fish.01

Though not a formal room most queenslanders started out with a separate laundry area under the house. Size is even less of an issue in those setups.

Amazulu

Luckily, I'm not a karma whore

Still Game

as clearly am not I.. . and that's the reason I'm sticking to

Sherlock Holmes

I, on the other hand, am a complete tart, so karma away.

P.S. Washing machines, our old top loader used about 120 litres a wash, the new front loader (Samsung $550.00) uses about 30. Job done.

Amazulu

2 blokes talking about washing machines - what's the world coming to?

We also have a new Samsung front-loader bought about 5 weeks ago, very good it is too - not that I would know as I never use it but it has lots of lights, LEDs and dials, so must be good. The place that I bought it from had about 30 models of front-loader on sale and maybe 5 top-loaders - so nothing there for the BE moaners to worry about

Sherlock Holmes

I also had bbq pork chops for dinner so small world!

The action of taking the washing OUT of the water, as in front loading action as it rotates, is what achieves the cleaning. (Think washing clothes in the river). Swirling it about in a tub of water is not as effective. My (Ozzie wife) who thought top loaders were fantastic has now been converted. Trouble is, she says she can't work out how to use it, so now I do all the washing!

Amazulu

I coat my pork chops in pesto and parmesan cheese before cooking - try it, you won't be disappointed

Sherlock Holmes

Parmesan actually makes me vomit, as it smells like vomit. But there we are. Now, as an ex-mod I mustn't take a thread tooo far off topic, so:

I brought absolutely everything with me. Some stuff is in my office, some came to the house, some was sold (Ozzies will buy anything it seems) some is in the shed and some is stored as spares. This does mean of course that I'll never need them.

Still Game

Cheers for bringing back ot AB! I'm thiking I'll just take on the task of organising the container and then just throwing everything in ;-) what he doesn't know right... ?!

charleygirl

haha I wonder how many more of us wish we left them behind!

paulry

As much as I try I can't think of anything that I wish I'd left behind and we shipped just about everything. Except for stuff that is clearly junk/clutter and wardrobes it's worthwhile bringing everything - you really wont regret it. My only regret is we didn't go out and buy a whole lot more consumable items (not food) to squeeze into the container.

Still Game

What would you have bought?

paulry

Mostly things that're much more expensive here. Off the top of my head the current list is:

Several more spare pairs of those 99p gloves from sports direct - my kids cycle to school and use them a lot. The problem is they're losing them too.

Several packs of those 5 pairs of socks for £2/£3 from Primark

Stationery like foolscap pads (enough to get the kids past uni) - they cost an arm and a leg here.

All toiletries.

Washing powder (not because they're cheaper in the UK - they're just a better quality).

Cheap puncture repair kits and those watch like mini-batteries and super glue from the local pound shop.

My main advice to you would be to buy and ship anything that you think you'll need for the foreseeable future except for electrical and computer items (they cost about the same here).

Still Game

Thanks Paulry

paulry

You're welcome.

When is the big move?