nigel_horne

Re: Hello from Silver Spring, MD

Thanks for the advice on the driver's licence. I've already been told by an ex-pat who is now naturalised that the MD driving test is far easier than the UK one. Even though I took mine 30 years...

Forum: The Welcome Inn

Feb 1st 2011, 2:24 pm

Replies: 6

Hello from Silver Spring, MD

Views: 864

Posted By nigel_horne

Hello from Silver Spring, MD

Well, I finally made it - shiny new H-1B (just got in before the cap looked like filling up), living in Silver Spring and working in Rockville (both are just to the north of Washington DC). Wish me...

Forum: USA

Jan 13th 2011, 7:20 pm

Replies: 0

Brass Band in Rockville, MD (just north of Washington DC)

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Posted By nigel_horne

Brass Band in Rockville, MD (just north of Washington DC)

I am an ex-pat conducting the Rockville Brass band, a brass band in the British style. We're always on the look out for new players to join the ranks - ex-pats will be made especially welcome.
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