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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Sep 23rd 2016, 12:17 am

Replies: 12

Should we move to Scotland?

Views: 4,189

Posted By ldollard

Re: Should we move to Scotland?

This is an interesting thread. I do wonder if/when the UK leaves and if/when Scotland breaks away, how long it will be for Scotland to join the EU, at that point how easy it would be to simply move...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Sep 23rd 2016, 12:09 am

Replies: 46

I am moving back next year but am terrified I am making a big mistake.

Views: 7,087

Posted By ldollard

Re: I am moving back next year but am terrified I am making a big mistake.

I totally agree Pulaski, when I went back just for two weeks, i was amazed at the level of racism and xenophobia that pervaded the country from the government all the way down to the regular person....

Forum: USA

Sep 23rd 2016, 12:02 am

Replies: 127

Upping my credit score

Views: 13,161

Posted By ldollard

Re: Upping my credit score

As posted its really random

Forum: USA

Sep 21st 2016, 1:29 am

Replies: 127

Upping my credit score

Views: 13,161

Posted By ldollard

Re: Upping my credit score

Sorry this is such a late reply.

Basically when it comes to paying, obviously pay before your balance is due.

But one thing you'll find is if you pay after the credit card company reports your...

Forum: USA

Mar 23rd 2016, 1:02 am

Replies: 10

Best way to quickly mail 5 pound box to England?

Views: 932

Posted By ldollard

Re: Best way to quickly mail 5 pound box to England?

omfg you could have bought a scanner for less. :sarcasm:

Forum: USA

Mar 18th 2016, 1:07 am

Replies: 6

Moving to Seattle

Views: 1,009

Posted By ldollard

Re: Moving to Seattle

LOL you've clearly never lived in Los Angeles.

Forum: USA

Mar 17th 2016, 4:40 pm

Replies: 116

Advice for job hunting?

Views: 11,007

Posted By ldollard

Re: Advice for job hunting?

I dont work medical, so not really an issue.

But gmail is in fact encrypted, even free gmail, we use gmail for business, its encrypted using AES 128 GCM.

But I can see why highly sensitive...

Forum: USA

Mar 16th 2016, 12:17 am

Replies: 116

Advice for job hunting?

Views: 11,007

Posted By ldollard

Re: Advice for job hunting?

I guess that webmail is just weird to me my company has used gmail for about 8 yrs now. So it really isn't new.

But yeah i get the issue with apps programmed in .net

Forum: USA

Mar 14th 2016, 10:42 pm

Replies: 116

Advice for job hunting?

Views: 11,007

Posted By ldollard

Re: Advice for job hunting?

yeah big companies hate to upgrade, which i get, considering the issues, but the speed and complex support for older systems make upgrading from a 10yr old browser or system used 30 yrs ago quite...

Forum: USA

Mar 14th 2016, 7:51 pm

Replies: 116

Advice for job hunting?

Views: 11,007

Posted By ldollard

Re: Advice for job hunting?

It really isn't popular, nobody i personally know uses it at all, Its an awful browser. It display html5 pages very poorly.
...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 11th 2016, 11:02 pm

Replies: 27

Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Views: 6,885

Posted By ldollard

Re: Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

I just yesterday, that right now UK universities are getting closer to the same cost as US state colleges £9000 vs $13,500avg. And with UK universities supposedly about to be given increased tuition...

Forum: USA

Mar 11th 2016, 10:57 pm

Replies: 116

Advice for job hunting?

Views: 11,007

Posted By ldollard

Re: Advice for job hunting?

The issue is this; If that company works with the US government you have to be a US citizen as its one of the preconditions of getting US contracts for security reasons. You cannot get that clearance...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 8th 2016, 10:47 pm

Replies: 27

Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Views: 6,885

Posted By ldollard

Re: Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Really, do you have any websites that give this information, i'd be interested for my kids?

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 8th 2016, 9:06 pm

Replies: 27

Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Views: 6,885

Posted By ldollard

Re: Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Be the same if they moved back to England.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 8th 2016, 5:35 pm

Replies: 27

Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Views: 6,885

Posted By ldollard

Re: Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

I took it from the OPs question that she would be moving back by herself and not with them.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 7th 2016, 9:56 pm

Replies: 27

Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

Views: 6,885

Posted By ldollard

Re: Home Fees eligibility for British expat moving to the UK for education

No to question one, she cannot come back for any period of time be it 10 yrs or 3 years to fulfill her residency requirement for education.

She has to be ordinarily resident in the UK and at 16/17...

Forum: USA

Mar 7th 2016, 9:50 pm

Replies: 127

Upping my credit score

Views: 13,161

Posted By ldollard

Re: Upping my credit score

It matters if your bank closed the account because you where in arrears, but other than that it doesn't matter who closed the account.

What does matter is if you lower your credit spending limit,...

Forum: USA

Mar 7th 2016, 3:59 pm

Replies: 127

Upping my credit score

Views: 13,161

Posted By ldollard

Re: Upping my credit score

What Hanco and Pulaski said.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 1:07 am

Replies: 11

will moving back be difficult?

Views: 2,264

Posted By ldollard

Re: will moving back be difficult?

Yeah shes originally from UK, so even if she doesn't, getting a UK passport should be pretty straight forward, no more than a month.

And as quiltman says, getting a job as above it pretty easy....

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 1:02 am

Replies: 31

Will my desktop PC work in the UK? (from the US)

Views: 21,290

Posted By ldollard

Re: Will my desktop PC work in the UK? (from the US)

That's an autoswitching PSU, so all you need is a UK plug and you are good to go. ABSOLUTELY nothing else needs switching, not sure why this thread is so long lol.

When you get to the UK either go...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 12:54 am

Replies: 15

Want to move back

Views: 3,098

Posted By ldollard

Re: Want to move back

Thats great... Weirdly enough I never even thought of doing it... dumb... thanks lol

Why not just omit the address entirely. IF i ever get replies it is always through email. This way you are not...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 12:51 am

Replies: 17

Forty foot container cost USA to UK

Views: 3,498

Posted By ldollard

Re: Forty foot container cost USA to UK

Damn thats cheap... whats the question lol

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 12:48 am

Replies: 14

Car Leasing, Moving back to UK from US

Views: 1,306

Posted By ldollard

Re: Car Leasing, Moving back to UK from US

i was going to say the same thing

Contact your bank and put your parents address as your new address, this will put you on the electoral roll, you might have to wait a month or two but it'll...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 12:47 am

Replies: 3

Part buy part rent mortgage

Views: 621

Posted By ldollard

Re: Part buy part rent mortgage

my cousin did it and it allowed her and her family to live in a much nicer place. But they are usually extremely limited in terms of finding one.

For instance if a new development is built, the...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 12:43 am

Replies: 11

will moving back be difficult?

Views: 2,264

Posted By ldollard

Re: will moving back be difficult?

This is what I think you should do. Go visit your grandparents for 3 months. The first month will feel like a vacation, after that'll it'll feel more like living there. Dont talk to anyone about...

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