Where is your nearest Passport Office?

We had to get a passport for youngest son - with two days notice - and I took him up to the Passport Office in Glasgow. We didn't have an appointment and had to queue for an hour or so but still managed to get the passport later that day.

The Travel Agent had forgotten to inform us that son would need a separate passport for Dominican Republic - even though under 16's were able to travel to most places on their parents passport at that time. Luckily, I had something niggling at the back of my mind and checked it out.

 

I hope that isn't an omen!

I hope he gets it sorted out quickly.

Off to do some cooking, back later.

How utterly irritating for you and for your son. Let's hope they can get it sorted out in time

 

I checked the procedures for passport application and it does confirm this for a first passport application:

If you were born in the UK before 1983, IPS needs to see your birth or adoption certificate.

If you were born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983, IPS needs to see your full birth or adoption certificate. This has to show your parents' details. They also need to see one of the following:

• your mother's UK birth certificate, Home Office certificate of registration or naturalisation, or her passport that was valid at the time of your birth
• your father's UK birth certificate, Home Office certificate of registration or naturalisation, or his passport that was valid at the time of your birth and your parents' marriage certificate

 

But the man in the Post Office should have been aware of this and has no excuse.

Are you totally sure that your lecturer was a real lecturer EL

 

Skylark what a nightmare for your son! That guy at the Post Office you shouldn't be left any further out of pocket for his ineffeciency.  I hope you can get it sorted out really fast with no further worries.

I sincerely hope so considering that I pay to go on these courses

 

Squiggle, did you know that the word squiggle was first used in 1804 as a verb and in 1902 as a noun. It is probably a blend of squirm and wriggle.

Sounds like what I do when I'm tickled <<<<< me being tickled

Well son got his interview sorted. its in Edinburgh on Saturday.  
Thanks El, yes thats correct and surely the guy in the Post Office should have known that  I went to the PO and showed him the letter i got and he said he is only human and never made a mistake before ! I gave him the envelope with my birth certificate inside and asked him the best way to send it quickly and safely. It cost me £5.40. I said for him to make sure it got there. I tracked it to make sure. I am not so much concerned about the money, its the fact that it has caused a 3 week delay because of his incompetence . Infact i am out of pocket by about £14. I am sure the passport office will be in touch with him, they dont have the time for this, thats why the PO does this service.

 Yogi, not sure where the passport actually comes from, but forms were sent to Durham, and letter telling him to get his appointment arranged came from Liverpool. As i said appointment is in Edinburgh xx
Signing out now, going to lie down in a darkened room !  No, going for bath and settle to watch The Jury . Goodnight and love to all xx

I'm glad its sorted Skylark, but I still don't know why you have to put up with being out of pocket, darn cheek if you ask me.

 

Watched the first part of The Jury, looks good

Evening Skylark thank you very much for looking out for snowman paper for me! I too tried m&s and boots, I've like the quality of their paper on previous occasions, I was surprised they didn't have any. I'm disgusted & annoyed about the PO passport checker I hope you get your refund, and an apology!

Squiggle, my first car was an old vw beetle, it broke down on me regularly- including in the dark, after work in rush hour, in a one laned one way street. A police car mounted the pavement to drive around me! Any car related problems make me feel sick to my stomach, I sympathise

Thanks Summer I used to drive a Mini back in the day.  It was notorious for suddenly losing all battery charge.  It once happened to me in the entrance to a car park, I had paid my entrance fee, the barrier went up and I couldn't re-start the car, embarrassing!  Also I had to drop my daughter at her bank and wait for her, I dare not turn off the engine and I felt like a get away driver   Ooh it was that same car my daughter and two friends were off to camp, they got in the car with all their camping gear, I rolled it down the little driveway we had and you guessed it  They had to get the bus.  Cars eh!

 

Night night everyone, sleep tight and leaving a hug for any night owls, especially you Ros

Ooh no squiggle, at least we can look back and laugh about it now eh I bring good news: Baby Ava has arrived home! Her mama is scared but I believe that's pretty normal

night squiggle yogi skylark summer EL - lots of

Good morning everyone

 

Summer, that's great news about baby Ava

 

I was watching The Jury last night, and in one of the breaks this advert was shown. One of the nicest adverts I've ever seen.

 

good morning It's dull & cloudy here, I've just made a cuppa soup! El, I can't see that link from my iPhone but I'll try to watch it on safari as soon as I can

Wonderful news about baby Ava, I hope her mum and dad will soon start to relax and completely enjoy the new addition.  With Christmas coming up as well, lovely news.  That's a great advert EL thanks for posting that.

 

Its a nice morning here, a bit cloudy but drier than I thought it was going to be.

Good morning everyone.

Weather is dry and bright up here, atm.

Summer, that is wonderful news about baby Ava. How is her mum doing with the ankle injury?

Skylark, your son should ask about a refund for all the extra expense he has incurred due to the error made by the PO checking service guy.

Got some shopping to do and need to find a birthday gift for son's GF.

Even though I have stopped watching BB, I shall send some votes in Aaron's direction tonight and tomorrow.

El, I love that advert and I want talking bluebirds and chaffinches in my garden!

My soup went cold oh well I'll think of the calories saved Yogi my best friend is struggling with her broken ankle & other injuries plus the c-section but she does have her partner home on paternity leave and I think just being at home instead of travelling to hospital will give her a better chance to get recovered Squiggle how is your tooth since the new filling? I'm so hungry right now

Hi all xx
Good news Summer, sending kisses and cuddles for Ava and mum   
Re the passport fiasco, have decided to take it further  
Lovely advert El x 
Got granddaughter today so probably wont be back on . 
Love to all x 

I think my tooth is OK thanks Summer.  Because its the last back tooth on the bottom and the inner wall has broken away he has put pins in for support and I can see one of the pins sticking through which makes me nervous that it might make my tongue sore.  But OK so far and I can see his point that without support the filling will just come out again, so I'm a bit like a motorway bridge with reinforced concrete   Have a little snack, I've been there and before you know where you are you end up eating too much because you're so hungry

 

I'm glad you are taking it further Skylark, I think you need to, its their mistake and you shouldn't end up paying for it.

Skylark, I agree that you should seek compensation for the money youv'e lost as a result of the passport error.

 

Summer, I think you are right about your friend receovering better at home particularly as Ava is there so she will feel as if they are starting to rebuild their lives with a new life there with them.

 

Squiggle, presumably with it being the lower back tooth having the pins, your tongue shouldn't get close to the pin unless you push your tongue to being against the tooth. I think the tongue tends to be closer to the teeth at the front rather than the back.

 

 

*wonders how many buddies started wiggling their tongues around to see if El was right *

 

Summer, I hope you were able to get some lunch.

That could be an idea for a new poll:

A Does your tongue wiggle against your front teeth

B Does your tongue wiggle against your back teeth

C You don't have any teeth

D Your tongue has a life of its own and wiggles all over the place

E Your tongue has escaped from your mouth, wriggled across the floor desparately looking for somewhere to hide

F It's none of your business what I do with my tongue, you naughty person

 

Now that really would get tongues wagging.

Option F had Mr Yogi and I LOLing.

Ros, I will be in the BB thread tomorrow night to watch the final.

Leaving hugs for the night owls and signing out for tonight.

Night Yogi, I will sign out from this thread now, but I am watching BB live tonight and mooching around the forum, probably won't post, I want to see who's going tonight.  Sleep tight everyone, and a hug for the night owls.

*night owls* we've been out to dinner with friends I actually did run my tongue around my teeth reading that!!!!! Sweet dreams buddies, I will see you tomorrow

Morning everyone Xx
Hope you are well this morning.
Granddaughter and  I are checking our tongues and  teeth 

Good morning everyone and to all you tongue wigglers

 

I hope you all had a good night.

 

It's another cloudy day though things may brighten up over the weekend.

Good morning Dull & cloudy here, I'm hoping everyone everywhere has successful remembrance events

Good morning fellow wigglers high cloud here but I think we are promised a dry weekend anyway

 

         

That is a seriously cute picture, squiggle

Good morning everyone. Dry and cloudy up here.

El, you have started something with your tongue wiggling poll.

Squiggle, love that kitten pic, it made me laugh.

Skylark, have a good day with your granddaughter. Do you have anything planned?

Summer, at 11am, I will be remembering all those who have given their lives for us.

Joyron, haven't seen you around for a wee while, I hope you are okay.

Yogi, I think Joyron is taking things easy at present, she did look in a couple of hours ago

Okay El, thank you.

You know these adverts which appear on the right side of these forum pages. There is one I've seen which is for professional indemnity insurance for accountants. I had assumed that these adverts were not aimed at specific people, but that advert would appear to be aimed at me alone - I would be interested if any of you see the same advert anywhere on this forum - the advert is from Aon.

 

Professional indemnity insurance is mandatory for accountants who run their own accountancy practices, so the advert would only relate to a very small number of forum members, quite possibly just me.

EL I used to work for an insurance firm which specialised in Professional Indemnity Insurance.  I have not noticed any of those types of adverts so its probably aimed at you.  I have opted out of this form of directed advertising via this website http://www.struq.com/consumer-...mp;utm_campaign=play and so far it seems to be working.

afternoon all, hope you're all having a good day, I had a very chatty kid in during the 2 minute silence but tried to hush him as best I could

Hi x
Had a busy day with my granddaughter, weather very cold so have been trying to keep her entertained . We have been up to allsorts! 
That cant be helped Summer, my granddaughter ran around Tesco at 11am. They dont understand.  She was wearing her poppy tho !