Today I was finally able to get my first “real” service done at MINI Peabody (I did a “halfway” one back in July).
The distance-to-service counted down ever more slowly – so today after the service I passed 12,345 miles on the way home!
As well as the oil & filter change, I got new wiper blades (the old ones were streaky almost from new!) and – hopefully – had one small dash rattle eliminated. I think GBMINI was washed too, but with rain all day today it was hard to tell!
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Ian,
Please send my congratulations to Margaret!
Theo
Congratulations to you both!!!
Wow……very kool! Can you have duel citizenships? My daughter is US & Dutch but she tells me it’s only OK with the Dutch, of course, and not US, I think.
Margaret looked happy. Must be kind of an odd feeling in some ways.
What a beautiful place. Out here in LA LA Land it’s stand next to Pinks or a taco stand and hope you don’t get shot. May be exaggerating a bit but not as pretty as that place, for sure.
http://www.pinkshollywood.com/
Welcome to the Colonies!!!!! Your now YANKS.
Hey, that’s cool! I remember attending my mom’s swearing-in ceremony down here at the L.A. Convention Center. (so many people from so many countries gathering for a single idea- U.S. Citizenship!)
Southern California is truly a remarkable region, what with all the ethnicities striving to make a life and more than co-exist amongst ourselves.
The USA does not allow dual citizenship; you must renounce your (birth) citizenship to become an American.
(BTW, I have not yet switched to American citizenship)
Ian –
I have never quite understood the require to renounce your birth citzenship to become an American.
Congratulations to your wife. She now has a firmer grasp on American history than most Americans have.
=)
-Randy
Yes, you are required to renounce your citizenship but the UK doesn’t recognise such swearing unless it is done before a High Court Judge in England. So even if America thinks you’re no longer British, the British won’t accept it.
Can I ask why you chose to become citizens? I’ve pretty much decided I’ll never do it although I do see a few jobs that I’d love to have that require it.
Margaret says she became a US citizen because “I can vote; and I feel more secure and belong now”