Wanted Down Under
I wish I was a controls engineer 
Jan 17th 2007 | 7:01 pm
#107
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Re: Wanted Down Under
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
I hope all goes well for you and your family. Good luck.
Jan 17th 2007 | 7:32 pm
#108
The Murphsters
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 161
From: Brisbane
Re: Wanted Down Under
Well i do not understand the attitude of some of the posters on this thread, this show is a simple daytime TV show giving people a glimpse of life down under. It is not supposed to be a guide to emmigration, it does does try to be a resource for those wanting to emmigrate. It is more a commerical for Australia Immigration and is intended to plant seeds in the minds of people who may be fed up with their current life and is there to show them there is an alternative.
We Sky+ it everyday and watch in the evening and it is nice just to see some footage of Australia, all we have really is Home and Away and i am not desperate enough for images of beaches to watch that yet! I just hope they show Brisbane today.
I think there are some jealous folks on here, Its easy to be a bit jealous, after all we all want to be in Aus otherwise we would not want to be on this site. I would love to have a big chunk of equity in our house so we could get a new house in Aus with less worry. But i don't so we are going to Aus to carry on with the ususal stress of having a large mortgage, but we are going to improve our lifestyle in many other ways other then money.
Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves.
I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck.
We Sky+ it everyday and watch in the evening and it is nice just to see some footage of Australia, all we have really is Home and Away and i am not desperate enough for images of beaches to watch that yet! I just hope they show Brisbane today.
I think there are some jealous folks on here, Its easy to be a bit jealous, after all we all want to be in Aus otherwise we would not want to be on this site. I would love to have a big chunk of equity in our house so we could get a new house in Aus with less worry. But i don't so we are going to Aus to carry on with the ususal stress of having a large mortgage, but we are going to improve our lifestyle in many other ways other then money.
Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves.
I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck.
Jan 17th 2007 | 8:04 pm
#109
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: From Scotland to Brisbane
Re: Wanted Down Under
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
Donna & Neil
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:08 pm
#110
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Where your concerned the answer to this one would be yes I am.
bloody classic, what kind of fool would say something like that about a show on TV. !I'm always happy
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Jan 17th 2007 | 10:13 pm
#111
Home and Happy
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 94,306
From: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Re: Wanted Down Under
There are two threads running about this programme. I have just posted a warning on the other one, and now it looks like this one is heading the same way. Cut out the personal comments or the thread bites the dust.
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:15 pm
#112
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Re: Wanted Down Under
I think there are some jealous folks on here, Its easy to be a bit jealous, after all we all want to be in Aus otherwise we would not want to be on this site. I would love to have a big chunk of equity in our house so we could get a new house in Aus with less worry. But i don't so we are going to Aus to carry on with the ususal stress of having a large mortgage, but we are going to improve our lifestyle in many other ways other then money.
Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves.
I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck.
Its a hard ride whoever you are and despite some of the comments on here it is not made easier by appearing on this show, all these people have got after all is a free weeks holiday in Aus, Big Deal! As Paul says they have still got all the stress to come with Visa's, jobs and moving by themselves.
I would think that most of the good people on this forum are first to understand and empaphise with these folks and like all of us in this situation wish them the best of luck.
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:24 pm
#113
Just enjoying being here
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 817
From: Thornlands, Bayside Brisbane
Re: Wanted Down Under
Back to today's programme - I thought there wasn't much rose tinting around - this was a young couple without lots of equity going - realising that financially they wouldn't be better off - and maybe worse off but still liking the lifestyle - although I was suprised they said they would go. Over the week a few negatives have come up - todays was the fllies! I think if todays programme was all I had ever seen of Australia it wouldn't make me want to go - bad weather, Flies, not so good housing etc. Beaches still looked graet though.
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:30 pm
#114
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Re: Wanted Down Under
Back to today's programme - I thought there wasn't much rose tinting around - this was a young couple without lots of equity going - realising that financially they wouldn't be better off - and maybe worse off but still liking the lifestyle - although I was suprised they said they would go. Over the week a few negatives have come up - todays was the fllies! I think if todays programme was all I had ever seen of Australia it wouldn't make me want to go - bad weather, Flies, not so good housing etc. Beaches still looked graet though.
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:33 pm
#115
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From: Thornlands, Bayside Brisbane
Jan 17th 2007 | 10:33 pm
#117
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Jan 17th 2007 | 10:43 pm
#118
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From: SE Queensland
Jan 17th 2007 | 11:07 pm
#119
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,590
From: In a house
Re: Wanted Down Under
I THINK I'M THE RIGHT PERSON TO ANSWER THIS AS I'M THAT PERSON YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
House is worth about £280.000 my mortgage is £140.000 leaving me £140.000 I didn’t tell Nardia what to say. They know my finances. AND no GinaUK it’s not an ex-council house it’s a cooks house off Halls road as you know the area.
No I’m not an electrician any more I’m a controls engineer working in the centre of London, because that’s where the work is and when one betters themselves and moves up the ladder into management you don’t have much say in where you’re put. The reason my wife works 2 nights a week is because we didn’t want to live in a council estate (OUR DECISION TO TRY & BETTER OURSELFS AGAIN) and that’s what it costs to get money into the house whilst not pay child minders to have your kids when at work. We try to be a self supportive family.
So the theory is to take our £100,000 put it towards a house thus having a smaller mortgage. (if you saw our show you would have seen the 2nd house was more than what we could possible imagined living in with only a £75,000 mortgage, and I know you like your sum’s. So that’s half what I’m paying now) If that’s the case the wife won’t need to work. Then just maybe if the weather lets us enjoy the odd weekend together out and about in local parks or on the beach that will make all the form filling in, endless sleepless nights, upsetting all family members on both sides just that little bit worth it . At the same time giving our kids something to remember for the rest of their lives. If it doesn’t work out we will come back to our loving family.
That’s the master plan NO HARM IN TRYING MATE.
Paul Larner
PS, I have my work visa just waiting for the residency visa now. Should know within 6 months
. Was scanned over in programme as was much of your visit probably!
Last edited by Australia_bound?; Jan 17th 2007 at 11:09 pm.
Jan 17th 2007 | 11:12 pm
#120
Ping-ponging Pom
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 355
From: Midlands - Brissy - Midlands - Brissy
Re: Wanted Down Under
My point of view which is only what it is, was that I was disappointed with the programme itself.
Fair play to the people who went on it and good luck to them all if they decide it's what they want.
It's just the programme, the presenter, the format, the repetitiveness and those damn spinning flag-cards that I have an issue with.
Fair play to the people who went on it and good luck to them all if they decide it's what they want.
It's just the programme, the presenter, the format, the repetitiveness and those damn spinning flag-cards that I have an issue with.
