The things you wish you had brought with you?

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 03:50

With 11 days to go until I finally zip up my cases in the UK, I'd like to hear from you guys, what's the thing/things you really wish you had made room for?

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 08:05

Ahh, Vidal, bet you can't wait.

I did make room for my slow cooker, which I am so pleased I did. It saves using the oven and making the kitchen like a sauna.

Also, my microwave.

We did bring lots of things that I wish I hadn't bothered with. I now want to de- clutter. With all the dist out here, less is best.

Good luck with your move, and don't worry to much, there isn't much that you can't get over here.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 08:17

A Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS USM AF Lens would have been wonderful to bring along but then if I caould have afforded it I probably would have brought one. Also an EOS1D or 1Ds camera but again it's the price so if anybody happens to have any of these laying around gathering dust and they are willing to give them away I would gladly take them off your hands.



Paul

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 09:51

A good collection of screws and nails plus rawlplugs from "Screwfix" would have saved me hours and hours! A good hand saw. Good (not white) tie wraps that last more than a year in the sun. Reinforced hosepipe. A big pile of swimming trunks - mine only last a season and the sun eats them. A box of Grape Nuts. Some coffee beans from Aldi. The list goes on and on.......... Welcome to the Island, enjoy it and learn to either make do or do without, it is the best way of dealing with most things here.



Big attitude change needed but the change in life is worth all the effort - smile more, you have nothing to cry over. Oh yes - Kleenex Man Size, strip them out of the boxes and use the tissues as packing then store them for use when you get here.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 09:53

mY FAMILY. i WISH YOU ALL THE LuCK IN THE WORLD XXsorry didnt mean to shout caps left on x

woody


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 09:56

SOME RAIN !!

bankadan


Joined: 14/12/2007
Posts: 979

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 10:37

Bring an ice maker, brilliant.

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 10:46

portable lie detector..........

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 10:59

Electric blanket , you will need it in the winter !!!!

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 12:02

I agree a slow cooker for the winter is great/for the summer an ice maker

sheila

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 12:15

In the winter time I'm really glad I bought my tumble dryer (and electric blanket)

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 12:19

Thanks people.



Smithy my slow cooker was in the box for the charity shop today!! Havent used it for years.

I will put it in the 'to go' pile now!

Got the electric blanket, never thought about the icemaker..good idea, the one in my fridge is pants.



Thanks Waddo, everytime we come over there HE brings his screwfix order with him



Thanks for your good wishes too. x

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 13:12

my mistress

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 13:15

my ak 47

mp5

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 13:19

I am starting to think you might have forgotten your happy pills or at the very least you Psychiatrists on call number there Cyprusairsoft

craig2536


Joined: 09/06/2007
Posts: 277

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 13:20

re chargable electric drill, small set of decent tools, not the chinese cheap crap that you find in trnc, laptop, any favourite ingredients that you need for cooking your favourite dishes. Loads and loads of cash

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 13:29

So Cyprusairsoft...who or what is the AK 47 for..



Is there something you're not telling me??

jenfarrall


Joined: 21/09/2008
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 15:38

AHHH Annie,we've missed you,just bring you x

chezzi


Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 162

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 16:10

REAL double Cream!!

parky


Joined: 13/06/2009
Posts: 182

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 16:25

Should have brought a months supply of Jellied eels.

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 16:32

Jen



You'll be sick of the sight of me soon!!! Can wait!



BUT...Double Cream and Jellied eels





What do you guys get up to I wonder ))????

jacot


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 19

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 16:36

Caster sugar. What's with the ice makers - I use my freezer??? A good quality wok. BBQ. Bike with puncture repair kit. lilo(s) for pool. candles - citronella. definitely a rechargeable drill that can be used on concrete. Extension leads and sockets. I did bring out bedding and towels which I am so pleased I did. I wish I had put in a good quality suite and cane garden furniture, we did bring the garden furniture which is cheaper in the UK. I hope someone has told you not it is not a pleasant experience once your container has arrived. You need photocopy (can't remember is one or 2) or passport etc. I would suggest you check with the people taking your goods. Good luck.

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 16:58

Hi Jacot



Thanks for the tips.



We have decided against a container for now, so its just last minute stuff that will fit in the suitcases.

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 17:34

my neighbours wife, phwoaaaaar

Teepee


Joined: 28/12/2008
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 17:38

Hi Vidal,



There'a always something you need, we keep a list going for everytime we go back to UK. % yrs on and it still has plenty on it!!



Everyone needs are different, you'll soon find out what yours are!



Good Luck

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 17:38

I could bring her as excess baggage..as long as she is smaller than Mrs Monger!!!

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 19:54

hi vidal , make sure you bring your sense of humour , good luck .

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
10/08/2009 20:37

msg 13, I thought I was cyprusairsoft!!!!! now I gonna go off in a huff lol x

rowan


Joined: 04/09/2008
Posts: 450

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 00:41

OK, my slow cooker, sense of humour(does not weigh a lot!) a stiff brush for the rugs, a bottle of decent sherry (must be spanish) decent underwear, I am sure there are loads of others and some of these may be a bit fippant because it is only when you get her and start to live that you think about what you miss. Maybe you can tell from my list that I do not miss a lot!!

Vidal


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 867

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 00:50

Hi rowan

You are so right.

'it is only when you get here and start to live that you think about what you miss'. This is exactly why I posted the question. Its good to hear you dont miss that much.



It was only when I was sorting through our things, you start to think why on earth did I need all this!!

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 00:57

Maybe better to state what one thing we're happy to have left behind?! I'll start off with my ex-Finance!!!



Richard

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:01

Message 31 - and her views on that are............................................?

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:07

Msg 32



Old Mother Wicks, had so many children her ut*r*s fell out!



Richard

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:20

Brinsley - yes, that's just about the level of posting I would have expected of you.



I have been advised by several of the Forum Admins to 'lay off of you' but I must admit, I do find it difficult since I find your moronic, totally pointless postings on most of these threads totally anal. You tend to turn most of your answers into a type of 'double entendre' which are not funny, although some of the simpler folk on here appear to find you amusing, although most, I find, think you are basicially a waste of space.



I told you some time ago that I felt we would be better off making a new start. I feel that I kept to my side of the bargain, but I am buggered if I am going to sit here and let you insult me without retialiation. So, stifck that up your 'derriere' (you multi-lingual thing, you) and smoke it.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:28

stifck, an interesting word, must look that one up. Very easy for you, just ignore my postings and do not reply. Let it ride over your head as if I don't exist.



Richard

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:34

Message 35 - will do.



stifck - "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way".



Received and understood. Oh, by the way, do take care when crossing "The Boarder" won't you?



PS Will attempt to 'just ignore your postings and not reply', but it isn't easy, since you have a reply to everything, even if it's just "Bazooka them".



However, message understood and will do my very best.



I really annoy you, don't I?

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:41

Msg 36



Was that a rhetorical question? I think the University of Manchester are starting a new syllabus in humour which gains the graduate a BA, mature students are welcome to apply!



Richard

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 01:55

Message 37 - rhetorical? - no, not really. I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that you crossed the 'boarder' for shopping and was merely stating that you should be careful. I mean, you never know where "Greeks" may lurk just waiting to "drive there JCB's into TRNC" do you?



If, indeed, the University of Manchester are starting a new syllabus in humour, may I suggest you attempt to enrol. I live nowhere near Manchester, but I am sure you would have no problems with the commute, since you were recently prepared, I believe, to drive from TRNC across Bulgaria, notwithstanding your disability. I find the Mancunian sense of humour extremely funny, but, from what I've seen (heard) of yours, I feel it may be a case of "water off a duck's back", or, of course, "No sense, no feeling"?



Kind regards.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 02:28

Msg 38



As far as my 'stateless' status I've been in the TRNC for ten years and have only crossed the border no more than half a dozen times mostly for historical trips. The Bulgarian 'trip' was only an offer to help 'a another', something in your humanity and sensitivity seem to lack, as is your knowledge of Cyprus and myself. On a need to know basis I am indeed a physical cripple though I'm sure you'd like to include my two brain cells which are still active, just!



Richard

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
11/08/2009 08:34

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