Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
Jan 7th 2007, 12:30 pm
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Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
Ok, I've just been all around the house taking out our environmentally-friendly-will-last-forever lightbulbs, and it only just occured to me that they might not work in Australia!!
Can anyone enLIGHTen me? (Did you see what I did there?!
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Can anyone enLIGHTen me? (Did you see what I did there?!
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Jan 7th 2007, 12:35 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
I did laugh at first then remembered by own lack of knowledge... yup they'll work fine - in fact the gov was giving away free ones of that type. Oh and all your electicals will work too - just change the plug once here.
Jan 7th 2007, 12:42 pm
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That's ok - I'd rather you laughed because they will work than because they won't - I wrestled with several dusty light-shades to get them out, and then thought it might have all been completely pointless!!
Jan 7th 2007, 12:45 pm
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Jan 7th 2007, 12:59 pm
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Jan 7th 2007, 1:46 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
OK, new question: Any ideas about how much I should hold on to in terms of old bank statements, creditcard statements, utility bills, etc? Will they be any use to me at all once in Australia?
Jan 7th 2007, 1:54 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
Why not just buy some out there?
Jan 7th 2007, 1:54 pm
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Jan 7th 2007, 1:59 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
Well thank you for those constructive comments.... 
Jan 7th 2007, 4:42 pm
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Jan 7th 2007, 5:46 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
For us none of that stuff was ever needed... Might be an idea to hang onto the last 3 months in case you need to sort something back in Blighty later on, but other than that...
Jan 7th 2007, 7:25 pm
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I threw the whole lot out, it felt great
Just keep one of each in case you need the account numbers or something to ring them.
Jan 7th 2007, 8:29 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
We kept ours as evidence...and British Gas did try to get more money from us so glad we did.
Never really needed them but the mortgage people did glance at old job wage slips and references.
Never really needed them but the mortgage people did glance at old job wage slips and references.
Jan 7th 2007, 9:04 pm
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Re: Will UK lightbulbs work in Oz?
If you take the Kitchen sink aswell it will still work, but the water will spin around the plug hole the other way round .
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Jan 8th 2007, 11:05 am
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