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Forum: USA
Mar 22nd 2007, 4:17 am
Replies: 71
Views: 4,406
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Hi! Boston/Cambridge

I've just finished my second Winter here and can attest to a couple of things:

1. Roads are shite in most places. They do resurface them (and I mean just put a new surface on) but they don't last...
Forum: USA
Jan 4th 2007, 2:35 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,808
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Hang Luggage restrictions?

And is being strictly enforced - especially bag size. Queue for security at Heathrow yesterday was longer than I'd ever seen it before (10x) but moved pretty quickly. However, it gets very hot in the...
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2006, 2:53 am
Replies: 48
Views: 2,415
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Winter Studs

I seem to remember paying about $20 per tyre in Mass - it seemed criminal to me given what I'd paid for the tyres!
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2006, 2:51 am
Replies: 48
Views: 2,415
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Winter Studs

Bob,

I got some Dunlop Graspic DS-2 tyres from Tire Rack - they arrived really quickly and were very cheap - $59 each. For the snow that we had here in Mass last year they were great and worked...
Forum: USA
Sep 15th 2006, 2:46 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,046
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Time to renew my Brit passport.

I've heard conflicting information about this - speaking to the UK embassy here they said I need at least six months left on my passport to be able to re-enter the US after a 10 day trip (I'm leaving...
Forum: USA
Aug 30th 2006, 2:43 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,590
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Do I need a passport to get into Canada ?

I saw in the local paper that they are changing the borders of the US by Jan 2007 so that everyone (including USCs) will need a passport. This is for air and boat at first and then next for car later...
Forum: USA
Aug 29th 2006, 5:38 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,109
Posted By eepgmik

Smile Re: One more DVD thread!

I've got the Yamaha S5750 (IIRC). It was region free with the 0000 trick and is progressive scan and plays DivX etc. I got it from J&R electronics via Amazon within about 2 days.

It's a good...
Forum: USA
Aug 28th 2006, 6:14 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,598
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Highways/Freeways = Motorways

I couldn't put it better myself. That was exactly what I was thinking!
Forum: USA
Aug 28th 2006, 5:49 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,597
Posted By eepgmik

Talking Re: Anyone got HD TV?

Let me begin by saying that my wife is bored of me saying 'God I love HD' every time we watch shows like 'how I met your mother'. I watch non-HD channels only when there is no version on HD.

I...
Forum: USA
Jul 11th 2006, 4:25 am
Replies: 85
Views: 4,285
Posted By eepgmik

Re: international driving license

When I did mine in MA there was snow so when we came to the 3-point turn the road was too narrow for me to do it properly (i.e. not turn wheels while stationary, etc), so I took 5 points not 3.
...
Forum: USA
May 23rd 2006, 2:56 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,714
Posted By eepgmik

Re: The Amazing Race

I saw it too. My wife thought it was hilarious as well! She loves it and got me hooked. So pleased the hippies won - they were the best of the bunch, especially when they were in Japan.

Martin
Forum: USA
May 12th 2006, 4:52 am
Replies: 25
Views: 19,991
Posted By eepgmik

Re: International Autosource -- kosher or not?

I think it depends on the state - I'm in Mass and they took my clean driving license and 5 years no claims into account and it reduced my premium by about 50%.

Martin
Forum: USA
Mar 16th 2006, 9:51 am
Replies: 329
Views: 21,774
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Now they've really P*ss*d me off

ROTFL

I do that all the time with my USC wife - she thinks I'm just a whiney git but given the recent conversation about customer service in the US it just makes me sad and I have to laugh.
...
Forum: USA
Feb 16th 2006, 2:45 am
Replies: 45
Views: 3,043
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Buying a House in USA

We just went through buying a house and I learnt several things from it:

1. Our mortgage broker (a friend of ours whom I trust) didn't want to include me on the mortgage at all (we followed his...
Forum: USA
Feb 15th 2006, 4:16 am
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Paypal and Direct Debit

Ok, so I finally got some sense out of Paypal regarding this issue.

What Paypal don't make clear is that if you just set up a bank account as a source for incoming money they will file any...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2006, 4:31 am
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Paypal and Direct Debit

That's weird because I did exactly that. I set up the confirmed account by seeing the 20 odd cents that Paypal deposited.

I then tried making the payment and it came up as delayed. Looking into it...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2006, 4:24 am
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Paypal and Direct Debit

Hmm, thanks. I wondered about that, but as far as I can see even that takes time. Paypal won't pay the payee until they receive the money from me.

I have to admit I haven't tried the electronic...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2006, 4:16 am
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By eepgmik

Paypal and Direct Debit

Hi Everyone,

While we're on the subject of how crap banks are over here...

I've just started up a US Paypal account and want to be able to pay for stuff direct from my bank account like I did...
Forum: USA
Jan 27th 2006, 3:44 am
Replies: 25
Views: 6,004
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Calling from US to UK mobile--any suggestions?

Don't forget that to call a UK mobile costs nearer 20 Pence per minute on SkypeOut. Got caught like that myself...

To get round it I set up a SkypeIn number with a UK number and can then have that...
Forum: USA
Jan 14th 2006, 2:58 am
Replies: 78
Views: 4,420
Posted By eepgmik

Re: Heating bills

What thermostat do you use to have such good flexibility? We're just buying a house in NE and I want to be able to set the temperature at different times like that.

We got our bill for December...
Forum: USA
Jan 11th 2006, 2:49 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,321
Posted By eepgmik

Lightbulb Re: Wow - Skype is amazing

What speed Internet connection are you using for the webcam? In my experience (with Yahoo and MSN Messenger) the update rate has been so rubbish with even a 1Mb connection that we just kept to...
Forum: USA
Jan 10th 2006, 1:54 am
Replies: 92
Views: 4,547
Posted By eepgmik

Re: driving in usa

Also sometimes you have to push the key into the steering column to get it out, or turn it back slightly towards ignition again.

When driving in Boston:

1. GET A MAP from the rental company -...
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