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[no name 1]

Thanks for the hellos everyone!

Devilette, Bristol is great but grey and cold and not home! We both can't wait to move back to warm sunny California!

That's funny, me & hubby can't wait to move to Brizzol! I'd prefer London but we already did that so Bristol is it. We'll be there in 5 weeks - deffo enjoying the Avon Gorge pub & Clifton & the canals & Broadmead.

[redkitty 0]

Are you coming just for a visit or moving here?

[no name 1]

Are you coming just for a visit or moving here?

visit. Altho I'm nervous to find out hubby's reaction - he hasn't been back since he came over to the US to get married....

[Ban Hammer 13,490]

good morning uk! rise and shine!

[weedebz 0]

greetings all. There is a strange ball of fire in the sky here in west coast scotland...someone told me it's called the sun, I seem to remember seeing it a long time ago! Tad chilly but gorgeous...very un-westscottish!

[bakofoil 27]

The sun makes an appearance in Scotland! Shock horror!

Actually, as a kid my parents took us to Scotland for our Summer holiday more often than not. I do remember the rain and the midgies but I have fantastic memories of Scotland. I even think I recall the sun shining . I especially love the west coast. It really is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

I'm currently trying to get my embassy forms ready in advance of receiving Packet 3 (since CSC have still not forwarded our petition to NVC). Anyway, I want to try and make up for lost time (as much as possible) by being ready to send it back the day it arrives. Is there any detailed instructions/advice anywhere on filling out these forms? I'm currently filling out DS-156 and need some advice on some aspects of the form.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

Edited February 12, 2008 by babblesgirl

[bakofoil 27]

Haha sorry. Didn't realise it was the off-topic thread

[Alex & Rachel 78]

greetings all. There is a strange ball of fire in the sky here in west coast scotland...someone told me it's called the sun, I seem to remember seeing it a long time ago! Tad chilly but gorgeous...very un-westscottish!

The sun's sending me to sleep here...zzz

My office has these huge bay windows that let in a lot of light and I just want to be like a cat and curl up in the warm spot.

The sun makes an appearance in Scotland! Shock horror!

Actually, as a kid my parents took us to Scotland for our Summer holiday more often than not. I do remember the rain and the midgies but I have fantastic memories of Scotland. I even think I recall the sun shining . I especially love the west coast. It really is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Ah, those midges! We stayed in a log cabin in the middle of marshland and it was awesome but so many of the little pests!

[weedebz 0]

i hate the midges but they seem to love me. As do most other biting bugs!!!

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

when i was a kid we used to call them midgets. I said that in front of my OH and he nearly collapsed laughing.

[Krikit 1,165]

My husband didn't know what I was talking about when I called them midgies.

[weedebz 0]

Nick met midges last year when he was over. They didn't seem to bother him, mosquitos leave him alone too. They all come to feast on me!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

i hate the midges but they seem to love me. As do most other biting bugs!!!

There were mosquitoes in Italy when I visited in 2006 and I thought I'd escaped their wrath. Everyone else had been bitten, but not me!

Then I arrived back in Sheffield and a day later I started to itch. I had huge red welts the size of a 50p coin all over my legs! Owww.

[weedebz 0]

the hint with midges is eat stuff with yeast in it (real beer, marmite, doughy bread) around 24 hours before...you sweat it out through skin pores and midges hate it. Although you can't smell it they can and they will leave you alone. I also spray all my clothes with citronella.

[Ban Hammer 13,490]

i hate the midges but they seem to love me. As do most other biting bugs!!!

There were mosquitoes in Italy when I visited in 2006 and I thought I'd escaped their wrath. Everyone else had been bitten, but not me!

Then I arrived back in Sheffield and a day later I started to itch. I had huge red welts the size of a 50p coin all over my legs! Owww.

lemme know when you get acquainted with chiggers in the usa