Immigrating to the UK

[Dave]

I'm looking for something like that for my son and his iphone, but the cheapest I can find is £1.99 for like 3 months from Lyca

Look at places like MSE (also at USwitch.com sometimes)

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheap-mobile-finder/sim-only-filters/

 

[Bighit]

Anyone else just get hit with a Highveld-esque thunderstorm?

After last year's 40'C, I'm not taking a chance this year. Ordered one of these now: https://www.studio.co.uk/shop/homew...s/9000-btu-portable-air-conditioner-with-wifi

 

[Bighit]

I wonder why she got that. Interesting.

I’ll just grab an O2 sim or something like I normally do when I get there and go into town.

But why, that Lebara sim comes preloaded with free data and minutes?

 

[Priapus]

But why, that Lebara sim comes preloaded with free data and minutes?

So does the O2 one. There’s an O2 shop in town that I normally go to when I visit. Just easier I guess.

 

[Tman*]

Ola Amigos!

 

[ghaye]

Our caddies in Scotland a month ago had browner legs than those!!

 

[Paul Kemp]

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

I was happy with how easy the Lyca esim setup went - I'll probably set my kid up with one as well.

Did you leave SA?

 

[bwana]

Did you leave SA?

No - just heading home for the holidays.

 

[The Voice]

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Still amazes me. First bit of sun and guys wearing suits strip down to their trousers and lie down in any park they can find.

 

[Paul Kemp]

Still amazes me. First bit of sun and guys wearing suits strip down to their trousers and lie down in any park they can find.

Saw a guy whip out a pool lounger, put it out next to his car in the parking lot and strip down for a bit of a sun tan. Nobody batted an eyelid. I laughed but was well impressed.

 

[Priapus]

Yoh. It's been nearly 4 years since I started this thread and if not for covid I would probably have been there already.

Actually feeling despondent and just want to pack up and leave this place.

Have you made it happen yet? Looking at your post history in this thread; you went pretty far down the rabbit hole of sorting it out.

 

[The Voice]

Damn, just been reminded of the other thing I hate about summer in the UK: flies. And not just little annoying ones, but “brommers”: big, fat, lazy ****ers that don’t so much fly as just float around. It’s surprising coming from Africa to see so many.

 

[Tman*]

Our caddies in Scotland a month ago had browner legs than those!!

It's a work in progress! I have a proper English skin tone these days.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Yeah some days they're a damn handful the brommers.

Been here 4 years next month and I'm still taken aback by how many cars are parked with windows open coz of the heat ... seeing as the yearly average for car theft where I am is like 3 a year, I guess its not a big deal.

 

[gregmcc]

Whew at least it's going to be cooler on the weekend. 23 and maybe some rain on Sun.

 

[Dave]

maybe some rain on Sun.

You've started using typical Brit understatement, I see?

 

[Tman*]

 

[Priapus]

So as mentioned; we’re in the UK for three weeks from the 7th.

I need to travel to London twice during our stay there and will need to make use of the underground.

Will be traveling from East Sussex side. What’s the cheapest way to do this by train?

 

[Paul Kemp]

Railcard gives you savings but the sign up fee only really makes it worthwhile if you are using it regularly.
Trainline app for checking pricing, outside peak is obviously substantially cheaper.
Citymapper app is nice to have for traveling around London and choosing transport.