Cynic
@Cynic
American and English citizen
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About me
American and English
Lives in Sherburn in Elmet, England, Un
Speaks English; Dutch
Registration: 15 September 2015
About
I'm a dual-national (USA/UK), born in London in 1954, my father was a US serviceman and my mother was a GI bride. Shortly after my birth, the family moved back to the USA, first to MacDill, then to Kentucky where my father's family were from.
We returned to London (where my mother was from), where I went to primary and grammar schools before beginning work in International Logistics, I hold a Chartered Diploma from the Institute of Logistics and Transport, specialising in all modes of transport, both passenger and freight and the carriage of dangerous goods; I worked in many countries in my working life before retirement in 2020.
Married with 3 kids and 2 grandkids, I worked all over the world, but now live in retirement in North Yorkshire.
Education
University of Huddersfield
Associate Degree, Transport and Logistics
1998
IATA
Vocational Certificate, Dangeous Goods by Air
1996
RSA
Vocational Certificate, Certificate of Technical Competence
1993
My expat journey
Sherburn in Elmet, England, England
We moved here from the Netherlands in 1997.
Retired
It was a small mining village on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors; it's now doubled in size, with the pit closing and new housing estates springing up all around us.
Poor public transport
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wainwright, Alberta, Canada
Ladyville, Belize, Belize
Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Berlin, Germany
London, England, England
Florida, USA
Activity
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
16C and cloudy for most of the day; that said, we're still getting a limited solar download, so not all bad. Forecast for the weekend is warming up and sunny into next week.Probably be a busy weekend as senior daughter is getting ready to move back ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Currently, 17C with a forecast high of 20C; partly sunny, it's a really nice day. Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Currently, 19C with intermittent showers/sunny spells; forecasting heavy rain this afternoon. Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Currently, 18C with light rain. Outlook through the Bank Holiday is drying out, then it gets warmer to 21C by midweek, then it cools down to a season normal, low 20C with a bit of rain now and again.While I was out with Boris this morning I ... Read More
Brexit and its implications for British, HU and any other citizens by fluffy2560
As we've only got 6 months before the UK ends its membership of the EU, things are hotting up. I've just come across this ETIAS system the EU is planning to roll out for visa-free countries. This has implications not just for British but ...
My eyes glazed over at **2; is this good or is it worthwhile reading to advise others? Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Oh dear; makes our 19C and light showers seem lucky, it rained last night and we've had a few passing showers this morning, but it's really nice atm. They're forecasting heavy rain when I drive to pick up Mrs C from work at about 4 pm. Forecast ... Read More
Brexit and its implications for British, HU and any other citizens by fluffy2560
As we've only got 6 months before the UK ends its membership of the EU, things are hotting up. I've just come across this ETIAS system the EU is planning to roll out for visa-free countries. This has implications not just for British but ...
‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 … re_btn_url - @SimCityATShambolic at Rotterdam getting off the Hull ferry a few weeks ago. Queue wasn't much and I ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
18C, with a high not much more than that later in the day. I've had to wear a long sleeved t-shirt today, which normally indicated the end of summer for me, it's been a tough summer for most of us, so perhaps a sign of a good thing coming. Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Down here in Balaton, we caught a front crossing from West to East and around 4am, we had thunder and a shower but as I was asleep most of the time, I never knew anything about it. Apart from everything being wet outside, you'd never notice it had ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Currently, 14C, with a forecast high of 16C at midday.Headline news today is El Niño which is quite worrying as apart from the local effects it has on Central America, it also has a knock on effect on our weather in Europe, with this year's ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
17C with a forecast high of 19C; atm it's broken clouds, but generally sunny. Air quality is excellent atm, so I'm a happy guy who is pleased to be home after a fortnight in the Netherlands. Solar is working just great and have negotiated a 2-year ... Read More
What can you not get in UK by Fiddlesticks123
HiWhat things/products can you get in Sweden that you cannot get in UK.
I'm a Brit who moved here from the Netherlands, so we miss a lot of Dutch stuff that is just not available in the local supermarkets in the UK; yes we could probably buy it online and pay a lot of money for the privilege, plus I'm married to a Dutch ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
@SimCityAT I was watching the heat as it made its way from the south of mainland Europe; it was only a matter of time before it got here. While we were pretty well-prepared for it, the impact on the surrounding fields and forests was devastating. Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Now back home in North Yorkshire; currently 19C and cloudy; shorts are back in the drawer. Forecast for the rest of the week is a drop in temps and more rain. We had one of our huge trees removed today, nothing untoward, it was just old and ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
We just drove across Holland (Wierden to Europort) and I’ve never experienced weather like it, well I have but not all at the same time. Whatever, people who tell us there is no such thing as Climate Change are deluded. Read More