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Forum: The Rovers Return
Aug 15th 2019, 4:09 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,287
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Car v public transport.

We aren't in the UK at present, but considering a move back there in 4-5 years. The first thing my Brit husband asked is could he bring his car (a Mustang). I think we've both become so used to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 10th 2019, 3:19 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

I can't think of anywhere in the US that would feel any 'better' to us. Large cities like NYC might feel more like home, but we don't want to live in a big city again. My husband has always wanted a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 7th 2019, 5:33 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

We were living in London in 2005 when the bombings in London happened. My husband was working for the BBC then and one went off very close to where he was. My family in the States were freaked out,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 7th 2019, 5:09 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

They'd all come with us. My oldest would be finished with college, training in a field that seems to have a decent number of jobs (and more coming) in the UK and the States, so I think he'd be good...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 6th 2019, 10:43 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

Not really. I lived in the UK the first time for nine years, but I was young. Married at 20, never been out of the house on my own before I moved halfway around the world to be with my husband. It...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 5th 2019, 8:15 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

Yeah, funnily enough, the weather in the UK bothered my British husband more than it bothered me, lol! I mean, rain sucks, but the heat here in the summers (SC) can be brutal. I know the UK had some...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 5th 2019, 3:59 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 6,725
Posted By Woods.usa

Thinking of moving back to the UK...but still not super sure...

Hi all! My husband, three kids, and I live in South Carolina at present. I'm a US citizen, dual national, while hubby is here on a Greencard but isn't averse to becoming a citizen. See, we lived in...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 17th 2013, 12:18 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,171
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Halloween Events?

Our little town is having a Zombie night tomorrow...

http://www.fountaininn.org/events

There's usually something going on on Main Street for trick or treaters on Halloween evening, but we're...
Forum: USA
Sep 30th 2013, 2:12 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,238
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Amazon instant vs. Hulu vs. Netflix

We use all three...we ditched our cable and got Netflix for the movies, then got Hulu Plus to replace the loss of our DVR for things on the local channels, and Amazon covers a bit of stuff that isn't...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 24th 2013, 10:11 am
Replies: 164
Views: 8,619
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: How lawn-obsessive are you?

I've convinced my husband that cutting the grass too often is bad for it, so we let it get thick and soft with pretty yellow flowered weeds that look like something g out of 'Little House on the...
Forum: USA
Sep 20th 2013, 1:04 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,433
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Parcel from home - sadness

How awful! That's like literally taking sweets from a baby! Karma hates a sweets thief!!!
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 17th 2013, 2:20 am
Replies: 45
Views: 2,334
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: AUP (BYOD) at school

Well, my first concern, tightwad that I am, is that some little git would smash my child's device...or my kids would lose/drop/trade them for sweets...

I think classrooms should stick to low tech...
Forum: USA
Sep 17th 2013, 2:16 am
Replies: 4
Views: 848
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Buying British food on line.

Oh, my...we get Branston down the local budget store...I'm sure it's a few decades out of date, lol! Still, those pies aren't cheap...and it stinks that you got sick from them. I guess you really...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 14th 2013, 10:33 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,053
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Colorado Flooding

It's so sad to watch the residents lose everything...it seems like there's a new natural disaster every time you turn on the TV. Now the hurricane season is upon us, then in the spring it's always...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 14th 2013, 10:27 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,500
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Strange way kids think.

Your grandson sounds like a sweetheart! Congratulations to you and your family!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 12th 2013, 5:16 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 3,872
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Need some advice children related & school.

Yep...I agree. There are lots of kids in your city that could be friends for your daughter, not just from her school. Two years ago my daughter's best friends were girls who attended her after school...
Forum: USA
Sep 12th 2013, 4:51 pm
Replies: 140
Views: 9,020
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Price of transatlantic flight.

This has got to be the most depressing post I've read all day...we have yet to get back to the UK because after renewing/applying for everyone's passport & paying for tickets for all five of...
Forum: USA
Sep 11th 2013, 10:20 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,049
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: What car?

Are you looking for the best financial option, or the easiest? Personally, I think the term 'lease' should be changed to 'fleece'...you spend loads of money on a car you don't own and nine times out...
Forum: USA
Sep 11th 2013, 12:51 am
Replies: 34
Views: 21,214
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Best VPN Service for using Iplayer etc

Awesome...thanks for that info KBahn! My husband will be well chuffed!
Forum: USA
Sep 10th 2013, 7:42 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 21,214
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Best VPN Service for using Iplayer etc

My husband signed us up with Viewtvabroad about a year ago. We pay about eleven dollars a month...it sounds like there are much cheaper services out there! I was under the impression you couldn't...
Forum: USA
Sep 10th 2013, 10:35 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,733
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: UK pension questions from a Green Card holder

Hi,
It might be worth ringing a CPA or some other tax type person for help with this...typically I email a buddy of mine who works for H&R Block...but I'd feel more comfortable with a properly...
Forum: USA
Sep 7th 2013, 2:27 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,740
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: Anyone been through a divorce here?

I wish I had some good advice for you, but I don't know a lot about the legal aspect of these things. I feel for you... My husband and I almost divorced a few years ago, but we managed to stay...
Forum: USA
Sep 7th 2013, 2:17 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,439
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: The Cost of Daycare...

It's a long shot, but check to see if your employer does matched contributions to a pretax child savings account.

I left my job after my third (and FINAL) child was born for the same reason you've...
Forum: USA
Sep 7th 2013, 1:59 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 12,994
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: CHANGES TO BRITISH PASSPORT SERVICES IN THE USA

Hmm, I think it's because we have the audacity to be in the States and need to renew our British passports, LOL!

This is why we haven't been back to the UK since 2005...I have three child...
Forum: USA
Sep 7th 2013, 1:31 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 7,288
Posted By Woods.usa

Re: credit history from UK to US

If it helps, once you get here, ask about secured loans at the bank or credit union you choose. It's type of loan requires collateral, usually the full amount of the loan, but it helps build your...
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