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Forum: USA
Jan 18th 2013, 3:40 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 16,035
Posted By Ozger

Re: Can we bring specialty food in checked luggage?

After a 2 week UK visit over Thanksgiving, we took the opportunity to buy Xmas goodies from M&S, including the biggest Xmas pudding they sold.

Flying from Cardiff to Houston via Amsterdam, we...
Forum: USA
Oct 6th 2012, 1:01 am
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

"Lousy" pay is relative. For Boise, what I have decided is that I would take a 30% drop in salary to get back there for the improvement in the quality of life it affords over Houston.

Money isn't...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2012, 8:32 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

It's not just there. Even in Houston most of the the applicants I get are nowhere near qualified for the advertised position, and the ones that look good on paper (screen?) that I do interview have...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2012, 2:14 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

I agree, and I have done that, but finding the specific hiring manager in a company the size of BP or Exxxxxon on LinkedIn is nigh on impossible . . . but yes, I still agree the direct approach is...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2012, 1:37 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

How do you actually get a job with an oil company if you don't already work in that industry?!

I've been the perfect candidate (obviously) for so many positions, but once I get to the "How many...
Forum: USA
Oct 4th 2012, 5:18 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

Depends . . . do they have good ski resorts?! :)
Forum: USA
Oct 4th 2012, 5:15 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 7,147
Posted By Ozger

Re: Moving to the mountains

Welshman here . . . I agree completely - Boise is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I lived there for 4 years working at HP (2001-2005), and I've been trying desperately to get back...
Forum: USA
Jul 5th 2012, 2:04 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,637
Posted By Ozger

Re: Commuting in Katy / Houston

Hello!

I work at Baylor and I've been commuting from The Woodlands to the Med Center (45 miles) for 4 years, so although I can't comment on the Katy commute, I definitely agree that the Med Center...
Forum: USA
Jun 6th 2011, 12:15 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,035
Posted By Ozger

Re: Should we take our Dog with us to SoCal

Oh OK, I see.

Sorry, it was supposed to be humourous along the lines of "have <insert anything really> will travel" . . . Google the have will travel phrase and you'll see what I mean :blink:
Forum: USA
Jun 5th 2011, 9:04 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,035
Posted By Ozger

Re: Should we take our Dog with us to SoCal

Not sure why you're telling me that, but OK.
Forum: USA
Jun 5th 2011, 7:30 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,035
Posted By Ozger

Re: Should we take our Dog with us to SoCal

We shipped (flew) our 2 year old RSPCA mutt to Idaho in 2001 . . . then to Australia in 2004 . . . and then to Texas in 2005.

He's now 12 and still going strong . . . and if we move...
Forum: USA
Jun 26th 2007, 6:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,635
Posted By Ozger

Re: New to the Woodlands, Houston, TX,

That's a can of worms....but in a nutshell.....lived/worked in Idaho for 5 years, loved every minute of it, but because of the threats of being laid-off and not having a green card at the time, I...
Forum: USA
Jun 25th 2007, 8:34 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,635
Posted By Ozger

Re: New to the Woodlands, Houston, TX,

I was born in Roath! :thumbsup: Lived mostly in Lisvane and Thornhill though.

I don't miss Melbourne, I miss Idaho! Confusing eh?
Forum: USA
Jun 25th 2007, 2:47 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,635
Posted By Ozger

Re: New to the Woodlands, Houston, TX,

Spooky....We are from Cardiff, lived in Melbourne and have now lived in The Woodlands (Indian Springs) for 2 years, so let me know if you need any local info.
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2005, 6:31 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 709
Posted By Ozger

Re: Police clearance in two countries?

A US consular office will be able to do it, but in my opinion it will be much easier to get a couple of sets done before you leave. I don't think your fingerprint expire ;-) only the FBI clearance...
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2005, 2:14 am
Replies: 6
Views: 709
Posted By Ozger

Re: Police clearance in two countries?

We had to get FBI clearence from the US and UK (we're Brits, but moved to Australia from the US). The FBI check is basically a fingerprint check, so you have to go get fingerprinted (local police...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 14th 2005, 4:40 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,493
Posted By Ozger

Re: Medical exam - how many vials of blood?

Tony Hancock is alive and well and living in Bondi I see!
Forum: Australia
Feb 3rd 2005, 10:52 pm
Replies: 142
Views: 7,820
Posted By Ozger

Re: The Biggest Miseries - Australian's or Brit's???

Yes, Brits are definitely more pessimistic, which goes hand in hand with misery. The three weeks we've been in the UK in the past 5 years were so depressing.

The "you can do anything you want to...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2005, 3:43 am
Replies: 150
Views: 9,783
Posted By Ozger

Re: Part of aussie culture? I hope not!

Like the one Blue Cross provides for all adopted pets....or not, since we had to take our new dawg back after a month to abort her puppies. But they are supposed to do it as part of the cost of the...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2005, 1:07 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,767
Posted By Ozger

Re: Great analysis of Melbourne weather

...as is my swimming pool. I had to top it up twice in January due to the evaporation....or leak causing the level to drop to the extent that the creepy crawly died from sucking in too much air :o
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2005, 12:30 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,517
Posted By Ozger

Re: Australian or Pom?

I can relate to the State thing. I lived in Boise, Idaho for 4 years (120,000 people, 3 surnames). Nearest major city is either Seattle or Salt Lake, both about 800 miles away. Insular is not the...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2005, 12:17 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,517
Posted By Ozger

Re: Australian or Pom?

I've seen a lot of ignorance about countries other than your own, maybe due to this kind of reporting, especially in the US. I lost count of the number of times I've had to explain that I'm from...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2005, 12:08 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,517
Posted By Ozger

Re: Australian or Pom?

Nah, she's Welsh....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1663013.stm

"Australian diva Kylie Minogue has controversially been named as one of the great Welsh women of all time, alongside Shirley...
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2005, 11:43 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,517
Posted By Ozger

Re: Australian or Pom?

Now come on, the one that matters I think you mean. They're doing their very best to make every other country a clone.

The oft quoted Bill Bryson summed it up in his chapter about there being a...
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2005, 11:33 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,517
Posted By Ozger

Re: Australian or Pom?

This kind of reporting is takien to the extreme in the US. In the olympics you would only get the report of where the US contestant finished and no mention of who won! Drove me crazy.

I could...
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