Originally Posted by snowbunny

It's an art and a science. I can sit and twiddle rates and number of uploads and wildly change the outcome. When I have time I do this; when I don't, I pick something fairly reliable to leave up for u/l (or ask Toon to change for me).

Originally Posted by jokeworm

First of all .. hi guys .. been lurking for a while, thought i should jump in with both feet and actually create an account so that i can join in. Couple of things.

1. My passport was due to expire at the end of October. Like a good boy that i am, i went to the relevant website, got all of the correct details, filled out all of the correct paperwork, figured out how much the next installment of my US adventure was going to cost me - and saw the part on the site that said ...

1. How long will it take to process my passport application?

The Summer and the Winter holidays are the busiest periods of the year for issuing passports. We aim to process straightforward applications in 10 working days. First time applications, and those which do not contain all the supporting documents or the correct fee, will inevitably take longer. If you have a date by which you need the passport to travel, please enter this on page 1 of the passport form. The overall time taken to process a passport can be reduced by sending your application through an express mail company.

ten days i thought - no problem - I'll get this sent off now and have it back in no time. So i sent it overnight delivery confirmation on the 16th October. 10 working days - i should have it back by the end of the month. Right ?

days turn into weeks - and eventually - resisting the urge to dial the (no doubt very nice people) @ $2+ per minute who will tell me it is being processed and i should wait patiently .. i notice that my bank account is debited on the 7th November ...

Great - that means everything is ok and i will have my passport sometime soon right ? .... right ?

36 days after applying - and two weeks after they took the money out of my account I'm still waiting patiently ... do i crack and call the number so that they will seal the envelope and give it to FedEx ... or do i continue my game of "chicken" and hope they crack before i do ?

anyone else had to renew recently ? How long did you wait ? did you call the number and give them more $$'s or did you wait it out ?

Originally Posted by BrandonBrit

Thought I'd add my tuppence woth on this thread...

Darling hubby thought he'd surprise me with a ticket home, to leave here Christmas night... love him, after booking the ticket and swearing everyone to secrecy, he was asked for my passport number oly to find that it expires mid December :scared:

He had to let the secret out as I had to renew and get pics (horrible scary ones again) done and sent off to embassy in DC.

They were quick off the mark, I'm well chuffed with them, it's taken less than two weeks to get back to me, all shiny and new and old one with corner chopped off... am peeved at Fed-Ex though, bloody people left it tucked on the outside of the screen door, wedged in a curly iron part, for all the world to see, as I wasn't home when they called. It said on the paperwork from the embassy that it needed to be signed ofr upon delivery.

So here's a question, do I call Fed-ex and give them a bollocking... or just be thankful that I have my new passport and can go home?

Originally Posted by Sarah

Welcome Jokeworm
Incidentally we're waiting for my husbands passport to come back after paying nearly double for expedited service, we're still waiting almost 4 weeks later....bloody inefficient government organisations grrrr...

Originally Posted by jokeworm

We hope that by sticking with the high moral ground we are showing that there is a need to provide a service to ex-pats like us that would have no other way of viewing a lot of this stuff if it were not for uknova.

Originally Posted by faceless

Moral high ground? How does that statement cover your admin toejam's allowing of my personal details to be published? What high-ground is that exactly?
Also, any site which allows copyrighted material to be distributed is committing a crime - ok? All your bullshit about being different is exactly that. Where does all the money from donations go? The server costs are fairly small and none of the cappers are ever given a penny, so what happens to the cash? And don't think that I'd believe that from 30000 members there isn't a good few thousands of pounds to be accounted for. That money is directly linked to the provision of copyrighted material which you do not have permission to distribute - you're pirates, just admit it and stop the bullshit.
by the way - www.couchtracker.com offers a much easier, quicker and efficent service in providing UKTV such as Eastenders, Corrie, The Bill etc.

Originally Posted by faceless

Moral high ground? How does that statement cover your admin toejam's allowing of my personal details to be published? What high-ground is that exactly?

Also, any site which allows copyrighted material to be distributed is committing a crime - ok? All your bullshit about being different is exactly that. Where does all the money from donations go? The server costs are fairly small and none of the cappers are ever given a penny, so what happens to the cash? And don't think that I'd believe that from 30000 members there isn't a good few thousands of pounds to be accounted for. That money is directly linked to the provision of copyrighted material which you do not have permission to distribute - you're pirates, just admit it and stop the bullshit.


by the way - www.couchtracker.com offers a much easier, quicker and efficent service in providing UKTV such as Eastenders, Corrie, The Bill etc.

Originally Posted by Ray

What are you going on about ...
try and write in an understandable format ..

Originally Posted by frrussre

Faceless?
Reg. Frank R.

Originally Posted by faceless

Moral high ground? How does that statement cover your admin toejam's allowing of my personal details to be published? What high-ground is that exactly?

Also, any site which allows copyrighted material to be distributed is committing a crime - ok? All your bullshit about being different is exactly that. Where does all the money from donations go? The server costs are fairly small and none of the cappers are ever given a penny, so what happens to the cash? And don't think that I'd believe that from 30000 members there isn't a good few thousands of pounds to be accounted for. That money is directly linked to the provision of copyrighted material which you do not have permission to distribute - you're pirates, just admit it and stop the bullshit.


by the way - www.couchtracker.com offers a much easier, quicker and efficent service in providing UKTV such as Eastenders, Corrie, The Bill etc.

Originally Posted by Manc

a torrent of abuse...........

BOOM BOOM

Originally Posted by paul_TX

Hey jokeworm...welcome.

We did a passport renewal for my son about 2 months ago and it did only take about 10 days from start to finish. Maybe it was quicker because it was a child passport renewal but I think you're going to have to dig deep and call them.

Will bear you in mind when I have some uknova questions

Cheers

Originally Posted by User Name

Hi,
Wonder if you can help. I noticed my Brit passport has expired and I need to renew it, gone to the British Embassy website, it talks about filling in an application form, but I can't find the form on the website ...

http://www.britainusa.com/sections/i...sp?i=10080&d=1


Have you got the URL for the application form?

Cheers.
Chris