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Forum: Portugal
Dec 12th 2025, 1:43 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,138
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Enough! BritishExpats.Com for the British Expats!

:ban:

I had a giggling granddaughter playing a game of pairs with our playing cards and she purposely kept turning over 6,7 instead of finding a pair.Crazy!!!!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 15th 2025, 1:35 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,050
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: WTF in America Part 2

Damn Triangle!:thumbdown:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 17th 2025, 8:24 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,752
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Heading home after 17 years, with my new US hu

You could try Norfolks neighbor, Suffolk. Quite a few towns with train access and buses. Also quite flat so good for cycling and housing is probably cheaper than Norfolk ( Norwich).

Good luck with...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2025, 3:48 am
Replies: 51
Views: 14,542
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

No real help here but my sister in law is buying a house in Norfolk, moving from Essex/ Suffolk border. When she was visiting us earlier this year she was showing us some youtube videos of a real...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 20th 2025, 10:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,524
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Bruges

Sounds exciting. Post pictures when you go:thumbsup:

I know this sounds cheesy but I love the movie In Bruge mostly because of the scenery. The buildings look amazing! Enjoy:wub:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 9th 2025, 1:13 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,050
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: WTF in America Part 2

Someone made a grave mistake planning this!
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 7th 2025, 7:39 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,163
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: travelling whilewaiting for N-400 processing

You should get a rough idea if you look up N400 timescales. Ours was quicker than estimated
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 7th 2025, 7:13 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,163
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: travelling whilewaiting for N-400 processing

What state are you applying from? We applied in PA in December 2024 and had an interview in March and ceremony May 1st so not too long. If you are worried about flying on a GC can you wait a few...
Forum: USA
Mar 10th 2025, 10:28 am
Replies: 87
Views: 49,969
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Social Security Fairness Act and elimination of WEP for expats

Same.
I was curious as to why no change in monthly payment as well. I guess it's wait and see in April?:blink:
Forum: Australia
Mar 5th 2025, 1:10 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,077
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Tropical Cyclone Alfred - South East Queensland

Yes! Be prepared, evacuate if you can or hunker down.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 1st 2025, 2:25 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,919
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Alternatives for Skype

Just go to Microsoft Teams. It is a more updated version of Skype
Forum: USA
Feb 24th 2025, 12:42 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,669
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Retired - what's more important family or cost-of-living/location?

So sorry to read this Rete x



+1
Agree, totally. BE friends are the best.
Forum: USA
Feb 24th 2025, 12:38 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,669
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Retired - what's more important family or cost-of-living/location?

:thumbup:
Exactly. We moved when we retired from Texas to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania had never been on the list for our escape from Texas but as our daughter made a career move from Houston to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 16th 2025, 12:01 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,050
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: WTF in America Part 2

We avoid Buc-ess on principal. When hurricane Rita was about to hit the Texas coast ( this was right after Katrina hit NewOrleans) we were under a mandatory evacuation. One of the Buc-ee gas stations...
Forum: USA
Jan 5th 2025, 10:02 am
Replies: 137
Views: 21,398
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: WTH... WEP? Really?

Actually that "old biddy" is a friend of one of our Texas teacher friends and has been very big in sorting this out! But yes, she can talk..
Forum: USA
Nov 2nd 2024, 9:31 am
Replies: 30
Views: 7,896
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Why do you want to go to the USA as a british person?

We were close, we lived in Brazoria County.
Forum: USA
Nov 2nd 2024, 9:12 am
Replies: 30
Views: 7,896
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Why do you want to go to the USA as a british person?

Ha! We were talking about Texas this morning. We don't really miss too much except for some good friends we made over our 33 years there. And the trips we made to West Texas. The wild openess and ...
Forum: USA
Nov 2nd 2024, 8:27 am
Replies: 30
Views: 7,896
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: Why do you want to go to the USA as a british person?

We arrived in Texas 35 years ago with Green Cards obtained through other halfs family and taking a huge risk. We arrived with two young kids, no jobs and very little money.
Unfortunately the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 21st 2024, 3:26 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

Glad you are ok and hopefully no more storms this season:fingerscrossed:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 7th 2024, 8:37 am
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

There were family's from New Orleans in all the stadiums and schools in Houston and surrounding areas for days until temporary accommodation could be found. I was volunteering as an advocate at the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 7th 2024, 3:29 am
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

I hear what your saying and have seen many houses destroyed in Galveston and Freeport that were our closest coastal towns. But having lived through numerous storms fom 1989 through 2022 in the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 6th 2024, 1:49 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

Glad you are ok but sorry to hear about the damage and mess you have to deal with.
Power loss and still having the heat and humidity is not a good combination along with all the food loss.

I...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 6th 2024, 8:31 am
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

Really. You are quite the expert.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 5th 2024, 4:01 am
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

Our 34 years in Texas became more and more stressful every hurricane season. I lost count of how many hits we did get and how many near hits every single year. As the years went by they became more...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 1st 2024, 10:13 am
Replies: 64
Views: 9,015
Posted By Jolly Good

Re: HURRICANE

Hmmm...not seen him around for awhile.
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