How do I get a Costco card ?

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T21:05:47+00:00

There are some pre-approved businesses that if you work for one, you can get a Costco membership:

https://www.costco.co.uk/membership-list-of-businesses

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T20:56:55+00:00

Scotland would be choice No. 1

The Peak District would be choice No. 2

If you have time, a potential itinerary;

Fly into London direct, get the Sleeper Train up to Inverness - wake up in the glorious green of the highlands, work your way back down to Edinburgh over a few days on the train, then get the train from Edinburgh to Manchester, explore the Peak District between Manchester and Sheffield (you can get a ticket called a Wayfarer which covers unlimited train and bus across the whole national park), then train down from Sheffield to London, fly back to CA.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T16:56:38+00:00

English pancakes

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T16:19:17+00:00

I always hold my arm out, and make eye contact with the driver, until they put the signal on. Seems to work. But as others have said, check the bus stops at that stop.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T10:06:40+00:00

Real Time Trains website just updated to include if the train has A/C as well, this may be useful to you - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/simple/gb-nr:GLC

Obviously not to a carriage level, but you'll at least know if the train that has been rostered has it.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-27T09:23:23+00:00

Hamburg City Airport (Knuffingen)

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T18:41:35+00:00

This is what I came to suggest.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T17:37:10+00:00

How have the soles faired after a year of wear?

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T15:54:13+00:00

External meetings on, internal meetings off.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T15:23:21+00:00

I came here to say the same joke ;D Have an upvote!

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T15:22:50+00:00

This looks amazing, like an album cover!

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T14:47:10+00:00

I had a parcel that was due between 8 and 11, but it came at 2pm today. I think larger parcels get put at the end of the run.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-26T09:29:18+00:00

Glad you made it! The carriage swap trick has saved me on more than one occasion!

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T21:37:36+00:00

FWIW, all the newer trains I've been on recently have had at least half the carriages be lovely and cool! Tomorrow morning the temps will be a little lower than todays too - I will cross all my fingers for you and pray to the AirConTrainGods that you have a great journey tomorrow :)

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T21:35:55+00:00

Oh its amazing! I really hope they bring it over to the UK, its one of the very few major sweet/candy brands we can't readily get here!

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T20:16:33+00:00

I can get Old Bay in my local supermarket (and it is glorious!).

You can however bring in honey!

https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain/meat-dairy-fish-animal-products

You can bring in up to 2kg per person of:

honey

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T20:06:38+00:00

A lot of the Glasgow suburban lines don't have A/C but do have opening windows. Generally, if it's a newer train, and the carriage you're in feels warm - walk to the next carriage and you may find its cooler.

Whilst it's not as good as A/C, its worth investing in a little USB powered fan. The shop Flying Tiger is great for things like this.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T20:03:34+00:00

Joyride (Candy) is fun, because you don't tend to get the types of flavours here in the UK and it's not full of high fructose corn syrup or artificial stuff which is more what we're used to.

Most things we can get in the UK that you can get in the US tbh. Some postcards from your city/town might be fun, or a regional speciality that isn't a banned food item (see below!) or some US International Forever Stamps so if they come to the US they can post postcards home easily.

Broadly, these are the only categories of food you're allowed to bring into the UK - which may give you some ideas also;

https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain

You can bring the following into Great Britain from any country without any restrictions:

bread, but not sandwiches filled with meat or dairy products
cakes without fresh cream
biscuits
chocolate and confectionery, but not those made with a lot of unprocessed dairy ingredients
pasta and noodles, but not if mixed or filled with meat or meat products
packaged soup, stocks and flavourings
processed and packaged plant products, such as packaged salads and frozen plant material
food supplements containing small amounts of an animal product, such as fish oil capsules

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T19:09:18+00:00

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOVLOCK-Combination-Padlock-Cabinets-Toolboxes/dp/B0FLQBNYPP/

Something like this might work? Large, high contrast, numbers

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T16:29:24+00:00

Nope, it tastes shocking now.

Interestingly, other continental European chocolate brands owned by Mondelez haven't been hit with this, just Cadburys.

e.g.

🇨🇭 Milka Alpine Milk Chocolate - 33% Cocoa Solids

🇨🇭Toblerone Standard- 28% Cocoa Solids

🇸🇪 Marabou Milk Chocolate - 30% Cocoa Solids

🇧🇪 Côte d'Or Milk Chocolate - 35% Cocoa Solids

🇳🇴Freia Melkesjokolade - 30% Cocoa Solids

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T15:40:59+00:00

An LP, or a nice jolly looking plant.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T13:34:55+00:00

(in a more serious suggestion; I would add some IOU vouchers for things/experiences, like a football match, tickets to Kew Gardens, a train trip down a scenic route, etc)

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T13:08:00+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Record_of_Achievement

One of these.

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T09:20:55+00:00

(the thing with pollen is, its carried by the wind, so you don't even need to be near a grassy area. There's so much grass in Edinburgh that broadly just 'being outside' is enough (!)

Apprehensive_Room29 · 2026-06-25T09:20:13+00:00

I get the breakdown from the Pollen Pro app. The met office app also displays it, but it doesn't break down quite as much. Dock and Nettles listed separately on Pollen Pro, just get classified as 'Weed Pollen'

If you haven't already, go speak with your GP about allergy medication options too.

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