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Re: What is there to do?
I always get people to bring Paracetamol with them too, don't like using aspirin, and can't seem to find it over here, plus it is cheap as chips too (in the UK i mean) but thats just me, i am not a Hypochondriac i promise!
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by g1ant
House sale in the UK goes through next Wednesday and we fly LGW to Dallas on Thursday. A night in Dallas to recover before driving down to Austin. There will be a period of about a week to allow the funds to arrive before we can move into our new place. In the meantime I'm making a list of stuff that we need to do.
Try to find a cheap truck to haul cheap shit scored off Craigslist Find reasonable priced car insurance Try to get cheap shit off Craigslist - bed + couch + beer fridge Get beer Organise buildings and contents insurance on the new house Learn to spell organise with a Zeee Get quotes for health insurance Get beer Enroll child in school Find a job for the missus Anything missing? get copies of medical records get kids vacination records if you can get a letter proving no claims from UK car insurer |
Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by jibsymalone
I always get people to bring Paracetamol with them too, don't like using aspirin, and can't seem to find it over here, plus it is cheap as chips too (in the UK i mean) but thats just me, i am not a Hypochondriac i promise!
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Paracetamol is Acetaminophen (generic name) in the US, 500 tabs for a few $$'s at Costco. Brand name Tylenol.
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by jibsymalone
I did not realise Tylenol was the same thing, my mistake! Now I will have to get them to bring more chocolate with them when they visit! Oh well, never mind :D :D
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by g1ant
Got all those already. Could do with a decent credit card though.
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Re: What is there to do?
Bring Lemsip
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Crisps and decent chocolate, plus cheese, sausages and bacon.
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Paracetamol is Acetaminophen (generic name) in the US, 500 tabs for a few $$'s at Costco. Brand name Tylenol.
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by TimFountain
I don't believe you are permitted to bring cheese, saussages or bacon into the country (as a private individual). It would not be a good start to the OP's life in the US to get pulled by the CBP for prohibited items.... Tim.
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by Ray
Hard cheese is ok ....
I think it is ok if it is pasteurised rather than hard or soft. Not positive though. |
Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by g1ant
House sale in the UK goes through next Wednesday and we fly LGW to Dallas on Thursday. A night in Dallas to recover before driving down to Austin. There will be a period of about a week to allow the funds to arrive before we can move into our new place. In the meantime I'm making a list of stuff that we need to do.
Try to find a cheap truck to haul cheap shit scored off Craigslist Find reasonable priced car insurance Try to get cheap shit off Craigslist - bed + couch + beer fridge Get beer Organise buildings and contents insurance on the new house Learn to spell organise with a Zeee Get quotes for health insurance Get beer Enroll child in school Find a job for the missus Anything missing? 2: Buy DVDs of all "Dallas" TV shows and watch them relentlessly 3: Upon arrival, start looking for a white dually pick up truck, so as you can jump right in to the Texas style of driving and everything "BIG" in general ;) Jim. |
Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by g1ant
Got all those already. Could do with a decent credit card though.
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Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
Get an AT&T credit card, pay for everything you possibly can on it, pay it all off every month, get thank you rewards points which buildup incredibly fast so you can get $100 Target/Smith&wollensky/Ruth'sChris (read good steaks for last two) rewards cards. Much better value btw than the pathetic airmiles they give you for spending cash, though of course if you do shop at Safeways you get those as well :) OOooh and register for Ebates and buy everything you can online through them and get a % payback from ebates. The amount varies depending on who is the seller. Start clipping coupons from the Sunday newspapers LOL never though I would do that. Get a CVS card, A safeway card, a giant card and any other card of the like or you pay stupid non card prices.
Good luck getting an AT&T credit card with no credit history - unless you follow the post above about getting a UK Amex and converting it to a US one once you get here! |
Re: What is there to do?
Originally Posted by Big D
Good luck getting an AT&T credit card with no credit history - unless you follow the post above about getting a UK Amex and converting it to a US one once you get here!
I'm hoping to get a card that gives me American Airlines miles, but the AT&T one sounds promising too. Alex. |
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