I've not seen a notice restricting item numbers at any round here. But then the aforementioned one has a self service one for trolleys too. One thing that does p**s me off is that I enjoy alcohol free Becks - and it flags up the age thing so you have to wait for an assistant to clear it. And they are sold as alcohol free rather than low alcohol. I'll bet you can buy other products with alcohol in them that don't set off the flag.
Sounds like you live in a pikey part of the UK - but haven't visited such areas in the US. They certainly exist. Some of which are no go areas for some races. No such thing in the UK.
The further north you get, the better it gets until you get to Manchester. It then improves from Wigan upwards until you reach the belt from Glasgow to Edinburgh which is a bit shitty but still more scenic than the Midlands. From the Forth and north of Glasgow upwards, there's some really stunning places but a bit remote.
Not every year but have gone abroad a few times.
I guess you figured out that the first time you saw a "Speed camera in
1.5km" or whatever sign?
You're wrong. The paragraph you refer to above are the reasons why you would be permanently refused entry to the USA. That is, if you meet the criteria above, you're not even going to be able to obtain a visa. Also note that the conditions have changed as of 12 January 2009 and all travellers need to be cleared to travel at least 72 hours before departure with a "confirmed travel authority" from he Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
The Visa Waiver advice includes:
--------- Travelers with minor traffic offenses which did not result in an arrest and/or conviction for the offense may travel visa free, provided they are otherwise qualified. If you are not sure whether or not you are eligible to travel visa free, the only way to resolve this question would be to apply for a visa. ...
Travelers who have been arrested, even if the arrest did not result in a criminal conviction, and those with criminal records, (the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to U.S. visa law), are not eligible to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program. They are required to apply for visas. If they attempt to travel without a visa, they may be refused entry into the United States.
See also:
--------- Consular Affairs: Visa Wizard Question 8 : Arrests & Convictions
Some applicants are uncertain how to answer the question, "have you ever been arrested?"
In general, minor motoring offenses outside the U.S. that were disposed of by paying a ticket by mail have no bearing on admission to the United States. Travelers with minor traffic offenses that did not result in their arrest and/or conviction for the offense may travel visa free, provided they are otherwise qualified. If you are not sure whether or not you are eligible to travel visa free, the only way to resolve this question would be to apply for a visa. The Embassy and the Live Operator Information Service cannot provide any further guidance on this matter until you appear in person before a consular officer.
If a traffic offense occurred while you were in the United States, and you have an outstanding fine against you, or if you did not attend your court hearing, it is possible there may be a warrant out for your arrest and you will experience significant problems when applying for admission at the U.S. port of entry. The Embassy cannot assist you in this regard. You must resolve the issue before traveling, by contacting the court where you were to appear. If you do not know the address of the court then information is available from the Internet at
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Note there's no mention of "moral turpitude' and it is clear that if only "minor traffic offences that did not result in arrest and/or conviction" don't need to be mentioned. Any sentence given by a court for a motoring offence is a criminal conviction.
Yep, the UK is the 51st State, lower in the pecking order than Puerto Rico.
Where? None of the places in France had squat bogs any more. In fact, I have to say that all the ones I used were damn sight cleaner than they were in the UK, especially motorway service ones.
Never went to Nice, we went in a south-easterly direction through Switzerland and Northern Italy
It's so much more fun to drive in Italy. There is also real *life* in Italy. California is just sterile and weird IME.
yes, it's ace. You can do whatever you like, as long as you wave and smile at other drivers.
At least we have a National history, whether the chavs know about it or not.
There is no note of it on the website but it still exists, it is still on the Visa Waiver and as long as it is you can carry on as before.
The website is trying to get everyone to apply as most people don't understand moral turpitude and if it keeps out more "criminals" then all the best for America. The whole issue is a farce anyway, they have no direct access to our criminal record system just as we have no access to theirs, if you have a conviction that does not involve moral turpitude you can safely say that you can travel on VWP.
The consulate is saying one thing but the Dept of State foreign affairs states another, as long as moral turpitude is on the VWP you are covered. I have no criminal convictions anyway so I am really not bothered, even George Bush has a DUI.
Amazingly, Twyford's got a few very rough looking parts and dodgy-looking chavs hanging around outside shops, just like any other place (I deliver there every day), but the nicer bits don't seem affected.
And the ESTA form still states the same on page 2
B) Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral turpitude or a violation related to a controlled substance; or have been arrested or convicted for two or more offenses for which the aggregate sentence to confinement was five years or more; or have been a controlled substance trafficker; or are you seeking entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities? *
Depends where you start from. Vaguely south of Birmingham takes in the Cotswolds. Few wouldn't like that area. Lots of nice places round the south downs south of here too. There's very few parts of Britain where you have to go far to find somewhere interesting. Unlike in the US.
No it's not, it's just off the M3 near Winchester. You've been going to the wrong place each evening.
I stand corrected :-) I've never noticed any. I walked round the place a fair bit a couple of months ago when I had nowt else to do during the day.
My Sister is a saxophonist and during periods when it's not possible or legal to take her instrument in the cabin, has had her saxophone damaged in airports all over the place. Airport staff were rudest about it in the states.
It doesn't pay to let your customers get half way through scanning their shopping. They'd either just not scan the rest of the items and leave everything in a big mess and perhaps get shouty, or pay for the ones that scanned and leave with everything anyway, paid for or not, after all, you did intend to pay but the store wouldn't let you.
If you think about it, getting the software to limit the number of items is pretty daft.
The checkouts at the tobacco counter and the manned 10 items or less mini checkouts don't stop scanning items when they get above a certain number, it's just that the staff are instructed not to let you.
Well, that was my point, sort of :).
Depends. Some of us don't shop at Walmart when they're over in the US. Like here in the UK, you go to a specialist retailer or a farm shop and you can find good food. And like here, the higher-end food retailers have caught on, too.
It will, I've eaten enough well prepared food over there. In at least four states. And no, I don't measure the quality of my food by the portion size.
No doubt your fried chicken and hydrogenated fat was delicious.
Or indeed by where it comes from and how it tastes.
Yes, there is that.
Even so, none of the above prevented me from thinking "hahaha, I've got one over on you guys" :-)
they had a cooper s at work with a really good spec too and in that darkish grey which i love! the £300 a year tax put me off that and the insurance was around the same as the BMW so i thought why change when it's no better cost wise than the BM and performance is around the same (unless going down a b road lol)
i'm happy with the one for now although i would like to change it later on for a newer turbo'd cooper s as the road tax is less than my one! and i'll be older with hopefully a cleaner licence by then.
i know what you mean bout the space too, i had a full car this weekend with my younger sis, cousin and his misses all going down to lakeside. not a long trip but we was a bit 'cosy' you wouldn't wanna go far like that!
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