Anne4Terry

Rooksie have you seen that someone has got their TRA back. Sent 4th June. What actual date did yours go?

Rooksie

likewise mate!!!!

Rooksie

OMG really - missed that one!! feel sick now. ours was 17 june so bit of a wait still.

oh god - feel ill

fraser

I haven't a clue what I'm going to do, this is why the exchange rate has been stressing me out as I had 300k for a house and another 50k for a car and living expenses for up to a year maybe more. I now don't have that buffer and with work prospects not being that bright it's a bit of a worry.

I'm going to have to just get out there and see what turns up.

I think my friends sister may be able to get be a bit of casual work here and there doing office cleaning and Rachel can always temp.

To be honest I'm sick of imagining all the different scenarios and want to get there and test the water so to speak.

paulf

Sent ya a PM Flumper,
Sounds ok to me, I was expecting worst.

Rooksie

this is what Jed is saying - he says he will just do *whatever* but seing as he has mainly only done plumbing/gas/electrics and owned a pub what else is there to do!?!?!?

i have started looking at law firms and there are some pretty swish ones in Perth but not a great deal in adelaide

fraser

I suppose it all comes down to how much you need to earn.
Also you never know meeting expats one maybe able to steer you in the right direction with a job contact, there's also quite a few Hammers fans in Melbourne so a bit of networking there may turn something up.

Rooksie

Hmmm - you might be on to something there. dont suppose there will be too many newcastle fans anywhere though!!!

Anne4Terry

I'm hoping that Terry will be able to get a leg up from my sister's husband. So to speak He is a sparky who is self employed but does some sub contract work to an air conditioning company. Terry has also done a City and Guilds in air conditioning. My brother in law is a VERY outgoing person who knows everyone. He had talked some guy he knows, but we have never met, into being our assurer when we were going down the 138 sponsored route. We are 136 now, with plumbers going on the MODL. We realise that Terry will still have to do the training to get his qualifications out there but we do have a little glimmer at the end of the tunnel.

The other thing in our favour is that my sister owns two rental properties out there so we could probably move into one of those as soon as we get out there, so long as she doesn't have a tennant at the time.

fraser

You wont have any problems there after all they'll be easy to spot as none of them ever take their shirts off

Rooksie

Ooo dont *cringe*

fraser

There's actually a West Ham supporters club in Melbourne and they meet every now and again and it's run by an Aussie guy who speaks like Delboy

Rooksie

maunge tout rodney!!

fraser

Nah it's more the cockney rhyming slang, I've seen his posts on the West Ham site and I haven't a clue what he's on about

Anne4Terry

I would have thought a good Essex lad would understand that. I used to have a book on Cockney Rhyming slang once, before my mother realised a lot of it was rude