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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 19th 2006, 8:40 am
Replies: 72
Views: 3,276
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Krispy Kreme Vs Dunkin Donuts

Krispy Kreme gets my vote. I love their coffee too :)
Forum: USA
May 15th 2006, 8:54 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,719
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Cedar Park Texas v Clermont Florida

Now that is bloody annoying :mad: I get the kids across the road doing it. Thud, thud, thud, thud. Grrrrrr, bloody basketbore :mad:
Forum: USA
May 15th 2006, 7:35 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,719
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Cedar Park Texas v Clermont Florida

The newest area around Palmer Lane is Avery Ranch. I have never been into it but just driven past it. It is a big developement. Both sides of Palmer are being developed. I worked with a guy who lived...
Forum: USA
May 15th 2006, 2:53 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,719
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Cedar Park Texas v Clermont Florida

Hi jamarick,

I can't compare the two as i've never been to Florida, but I can tell you my thoughts on Cedar Park after living there briefly and visiting the place regularly.

A few questions to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 12th 2006, 6:52 am
Replies: 5
Views: 530
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Texas Ranch House?

PBS/Klru showed it last week, it was on for 3 nights running, but i'm sure they'll repeat it soon. They usually repeat stuff pretty frequently.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ranchhouse/
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 12th 2006, 6:08 am
Replies: 5
Views: 530
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Texas Ranch House?

Ermm, no.

It gave a modern day family the change to live for two and a half months as Ranch owners/settlers would have done back in 1865. They had to run the ranch and manage the staff/cowboys...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 12th 2006, 4:34 am
Replies: 5
Views: 530
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Texas Ranch House?

Did anyone watch it? Thoughts?
Forum: USA
May 12th 2006, 4:24 am
Replies: 92
Views: 4,883
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: going from cold climate to hot climate

Hey Caligirl,

Where abouts in Devon is your hubby from? We moved here from there just over a year ago. We lived in Torbay
Forum: USA
May 12th 2006, 1:42 am
Replies: 92
Views: 4,883
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: going from cold climate to hot climate

Actually, as well as being bloody annoying and painful it can be quite dangerous around gas/petrol stations. See links;

http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm
...
Forum: USA
May 11th 2006, 5:41 am
Replies: 92
Views: 4,883
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: going from cold climate to hot climate

It gets hot here in Texas. I'm talking HOT! 100 degrees plus and humid. Air conditioning is the greatest invention ever. Taking a dip in the pool is like taking a hot bath.

My father in law lives...
Forum: USA
May 2nd 2006, 2:42 am
Replies: 61
Views: 3,008
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: USA football ranking

[QUOTE=MrDub]Since Ireland managed somehow not to get into the World Cup :( I have not been following the run-up too closely until now when I see the USA football team are ranked fourth best in the...
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2006, 8:38 am
Replies: 71
Views: 4,277
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Who lives in Austin TX?

Eeeeek! Mopac! My condolences :(
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2006, 5:27 am
Replies: 71
Views: 4,277
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Who lives in Austin TX?

Hi Scorchio,

I have to drive the 360 to and from work everyday and the hours that I work means that there is hardly any traffic at all when i'm on it :)

Jimbo
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2006, 5:20 am
Replies: 71
Views: 4,277
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Who lives in Austin TX?

I'm in Austin, and I love it. I'm just up by Lake Travis.

Been here for just over a year now, which is why I dissapeared off of this forum. You know how it is putting a new life together. It's a...
Forum: USA
Apr 27th 2006, 5:05 am
Replies: 118
Views: 6,248
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Job hunting without degree....

I don't have a degree. I worked for ten years in Healthcare in the IT field in England. I got a customer support job here pretty quickly. Finding something better without a degree is proving to be...
Forum: USA
Nov 2nd 2005, 4:37 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,827
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: THANK YOU - for lingo

When we first moved over we had SBC here in Austin, Texas, and they were crap. What a bloody rip off. So many extra charges each month. Then we found Lingo and have been with them since January and...
Forum: USA
Dec 30th 2004, 1:40 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,206
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Finally arrived in Austin, Texas

Hello, fellow Austinites.

Well, we finally arrived in the good ol' US of A. So far we have had mixed feelings about the move. We have been here now for 25 days and have not got the all the...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2004, 2:27 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,079
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Texas and Jelly Babies

Thanks Snowbunny.

As long as I can get them mail order then that'll have to do, Phew!!!

I love licquorice allsorts too, so it's nice to know that I can get them over there too. I have no idea...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2004, 1:53 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,079
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Texas and Jelly Babies

Can anyone tell me please as a matter of some urgency, can you get jelly babies in Texas? I thought I had researched everything so thoroughly. I can't believe I didn't think to find that out :(
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2004, 11:54 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Austin, Texas, Booze Up

Glad to hear the booze up was a success. Who were the other four who turned up?

Jimbo
Forum: USA
Nov 12th 2004, 1:33 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Talking Re: Exchange rates from American banks?

Thanks so much for all the very helpful advice! I shudder to think what may have happened if I'd waltzed through immigration blithely announcing I had * amount of thousands of pounds on me. Yikes!...
Forum: USA
Nov 11th 2004, 7:54 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Unhappy Re: Austin, Texas, Booze Up

Because we don't have a bank account in Austin and can't have one until we open one in person he won't be able to wire anything. I was thinking of him sending CASH fed Ex. That way we'd have the...
Forum: USA
Nov 11th 2004, 6:45 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Austin, Texas, Booze Up

I live in Devon and there's no Citibank here or even near here at all. Also with my bank here (Abbey National) it definately DOES take 5 days, as I've had money wired and wired money myself many...
Forum: USA
Nov 11th 2004, 6:35 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Unhappy Re: Exchange rates from American banks?

Thanks for your comments! I was a bit worried about carrying a large amount of money into the U.S. I don't want anything to hold us up in immigration!

1. Post office gives a really lousy exchange...
Forum: USA
Nov 11th 2004, 6:29 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,135
Posted By Jimbo the Bimbo

Re: Exchange rates from American banks?

Hi Snowbunny - To risk boring everyone else should be have a chat in the chatroom?
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