the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
Oct 4th 2007, 7:38 pm
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the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
Any helpful peeps want to help us new comers to aus????
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
Oct 4th 2007, 7:53 pm
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Re: the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
Any helpful peeps want to help us new comers to aus????
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
Oct 4th 2007, 8:14 pm
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Re: the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
My suit!
........or better still, that I'd taken advantage of the tailors at our hotel in Singapore on the way over. They were offering bespoke, made to measure suits for the equivalent of £70!!!
Have so far struggled to find a decent suit here in Oz. Everything is made in poxy 'China' and falls apart in no time! Had to take one back earlier in the week after the seam came unstiched within seconds of putting it on!
Anyone tell me where I can buy a cheap(ish) yet good quality whistle in Bris?
........or better still, that I'd taken advantage of the tailors at our hotel in Singapore on the way over. They were offering bespoke, made to measure suits for the equivalent of £70!!!
Have so far struggled to find a decent suit here in Oz. Everything is made in poxy 'China' and falls apart in no time! Had to take one back earlier in the week after the seam came unstiched within seconds of putting it on!
Anyone tell me where I can buy a cheap(ish) yet good quality whistle in Bris?
Oct 4th 2007, 8:29 pm
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oooh! good call 
I'm gonna keep an eye on this one.
I'm gonna keep an eye on this one.
Oct 4th 2007, 9:59 pm
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yeah nice thread kiddo, not left yet so hoping for a good response on this one
Oct 4th 2007, 10:56 pm
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Re: the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
Decent underwear and socks for the whole family.
Towels.
Towels.
Oct 4th 2007, 11:13 pm
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A large framed airbrushed picture of a Ferrari that will look just dandy in the spare room when we bring it back next year.
Other than that, nothing, I sold most of my belongings.
Other than that, nothing, I sold most of my belongings.
Oct 4th 2007, 11:49 pm
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Re: the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
Any helpful peeps want to help us new comers to aus????
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
I thought it would be really helpful if we could devise a bit of a list of things that, in hindsight you wished you'd taken with you to aus!
Putting things into consideration like cost, availability etc
Items noted before were;
manchester (bedding)
electric heaters
Could all you lovely folk that have had the experience of moving help us make a really useful list so we know what not to carboot?? xxx
Sam
Oct 5th 2007, 12:00 am
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Re: the 'Wish you'd have taken to aus' thread
British TV - Oz is sooooo bad...a mean ABC were showing old Time Team on evening primetime! X-Factor or Popidol or what ever its called over here singers are soooo bad, they would have got laughed off the first round in UK.
Pork Pies from Brichalls (anyone from St Helens will know!)
PUBS PUBS PUBS - All the ones near where we live are just betting shops serving beer. Turn the flipin' horse racing, dog racing, other rubbish off the TV's and put some music on PLEASE!
Pork Pies from Brichalls (anyone from St Helens will know!)
PUBS PUBS PUBS - All the ones near where we live are just betting shops serving beer. Turn the flipin' horse racing, dog racing, other rubbish off the TV's and put some music on PLEASE!
Oct 5th 2007, 12:05 am
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Books, bedding, towels, chocolate, computer hardware, mobile handset, 2in1 shampoo, sanitary product of choice, nice underwear
Oct 5th 2007, 12:57 am
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Angle delight
Oct 5th 2007, 1:06 am
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Not quite the same but one thing we were glad we took was an electric blanket, never used one in the UK but saw some advice somewhere about how useful it is here so we did buy one and take it.. houses here are as porous as a sponge and have little insulation and no central heating...
Only thing i wish i could have bought but didn't was my old MG midget.. would have been great driving it here, there are some great roads in the hills
Only thing i wish i could have bought but didn't was my old MG midget.. would have been great driving it here, there are some great roads in the hills
Oct 5th 2007, 1:22 am
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Pint glasses
We got rid of all ours thinking we'd buy new ones when we got here but havent found any yet...
We got rid of all ours thinking we'd buy new ones when we got here but havent found any yet...
Oct 5th 2007, 1:27 am
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Really? I'm building a nice collection of glasses that come free with some multipacks of import brews. The Belgian glasses are particularly fine and the embossed Stella Artois one is my favourite.
Oct 5th 2007, 1:32 am
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Also good shoes, I find shoes are so uncomfortable here & so expensive, Suits is another good one my OH, had to buy one here, it cost him fortune, if you can bring everything than go for it, what you dont want when here you can always sell.