you guys are so brave!
Jun 13th 2006, 4:27 pm
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you guys are so brave!
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
Jun 13th 2006, 4:28 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by islandmom
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
I'll drink to that
Jun 13th 2006, 4:30 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by islandmom
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
Jun 13th 2006, 5:04 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by islandmom
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
Jun 13th 2006, 5:40 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by islandmom
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
Thanks for those sentiments.............not so sure about brave though
Could I have one of those rum punches please ?
Last edited by sme; Jun 13th 2006 at 5:51 pm.
Jun 13th 2006, 9:27 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by manxfamily
Brave or Mad, it's a thin line. I guess we will find out exactly what next week!
Yours truly,
'Negative' of Preston.
Jun 13th 2006, 9:28 pm
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by sme
Thanks for those sentiments.............not so sure about brave though
Could I have one of those rum punches please ?
Could I have one of those rum punches please ?
Jun 14th 2006, 6:00 am
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Re: you guys are so brave!
What a nice post
Really made me think.
Have a nice day
Gill
Really made me think.
Have a nice day
Gill
Jun 14th 2006, 10:07 am
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by islandmom
dont quite know why I'm even posting this thread (maybe the 2 rum punches at lunch) but ....
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
heres to all you brits taking the plunge and going for Oz. I live somewhere where we can fairly quickly (8 hours) and very affordably nip back to the UK whenever we want and have frequent visitors. Emigrating here was exciting but not too scarey..
Going to Oz with the determination to give yourselves and your children the best out of life you can get - with the downside of it being SO far away and not being able to fly to and from family and friends...
I admire you all, well done, good luck to all those embarking on whatever stage of the journey and make it worth all the effort you put in!
the worst thing is that you've fought hard to get your visa, hard to appease the family, nightmare selling the house and getting it shipped when you arrive in Oz.... and hope to just take it easy ..... but thats just the beginning, now you've got to make your life, and thats the hardest part!
the brave ones are the ones staying in the u.k !!
Jun 14th 2006, 10:15 am
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by Jez & Lorraine
the brave ones are the ones staying in the u.k !!
I am getting so fed up of people asking me why I'm going - like DUH!! The question really should be turned around to them - why are you not going?!!
Jun 14th 2006, 10:37 am
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by sparkley23
I definitely agree with this!!
I am getting so fed up of people asking me why I'm going - like DUH!! The question really should be turned around to them - why are you not going?!!
I am getting so fed up of people asking me why I'm going - like DUH!! The question really should be turned around to them - why are you not going?!!
Jun 14th 2006, 11:14 am
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Re: you guys are so brave!
Originally Posted by martinw01908
I wouldn't say that to too many people. Just think, if everybody from the UK decided to go, all the problems with the UK that you are trying to get away from will follow you.
