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• flashbender

  So after waiting 8 months I FINALLY have a HSMP work permit and a matching residency visa.

  Hot Damn.

  So I'll be coming over for somewhere between 2 years and forever in early October.

  I have one question for any US ex pats there: How did you move your stuff? I am not bringing much since most flats are furnished, but I have a bunch of books I want to bring.

  Can anyone recommend a shipping/moving service?

  Aug 28, 08, 7:33 a.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  October, when, exactly?

  *books open ticket to Minneapolis for late October*

  • I'm such a witty tease.
    
    Look forward to meeting you, FB.– detritus1/16

    either the 3rd or the 10th. You could just stow away in skt's baggage– flashbender2/16

    Looking forward to meeting you as well. We'll probably end up being too similar and thus hating one another– flashbender3/16

    In that case I look forward to a sustained bout of mutual loathing!– detritus4/16

    yes... as you know I have been seeking a nemesis lately, so maybe it'll go that way– flashbender5/16

    oh right, you'll meet HIM. I *get* it.– kuzzAAAAM6/16

    Now you get it, but I'm confused. That's just not fair.– flashbender7/16

    nairn, you're such a damned tease. don't listen to him, fbender, he never comes out to play.– paraselene8/16

    ah, now I get it.– flashbender9/16

    see, he's gone silent now. Just like he went silent over those 20 emails i sent him... >:(– kuzzAAAAM10/16

    *ahem* Kuz, you know that's not exactly true - and I'm not against meeting you - I just don't have the capacity js'now– detritus11/16

    stalkees don't tend to write back in my experience, kuz.– paraselene12/16

    'capacity' meaning the capability to absorb your ego radiation
    ;)– detritus13/16

    And Para - I still feel sick for not going to your wedding celebration - that really was bad - tho I did have reason. x– detritus14/16

    haha. Well, yuo know, when someone does me a good turn, i feel compelled to return the favour...– kuzzAAAAM15/16

    dude, if you're broke, no worries, MY shout, i'm swimming in dolla dolla bills yo, at the moment.– kuzzAAAAM16/16

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:34 a.m. – Permalink

• kuzzAAAAM

  come say high, we'll have a QBN drinks.

  • Oh hell yeah, I'll for sure be in on QBN drinks when I get there.– flashbender

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:35 a.m. – Permalink

• skt

  as it happens, that is when i'm leaving london for the states.

  • it's like we are trading places.– flashbender1/3

    Whaaat. I thought you were still in the U.S.A.– Jaline2/3

    haha, i've been back in london for over a year now.– skt3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:35 a.m. – Permalink

• paraselene

  i arrived with the clothes on my back and all my belongings are in my dad's basement.

  google container shipping companies in your area. if you don't mind waiting a few months you can ship a full pallet for about $500 (that's a c. 2004 price that i was quoted once, but still...).

  you should probably also bear in mind that no matter how small your accommodation in the states, it will seem damn near sultanic compared to anything in/near/on london.

  good luck!

  • *adds 'Sultanic' to lexicon*– detritus1/5

    fyi, that's most likely a neologism. i'm too lazy to check.– paraselene2/5

    *adds neologism to lexicon*
    
    ;)– detritus3/5

    And thanks for the pallet shipping idea, you are the second that suggested that it seems the best option right now– flashbender4/5

    * adds pallet to "ideas people say are good"– rafalski5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:41 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  lol@ sultanic

  It is funny, this took longer than I thought it would and my lease in my sultanic 2 bedroom 1100 square foot apartment ran out in march and I had to move. And I'm thinking well, it'll only be a month or two, so I'll just grab something on the cheap.

  So I move into this shitty 400 (or less) square foot studio. And then it took FOREVER to get all this settled, so I like to think of my time in the shitty little studio as training for london. Or if I get something slightly larger it'll be that much better.

  Anyway, yeah, I've been looking at places on gumtree and am prepare to *gulp* spend 3 times as much on rent as I am accustomed to.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:53 a.m. – Permalink

• paraselene

  get used to all of that shit!

  honestly, it bridles the soul spending so much money on so little. i'm from idaho, for chrissake. you can buy *people* there for what i spend on rent in london.

  • They let you buy people in Idaho?
    *rethinks London move
    *considers Idaho move– flashbender1/2

    what can i say? life is cheap in the potato state...– paraselene2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 7:59 a.m. – Permalink

• Fariska

  as if this country is not already full of immigrants

  • What did the British ever do for the Romans?– rafalski1/2

    what are you a nazi?– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:03 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  Do I count as an immigrant if the majority of my ancestors are English?

  oh, and...
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  wait for it...
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  wait for it...
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  racist.

  • did you check my profile ;-)– Fariska1/2

    hahaha. I get it now.– flashbender2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:05 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  google has container shipping?

  • That's what I thought.– Jaline

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:06 a.m. – Permalink

• Fariska

  google's service is sultanic

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:10 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Believe it or not, you can find cheap rent in London if you don't insist on living bang in the centre.

  The only issue then is, that any potential savings you make will get eaten up by Transport for London.

  • what your definition of bang in the centre? Oxford st?– Fariska1/5

    I'm looking in the west end... kensington / hammersmith-ish– flashbender2/5

    ooooo-ooh! look at mr. fancypants!– paraselene3/5

    Yes, I am quite fancy.– flashbender4/5

    she-bu for u– maximillion_5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:10 a.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  These threads never make London look good to me.

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:16 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  but how do these make London look?

  http://www.pureandapplied.co.uk/…

  • pretty– Jaline1/5

    touristic!– Fariska2/5

    but I can see this over here too. I guess it depends on the job situation, climate, atmosphere, etc.– Jaline3/5

    You can't compare London to anything in Canada. Our country is so young. I love the UK.– ETM4/5

    You can always compare landscapes ;)– Jaline5/5

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:28 a.m. – Permalink

• set

  Tip: Don't say 'hot damn' anywhere in london, ever.

  :D

  • hahahahahaha. I'll be sure to remember that– flashbender

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:28 a.m. – Permalink

• Fariska

  Have a look also on the shoreditch/bethnal green/whitechapel area. Is still pretty cheap and it's really handy beacuse a lot of creative agencies are located on the east end.
  But most people will disagree with that.

  And btw.. get in town, find a cheap place for the first week and then you'll start looking for a place. The things here are pretty fast.

  • I am intrigued by shoreditch. So yeah, that may be an option as well. The west end seems more popular and hence >>– flashbender1/4

    more expensive. But the last few times I've been over there I've stayed in Hammersmith and I like that area quite a bit.– flashbender2/4

    go east, young man.– paraselene3/4

    east or north. everywhere else is full of cunts.– skt4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:31 a.m. – Permalink

• agentfour

  you should be able to find some pretty cheap places out hammersmith way...not really kensington tho. west is best!

  Where in US you heading skt?

  • LALA land.– skt1/9

    oooh nice. were you in NY at some point?– agentfour2/9

    aye, lived there for 6 months last year.– skt3/9

    im thinking about doing that next year for 6months/year. Is it worth it? seems quite difficult to get set-up there..– agentfour4/9

    it isnae easy, but not impossible.– skt5/9

    if i do it I'll be going alone not knowing a soul.....heart on sleeve and figs in hand. :-/– agentfour6/9

    mmmmmm figs– flashbender7/9

    hmmm...la? are you sure you want to do that?– lvl_138/9

    yep. kind of. i mean, i would rather go back to nyc, but none of our clients are there.– skt9/9

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 8:45 a.m. – Permalink

• ges

  move central ie zone 1/2 and save on transport

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 9:08 a.m. – Permalink

• Leigh

  Do you know what bender means in London?

  • hahah/– skt1/2

    lawlz– flashbender2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 9:15 a.m. – Permalink

• modern

  "But most people will disagree with that."

  I disagree with the cheap part

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 9:19 a.m. – Permalink

• Leigh

  You can get a good flat share between £500 - £600 a month within zone 1 & 2. Excluding bills.

  • really? that seems very affordable. and Zones 1&2 would be what towns?– flashbender1/2

    I pay £60 pounds a week for a good size room (shared with my girl) and takes me 25 mins to get to work right in pic circus– blackspade2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 28, 08, 9:24 a.m. – Permalink