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Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 23rd 2013, 6:46 am
Replies: 16
Views: 373
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Ford zeros Australian production

This is another key factor - and with no export markets it's completely reliant on internal sales. But really this just speaks back to the fact that nobody else wants to buy them...


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Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 23rd 2013, 5:52 am
Replies: 16
Views: 373
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Ford zeros Australian production

I think this is the crux of the matter - Market analysis and demand. Poorly executed here.


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Forum: Australia May 22nd 2013, 11:51 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 958
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Passenger Arrival Card - changes to food declaration!

I brought back six months supply of Omeprazole from the US and nobody batted an eyelid.


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Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 22nd 2013, 11:29 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 118
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 23rd

Bless you - but the offer is there if you miss the train in the future!


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Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 22nd 2013, 11:13 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 118
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 23rd

You could have crashed at my place!
Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 22nd 2013, 4:53 am
Replies: 19
Views: 284
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 16th

Here we go then.

this week's thread is here... (http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10719247#post10719247)


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Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 22nd 2013, 4:52 am
Replies: 7
Views: 118
Posted By Swerv-o
Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 23rd

Hey Folks,

I can't actually recall when we last went to The Coronation Hotel at 5-7 Park Street, so I thought I'd suggest it for tomorrow and see how it goes:

Hotel Coronation...
Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 22nd 2013, 3:18 am
Replies: 19
Views: 284
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 16th

Good question! I had forgotten about it this week! Any suggestions anybody?


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Forum: Australia May 21st 2013, 11:27 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 958
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Passenger Arrival Card - changes to food declaration!

Gah! This was always my distraction gambit if I had something else - Declare some pointless foods, and then they wave you through past the X-Rays!

I'll need to find a different sacrificial...
Forum: Australia May 21st 2013, 2:42 am
Replies: 15
Views: 620
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Lifestyle in Hobart vs Cairns

My GF went to Uni in Hobart, studying Medicine. It seems that Hobart has a great student scene, with lots of activities going on after lectures. Pubs and clubs are warm and welcoming - not huge,...
Forum: Australia May 21st 2013, 2:34 am
Replies: 21
Views: 666
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Saturday job ideas

Nah - just the mates rates special ;)


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Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 21st 2013, 1:59 am
Replies: 13
Views: 369
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: 5 days in Las Vegas

We drove to LV via Death Valley and then through Death Valley Junction and then Pahrump. Now that's a strange town...

Good road trip though.


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Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 21st 2013, 12:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 369
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: 5 days in Las Vegas

+1. I loved the Hoover Dam - If you take the time, you can go on the dam tour, which is incredibly interesting. Budget an afternoon for it.

Vegas itself is a mixed bag - I don't mind a flutter on...
Forum: Australia May 21st 2013, 12:51 am
Replies: 21
Views: 666
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Saturday job ideas

Do you think that sex workers enjoy their job more if the punters are better looking? Or would the rare good lookers blend into the background noise of misery.

I've known a couple of sex workers...
Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 20th 2013, 11:39 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 468
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Bringing over family on a sponsorship

Fair enough - no problems then :)


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Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship May 20th 2013, 11:23 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 468
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Bringing over family on a sponsorship

Are they your children or your partner's from a separate relationship? - If they are yours then you may not have been eligible for a WHV and there may be questions asked when you apply for a...
Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 20th 2013, 9:08 am
Replies: 29
Views: 514
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Principal Principle

It's not grama nazism - just using the right words in the right place :)

Last week, I was horrified to discover that all of the people in our American office believe that 'Premise' is the singular...
Forum: Australia May 20th 2013, 6:47 am
Replies: 45
Views: 1,530
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Baby Bonus The End

And don't forget all of the super funds with huge property portfolios. That's one very good reason that the government moves heaven and earth to keep the property bubble going...


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Forum: Australia May 20th 2013, 1:27 am
Replies: 11
Views: 352
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Old UK driving licence

Looks like the counterpart is on its way out next year:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/34963/dft-rips-paper-licences


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Forum: Australia May 20th 2013, 1:01 am
Replies: 11
Views: 352
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Old UK driving licence

Interesting. when I did the new Photo Licence training while I was in the cops, they taught us that it was only the photo that expired and that the paper counterpart remained valid for driving - that...
Forum: Australia May 20th 2013, 12:00 am
Replies: 11
Views: 352
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Old UK driving licence

The photocard section is only valid for 10 years - the paper counterpart remains valid until the day before your 70th birthday, and is a full licence in its own right should your photograph...
Forum: Australia May 17th 2013, 6:19 am
Replies: 12
Views: 376
Posted By Swerv-o
Forum: Australia / The Barbie May 17th 2013, 1:23 am
Replies: 93
Views: 2,345
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Budget Predictions

Sadly he's sticking with the 0.5% medicare levy increase. That's a real kicker, as it's levied on entire taxable income, not your marginal tax rate.


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Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 16th 2013, 6:06 am
Replies: 19
Views: 284
Posted By Swerv-o
Forum: Australia / Australia Meet-Ups May 16th 2013, 5:30 am
Replies: 19
Views: 284
Posted By Swerv-o
Re: Sydney CBD Thursday Night Drinks - May 16th

How come it isn't pub time already? I have a serious thirst on this afternoon...


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