Forum: New Zealand / The Sheep Dip
Nov 6th 2011, 6:55 am
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Replies: 10,106
Views: 393,956
Re: The KIWI BAR
Last orders at the bar on my tab.
So long and thanks for all the fish, and maybe we'll meet up sometime at the restaurant at the end of the universe.
Play nice, and take care of each other.
Ka...
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 6th 2011, 1:15 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,942
Re: Horrific crash on M5 in Somerset
Firstly, I apologise if I unintentionally offended anyone by refering to the Christchurch earthquake. My post was made in the heat of the moment and late at night. It wasn't my intention to compare...
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 5th 2011, 9:52 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,942
Re: Horrific crash on M5 in Somerset
Thanks for that Charismatic, I'm sure they reacted in just that way over the Christchurch earthquake. Except I know that they didn't, cos my friends who live in Taunton and Bridgwater got straight...
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 5th 2011, 8:13 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,942
Re: Horrific crash on M5 in Somerset
Not a good time to be in Bridgwater right now, a friend has contacted me to let me know her family is all okay, and added that they nearly had to evacuate their house earlier that evening due to a...
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 5th 2011, 1:50 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,942
Horrific crash on M5 in Somerset
Just reading numerous reports all over the internet. I know that we have some members who are currently living in the Taunton area, or have lived there (myself included). Hope all are safe...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 5th 2011, 12:26 am
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Replies: 6,372
Views: 295,676
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 4th 2011, 9:58 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 665
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 4th 2011, 6:33 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 665
SNOW...... in November??!!!
Got up this morning to see a light covering of snow as far as I could see - that's like snow in May in the UK!!
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Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return
Nov 4th 2011, 5:04 am
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Replies: 89
Views: 7,767
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Forum: New Zealand / The Sheep Dip
Nov 2nd 2011, 7:28 am
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Replies: 457
Views: 18,095
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Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return
Nov 2nd 2011, 5:42 am
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Replies: 89
Views: 7,767
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Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return
Nov 2nd 2011, 5:37 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 5,614
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Forum: New Zealand
Nov 2nd 2011, 5:27 am
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,811
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Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return
Oct 31st 2011, 4:09 am
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Replies: 81
Views: 5,614
Re: British words/expressions you DO like
I was always told that grockles is the Devon term and emmit is the Cornish - used to get in all sorts of trouble being a Devon lass living in Cornwall :o
Pleb was one of my school friend's...
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Forum: New Zealand
Oct 29th 2011, 10:38 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,287
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 29th 2011, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 447
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Forum: Moving back to the UK / The Rovers Return
Oct 29th 2011, 6:46 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 5,614
Re: British words/expressions you DO like
When we lived in Derbyshire I had a friend who used the phrase 'tab whanging' meaning eavesdropping/listening in to conversations (ears flapping I guess). We only lived there for around two years,...
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Forum: New Zealand / The Sheep Dip
Oct 29th 2011, 5:55 am
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Replies: 5,786
Views: 140,716
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Oct 24th 2011, 5:21 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 727
Re: Testing the Water
One of the top items on my things to do list is to go supermarket shopping :rofl: I can't believe that I'm actually looking forward to that! But yeah, I'm hoping to go with mum pretty much on our...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Oct 24th 2011, 5:07 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 727
Re: Testing the Water
All good ideas, thanks.
I think the thing that I'm most concerned about having changed is the economic downturn, jobs etc and the change in mix of ethnicity. Those are the three things that we...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Oct 24th 2011, 4:57 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 727
Re: Testing the Water
That's an idea, even if we just do a day trip into one of the cities I guess it would at least give us an idea of the current vibe, thanks.
The uni fees thing is part of why we're still in NZ, and...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Oct 23rd 2011, 10:44 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 727
Testing the Water
Hubby and I have finally booked flights for a trip home next year :) This will be our first time back in England since we came to NZ in 2003!
Unfortunately we will only have just over three weeks...
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Forum: The Welcome Inn
Oct 12th 2011, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 271
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Forum: New Zealand
Jul 22nd 2011, 10:44 pm
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Replies: 100
Views: 4,106
Re: If New Zealand is so Rugby Mad....
Okay, seems one thing this thread is lacking is input from someone living in the Dunedin area, so here goes.
This last minute addition test match was put on partly as a fund raiser for Christchurch....
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Forum: New Zealand / The Sheep Dip
Jul 22nd 2011, 4:56 am
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,452
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