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Jul 22nd 2018, 9:17 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,871
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Help I've Fallen Over and Can't Get Up

I don't know why the camera guy doesn't help the old woman get back on her feet ?
Jul 22nd 2018, 9:13 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 746
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Flight Prices

Wait until you are closer to Christmas then look at bookings for Boxing day or on Christmas day itself. we have saved thousands on our last two Christmas trips, we went from $900.00 each in economy...
Jul 4th 2018, 6:34 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,342
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Road trip

As a family we often drive around r north eastern area and stop at various spots, Mystic CT is well worth a visit if not for the really amazing Mystic Pizza which really exists ands awesome but the...
Jul 4th 2018, 6:24 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,342
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Road trip

How do you like those VR goggles ? They give me a headache LOL.
Jul 4th 2018, 6:20 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,582
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Homeless in RI

That is so sad, I have seen so many things like this over my lifetime.
Forum: USA
Jun 30th 2018, 9:32 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,435
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Witholding test results for non-payment of medical bill

He or she has no right to withhold anything from you, healthcare charges are not allowed to stop you receiving treatment or test results. Try and get legal help if you can. I am a cancer patient and...
Forum: USA
Jun 30th 2018, 9:25 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,892
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Wanting to move to the USA / Florida

I feel sorry for people who come to the USA on holiday and then want to move here and live in some place like Florida :(
I don't really want to spoil the OP's dreams but it's not so nice when you...
Jun 30th 2018, 9:06 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,876
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: That didn't take long!

Yet another reason I will not become a US citizen.
Jun 30th 2018, 9:04 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 622
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Buying a car from out of state (or even out of country)

Most car dealers will sort out all the needed paperwork and register the vehicle in another state when you buy it. My first job when I came to the USA was car sales and leasing agent for a Ford...
Jun 30th 2018, 2:08 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,582
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Homeless in RI

I seriously think if he contacted Virgin Atlantic in the UK, not the US offices and told them the problem they would help him, unlike other airlines they seem compassionate about such things, they...
Jun 30th 2018, 2:01 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,342
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Road trip

Been a truck driver all my life, I have driven the entire lower 48 states and sadly had not much time to look at the views, I had a run in the UK during my last job over there which was starting at...
Jun 17th 2018, 2:45 am
Replies: 8,082
Views: 561,061
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Let's talk about cars

As much as I loved my Honda Pilot, I could not afford another amazing go everywhere machine and have traded it in to buy a Ford Escape (Ford Kuga to all in the UK). I was talked into it by my beloved...
Jun 16th 2018, 11:03 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,041
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Camping

We live in the Adirondacs and my wife is keen on camping, on the other hand I detest the thought of it. A couple of years ago she bought a 4 person tent which is quite easy to erect, we own a Jeep...
Jan 18th 2014, 5:22 pm
Replies: 1,349
Views: 102,722
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Planespotting

I'm a plane fan and almost crash when driving near JFK or Newark because I am constantly watching the aircraft instead of the traffic :)
Forum: USA
Jan 18th 2014, 5:19 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 16,680
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: CAR INSURANCE IN THE USA WITH UK DRIVING LICENSE?

Also ! ..... Don't be fooled into thinking a UK licence will save you from US points, it will not ! I knew a man who was stopped doing over 100 mph and had a UK licence, no points were added to it...
Forum: USA
Jan 18th 2014, 5:14 pm
Replies: 227
Views: 17,900
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Who's done their taxes yet?

Never have done them, haven't a clue how to do them, leave everything to the wife and we seem to get money back every year :)
Forum: USA
Jan 13th 2014, 12:06 am
Replies: 27
Views: 16,680
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: CAR INSURANCE IN THE USA WITH UK DRIVING LICENSE?

Federal and most state law only allows you to drive on a EU or GB licence for 30 day's so you are in fact breaking the law already. Most police will turn a blind eye if you are on a 90 waiver or Visa...
Forum: USA
Jan 13th 2014, 12:02 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,857
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: What's the best car/truck/SUV in the snow?

Range Rover are obviously the best but very expensive. We own a Honda Pilot, although it's over 6 years old it is the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned, not a stop of rust anywhere and it will...
Forum: USA
Dec 7th 2013, 4:42 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,697
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Claiming unemployment

Might not be 'barred' from unemployment but try getting it :rofl:
If you do succeed it won't last long believe me, I have never claimed it but full USC's I know have tried, some got a measly...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2013, 4:34 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,218
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Sending gifts back to the UK for Christmas

I don't send anything now, it costs more in shipping than the items did in the first place.
Forum: USA
Nov 10th 2013, 11:51 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 15,223
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Cheese & Onion Crisps in USA at last

Maui sweet onion chips (crisps) have been on sale here for years but different manufacturers, I used to buy them in Oregon, I now see that flavour all over the north eastern states. After a while you...
Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2013, 4:22 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,669
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Only 5 hours to learn and pass your driving test in NY State? Woah ...

As the test mostly involves driving about half a mile, turning right, driving half a mile, doing a 3 point turn, driving half a mile and reversing into an imaginary space and then returning to the...
Forum: USA
Nov 2nd 2013, 11:11 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,540
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: Accurate US salary breakdown sites?

I am not a USC but I still claim and get the full allowance for 4 dependents even my stepson who has a USC Father.
Oct 12th 2013, 2:22 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,758
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: This settles the Q: Roundabout v 4-Way Stop

Not many Americans are intelligent enough to understand how roundabouts work, I try to explain to those I talk to that they save fuel, you don't actually have to stop unless there is a vehicle in the...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2013, 8:04 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,252
Posted By watchamacallit

Re: AA Air miles status maintenance shortfall.

An annual fee of $450 is a disgrace, anyone mad enough to sign up for that needs their heads testing. I objected to an over priced $80 fee, they make enough on interest charges without such over the...
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