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Forum: USA
Jan 15th 2011, 3:54 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,442
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Insurance: Bringing parents to the U.S.

I haven't jumped into this for a while, because all the stuff I had to say should have come up in the 'search past threads' thingy.
But to summarise, I became a USC in 2007, and then sponsored my...
Forum: USA
Nov 6th 2010, 5:23 am
Replies: 5
Views: 705
Posted By farmerwife

Re: rental accomodation in portland

Hi Ruby,

I have a lead on something, but it's out in the sticks down the valley between Woodburn and Molalla, could be too far out. If she's interested, maybe PM me.
Forum: USA
Nov 6th 2010, 3:42 am
Replies: 5
Views: 705
Posted By farmerwife

Re: rental accomodation in portland

Hi RubyTD,

Portland OR? What area is she looking for? Wouldn't want to be in Hillsboro with a job in Gresham for instance.... where would she like to be?
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2010, 3:05 am
Replies: 10
Views: 25,599
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Trucking Companies who sponsor UK Drivers

Yep could be that.
H-2A having been subject to changes recently.
But the bottom line is - H-2A being a temporary non immigrant visa.
For the detail see here -
...
Forum: USA
Feb 10th 2010, 12:10 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,040
Posted By farmerwife

Re: US Federal Taxation and State Taxation of Pension from former UK employer

Well it would be interesting to know if your "Tax Professional" is a CPA, or group of CPAs, as opposed to a "Tax Professional" aka "blockheads".
The local version of the latter are called Liberty...
Forum: USA
Feb 3rd 2010, 1:33 pm
Replies: 227
Views: 16,866
Posted By farmerwife

Re: US - UK Dictionary

Yep!

Also ''Spring onions'' - green onions
Forum: USA
Feb 3rd 2010, 12:14 pm
Replies: 227
Views: 16,866
Posted By farmerwife

Re: US - UK Dictionary

In England where I'm from we would say "cloakroom", not WC, which is a bit weird too because you don't usually go there to hang up your cloak!
Forum: USA
Feb 3rd 2010, 3:47 am
Replies: 227
Views: 16,866
Posted By farmerwife

Re: US - UK Dictionary

Yep - as in this one by Van Gogh - it's a wheat field.

http://www.artsforge.com/agallery/cornfield.html

(although as mentioned 'corn' could also be barley, etc - but not oats. Would have to be...
Forum: USA
Feb 2nd 2010, 2:27 pm
Replies: 227
Views: 16,866
Posted By farmerwife

Re: US - UK Dictionary

Here's a couple farming ones

UK - US

corn - wheat
maize - corn
sweet corn/corn on the cob - corn ( the ear )

brambles - blackberries
Forum: USA
Feb 1st 2010, 7:14 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,000
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Short Sales and Foreclosures

Here's a link to a recent article on short sales -

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/short_sales_leave_homebuyers_s.html.

It seems if there is more than one lender involved,...
Forum: USA
Jan 8th 2010, 4:03 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,606
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Manchester to Atlanta with Delta or Northwest?

I used to fly Portland, OR to Amsterdam with NW, but when I last went in November it had become "Delta".
Was very disappointed as the NW planes had been great, seatback personal entertainment etc....
Forum: USA
Dec 11th 2009, 10:27 am
Replies: 168
Views: 14,373
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Beer

Jubelale sold at Costco .... well in Oregon anyway.:)
Just tried a Falalala..... from Double Mountain in Hood River - very good!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 28th 2009, 3:49 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 6,329
Posted By farmerwife

Re: I wish...

Granted: but you get the swine flu and are quaranteened in your hotel room.

I wish I had me a grand baby or two...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 11th 2009, 5:06 am
Replies: 6
Views: 679
Posted By farmerwife

Re: The PEN story

Very good -

maybe if you're about to "pass on" and have your life flash by that is what it will look like :unsure:
Forum: USA
Jul 3rd 2009, 5:25 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,275
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Moving to Portland, OR

Meauxna!

How well is well? Are you trying to decide on an area or suburb of PDX, or considering Portland as opposed to another city or State?

Traffic or commutes could be bad, personally I...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 25th 2009, 1:05 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,168
Posted By farmerwife

Re: CSA Membership (Community Sponsored Agriculture)

OK - found the bill.

_http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-875

I had heard about it, thinking it was food processing plants etc. But it does define as one of the categories -...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 25th 2009, 8:16 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,168
Posted By farmerwife

Re: CSA Membership (Community Sponsored Agriculture)

??? haven't heard that - doesn't really make sense.
Getting the fruit and veg in a box delivered each week would be the same safety wise as buying at the farmer's market wouldn't it?
The CSA's...
Forum: USA
May 24th 2009, 8:28 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,924
Posted By farmerwife

Re: transferring money to usa to buy a house and tax

LPR = Legal Permanent Resident
Forum: USA
May 24th 2009, 8:25 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,106
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Retirement to the US

In my post I was writing about my parents' situation and their eligibility for OMIP.
.....'resident' may have different definitions - each program may have their own. OMIP has their own 'resident'...
Forum: USA
May 23rd 2009, 3:12 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,106
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Retirement to the US

I looked into OMIP for my 65 + year old parents who were coming in as LPR's.
Obviously no Medicare Part A buy in available until resident for 5 years.
The OMIP position is ( not covered in the...
Forum: USA
May 2nd 2009, 2:04 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By farmerwife

Re: USA v's UK government retirement benefits

Yep buying in covered in the link under "Who is eligible for Medicare" -

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10043.html#part3
Forum: USA
May 1st 2009, 1:11 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By farmerwife

Re: USA v's UK government retirement benefits

Part A coverage - hospitals
Part B doctors, + outpatient hospital services, some other medical services - up to a %.

Here's the long version -...
Forum: USA
May 1st 2009, 12:14 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By farmerwife

Re: USA v's UK government retirement benefits

1. NHS would be less expensive generally compared with Medicare. For Medicare, if you have 40 quarters contributed you would receive Medicare Part A (hospitals, briefly)as a "no charge".
Part B...
Forum: USA
Apr 13th 2009, 11:15 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,947
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Monetary advantages of citizenship

Could be! Depends how much $$$ you have.:)
A QDOT trust could be set up to avoid - but that's paperwork...

This is an older article but explains the thinking.... (dollar amounts have changed) -...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 13th 2009, 10:43 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,434
Posted By farmerwife

Re: Health Cover/ Doctors in USA

Here's the $4 Walmart list - other info also on their pharmacy site -

http://i.walmart.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/genericdruglist.pdf

Target, Fred Meyer etc now do similar - check out their websites....
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