Squirrel

Re driving licences, I know Americans can drive in the UK on a US driver's licence for 1 year (one year from arriving to live, not from your last trip home like some conveniently think!) so I'd have thought the arrangement might be reciprocal.

International licence is no use, they are mainly for people from countries where the licence isn't in English.

ian-mstm

Not under US law! The DMCA allows you to burn backup copies of CDs you legally own, provided it's for your own use.

Ian

ian-mstm

Total waste of time and money unless your driver's license is in some language other than English.

Ian

lyonsden1193

Hey .. Jerseygirl... can you tell me which Bed Bath & Beyond you used.. willing to travel... the IDIOTS in the Memphis area had displays of covers in one place, displays of duvets in another and absolutely no one in the store that could correlate the two things. When asked why the covers were way off in the sizes to the duvets they were stocking, we were told to wash the duvet and hang it so would stretch?!?!?! ... if you really want to throw them ask for the TOG rating. Macys and JCP no better round here either!!!!!

thanks for the conversion chart

As far as bringing things over... I think the best answer is to have a relative with an attic who is willing to store all your small stuff and willing to mail it when asked.. several small ornaments and memories I miss ... but you dont realise it at the time of moving. Medical records a must & keep enough money in a bank if you can to pay for airfares back to the UK (this one sounds weird but I have always had peace of mind knowing that if it all went wrong (for whatever reason) I could always fly back and start over... never needed it but have slept soundly on my Barclays debit card for many years!!

katybluewater

that's what we were told byGeico......

rallybug

I think the dodgy area is taking the original CDs to the Used CD store - i.e., not having the originals any more.

Bluegrass Lass

Are you hinting that this is actually illegal in the UK? If so, then I'm in trouble. All of my music has been ripped from CDs, which I bought, and then sold the CDs to a store (why keep them after you've ripped them?). I will be taking the music with me to the UK on my harddrive.

lansbury

There a reciprocal agreement. It is called the Geneva Convention on Driving Licenses, and the US is a signatory to it.

Unfortunately for us the vast majority of States choose to ignore it and require people to abide by rules they set in place. To my knowledge it has never been tested in court if the State rules override a 1949 treaty signed by the Federal government.

As to another comment on international driving licenses. All they are are a translation of a persons domestic license into several other languages. They are not valid as a driving license on their own, and the domestic license must be produced with them. They are not required in the US for a UK license holder, and have no value.

retzie

And were born in 1989?

That's $7K more than I got

I'd leave it at that! I came over with one (small) suitcase and my snowboard.

In the grand scheme of things, this is a very short period of time - I would pack for it like a holiday. If you bring anything of great value, you are just going to have to lug it home in a minute.


Honestly, it sounds like you are young, footloose and fancy-free. Just come with the basics and immerse yourself!

Jerseygirl

There is no such agreement with the US...the length of time you can drive using a UK license varies from state to state. In maybe 30 days...it may be longer. Look at the DMV website for your state.
I didn't get mine from BB&B...but you can always look on their website.

I've found the duvet covers I've bought here have fitted the US duvets. The problem is the washing instructions say wash in cold water...nothing about drying. I put them in the dryer on low and they shrank. If you let them air dry they are wrinkled. I have matching sheets and the same applies. Nothing like the M&S and other UK bedding...which is easy to wash and dry (without creases).

Most bedding for UK king beds will fill a US queen apart from the fitted sheet and valance...because the US bed is longer.

penguinbar

Target can be dangerous! They finally opened up one in Manhattan. In the same building as Costco about a mile and a half from my apartment! I love both stores.

penguinbar

My husband would agree on the chocolate! my inlaws are coming over in July and he asked for tons of chocolate.

lyonsden1193

[I didn't get mine from BB&B...but you can always look on their website.

I've found the duvet covers I've bought here have fitted the US duvets. The problem is the washing instructions say wash in cold water...nothing about drying. I put them in the dryer on low and they shrank. If you let them air dry they are wrinkled. I have matching sheets and the same applies. Nothing like the M&S and other UK bedding...which is easy to wash and dry (without creases).

Most bedding for UK king beds will fill a US queen apart from the fitted sheet and valance...because the US bed is longer.[/QUOTE]


Thanks for the info.. the wife very much appreciates it.. will also try M & S to see how that works... She is USC and even she gets frustrated at the poor quality of sales staff round here

celticgrid

There's theory, and then there's reality.

I 'landed' in PA originally and their DMV website states:

It doesn't say anything about the language of the original license. Rightly or wrongly, but it is what many other people you deal with base things on.

At various stages of buying a car and insuring a car in the first few weeks there I was asked for the IDL. Maybe I didn't actually need it, but the people asking for it believed I did. Simply sighing and handing it over removed a lot of hassles and stress at a time when they were least desirable. It moved things forward smoothly. I take the view that the small amount of money spent on an IDL might make life a lot easier. Whether it is worth that is an individual choice, and is going to vary by state and by the person behind the desk and what they believe. It is that last factor, the individual behind the desk, that is important.

Jerseygirl

But that's only for PA residents...Katybluewater said 'get an International drivers licence - you can drive on this for a year' in reply to someone who will be living in Seattle.