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Originally Posted by bondipom
For that you have to have Howard and Tony Abbot as well.
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Originally Posted by jc_hoops
That's what I love about you Aussies - "pollies" ?? I've been reading this, and Pollies has been going right over my head, now the pennies dropped and I'm laughing my head off.
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Originally Posted by kiwichild
Medicare is federal, I can't understand why health and education aren't also.
Infact I'd be in favour of getting rid of state govts altogether, but leaving the senate in place.
Infact I'd be in favour of getting rid of state govts altogether, but leaving the senate in place.
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Originally Posted by Badge
Your last statement is extremely sweeping Janeyray. :scared: I don't know what to say(!)
Badge you ALWAYS have something to say
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No one can say that a certain nationality hates another, that would be silly. I have friends all over in different parts of the world and we all get on. It all boils down to the person, not where there from.
One thing I will say though is that the Scottish bloke we met whilst in OZ, hated everything about the Brits when it came to the football !!!! lol
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
This quote made me think a bit, especially as I never did own any running trainers, but now do, and even a bike ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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I must be one of the really lucky ones
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Originally Posted by janeyray
Good on yeh, we bought bikes whilst we were there so that was new for us too. Although tucked up in the garage now waiting for the Brisith summer. ![Roll Eyes](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
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The British weather suits me really. After living and working (with 20 billion flies) in Perth during their summer give me a British summer (3 days actually! lol) anyday with a holiday abroad thrown in.
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Originally Posted by jc_hoops
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Originally Posted by janeyray
The British weather suits me really. After living and working (with 20 billion flies) in Perth during their summer give me a British summer (3 days actually! lol) anyday with a holiday abroad thrown in. ![Wink](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Originally Posted by janeyray
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One thing I will say though is that the Scottish bloke we met whilst in OZ, hated everything about the Brits when it came to the football !!!! lol![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
One thing I will say though is that the Scottish bloke we met whilst in OZ, hated everything about the Brits when it came to the football !!!! lol
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Originally Posted by Mercedes
Yup you picked the wrong State to live in. I've lived in most states in Australia and Perth really stands out to me that it was the only one that I think of Flies, I even swallowed a couple there LOL. You probably would have been better in NSW or Victoria.
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Actually, Janeyray chose the wrong suburb mostly, imo. Ellenbrook is inland. It is hotter than the coast(a bit), and there are more flys. We have only had a few days we were bothered by flys this summer, and never really around our house. (when we went to Whiteman Park we noticed them all of a sudden, and that is sort of near Ellenbrook).
Also, other things Janeyray had trouble with, like jobs, I would also associate with living so far out. I'm not sure if Janeyray applied for jobs in the city(which is where a large % of the jobs are), and is quite far away from Ellenbrook to commute. Also, there's less to do out there, which I guess can make it more isolated...
Anyway, just thinking out loud here.
Also, other things Janeyray had trouble with, like jobs, I would also associate with living so far out. I'm not sure if Janeyray applied for jobs in the city(which is where a large % of the jobs are), and is quite far away from Ellenbrook to commute. Also, there's less to do out there, which I guess can make it more isolated...
Anyway, just thinking out loud here.
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Originally Posted by Simone
Ellenbrook is inland. It is hotter than the coast(a bit), and there are more flys. We have only had a few days we were bothered by flys this summer, and never really around our house.
I suppose we do get them, but not in the way that I hear people saying that they fly around the face etc. I suppose that must be in the hot dry conditions, where they are after the only water around, which would be the sweat from the body.
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Originally Posted by Mercedes
Yup you picked the wrong State to live in. I've lived in most states in Australia and Perth really stands out to me that it was the only one that I think of Flies, I even swallowed a couple there LOL. You probably would have been better in NSW or Victoria.
I live in rural VIC and there are many many flies about, year round but it is a lot worse in warmer weather. If you are in the bigger cities e.g. melbourne or geelong the fly situation may be less but definitely not out here in the country. we also have year round mozzies too. V. annoying, especially out on the golf course or race track.
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
I've been wondering about the comments about flies, especially as we get so few ourselves, in SE QLD, (but I saw one last week). Is it an inland thing, rather than near the coast ?
I suppose we do get them, but not in the way that I hear people saying that they fly around the face etc. I suppose that must be in the hot dry conditions, where they are after the only water around, which would be the sweat from the body.
I suppose we do get them, but not in the way that I hear people saying that they fly around the face etc. I suppose that must be in the hot dry conditions, where they are after the only water around, which would be the sweat from the body.
One of my friends has an acerage up in Morayfield/caboolture way ( a bit of a farming, and "horsey" place), and lives next to a body of water ( a creek) - in the summer he's inundated with flies.
Could be down to farming one of the reasons - don't know.
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