Comfortably numb......
#1846
Re: Comfortably numb......
Drive up in morning but have to stay with my best man as the Jocks have a extra bank holiday and the agent hasn't managed to sort out my flat yet
Probably have to stay wednesday as well so back to my old local in Kilwinning for the footie
Must admit to liking the tourist combo in Cairns of kangaroo, crocodile and barramundi
#1847
Joined: Mar 2010
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Re: Comfortably numb......
Next stop Glasgae tomorrow
Drive up in morning but have to stay with my best man as the Jocks have a extra bank holiday and the agent hasn't managed to sort out my flat yet
Probably have to stay wednesday as well so back to my old local in Kilwinning for the footie
Must admit to liking the tourist combo in Cairns of kangaroo, crocodile and barramundi
Drive up in morning but have to stay with my best man as the Jocks have a extra bank holiday and the agent hasn't managed to sort out my flat yet
Probably have to stay wednesday as well so back to my old local in Kilwinning for the footie
Must admit to liking the tourist combo in Cairns of kangaroo, crocodile and barramundi
What combo you been feeding the missus to help her get well?
#1849
Re: Comfortably numb......
Still poorly and they moan about man-flu
Even going to lower myself to using public transport to get there and back as it works out cheaper than driving and that's before the VAT rise and fuel duty rises
Will have to find a dodgy local pub in Glasgae for the footie as the walkabout can be expensive even if it does show every sport known to man
#1850
Joined: Mar 2010
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Re: Comfortably numb......
The lass drinking tea already, the boy on Guinness I presume by now?
He won't like Oz much with their poor variety of beers.
If you made the dinner you can't be that unwell, surely? Stuck it in the microwave means cooked?
#1851
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Re: Comfortably numb......
That's brave, last time we used British public transport was back in 1996 when I put the missus (then g/f) on a train to Stansted that failed palpably (unbeknownst to me) to arrive in time for her flight to Milan - I'd rather rent a car when we come back to Htrw whatever the cost now than suffer that ignominy....
#1852
Re: Comfortably numb......
That's brave, last time we used British public transport was back in 1996 when I put the missus (then g/f) on a train to Stansted that failed palpably (unbeknownst to me) to arrive in time for her flight to Milan - I'd rather rent a car when we come back to Htrw whatever the cost now than suffer that ignominy....
The system worked pretty well when i travelled from Bath to the big smoke before christmas so for this journey.
Don't think the train makes sense if you can't plan in advance though. The flexibility of the car always trumps for short notice journeys especially in cost terms
#1853
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Diesel £1.25 a litre in my local supermarket, so £40 return on the train with a plug socket for the laptop sounds good to me. Might change my mind after Thursday though. Of course it's only that cheap due to booking 12 weeks in advance and using a forces discount card.
Don't think the train makes sense if you can't plan in advance though.
Don't think the train makes sense if you can't plan in advance though.
Unleaded petrol was about 1.25-1.30 a litre in S.A. - $1.19 in Coles. Lovely to drive in zero traffic jams getting splattered with locusts.
#1854
Re: Comfortably numb......
Fair enough, yeah I'd read there were 64 types of ticket on British Fail - dunno why they can't make trains simple & efficient like here.Unleaded petrol was about 1.25-1.30 a litre in S.A. - $1.19 in Coles. Lovely to drive in zero traffic jams getting splattered with locusts.
Can't really include France as they're always on strike
#1855
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Oh brutal mate, camel sausages are cheap & tasty though - never eaten so much meat in my bloody life as on this trip. (Also bitterly regret taking the vegetarian meal option on Qantas)
It won't bother you when you're earning $AUS though - when are you off to live in the Barossa?
It won't bother you when you're earning $AUS though - when are you off to live in the Barossa?
I told ROMFT earlier he should be waiting on her - he assured me she was asleep so he was gonna put his feet up and watch the cricket. Men are useless, specially when we are sick and even without man-flu in the equation on their side Bet he'd be like the copper in the office and chuck up in the bin cos he couldn't work out for himself he'd be better off in the loo
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#1856
Joined: Mar 2010
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Re: Comfortably numb......
If you look then you can get Guinness here is some places and British beers, just have to pasy through the nose when you find them
Men are useless, specially when we are sick and even without man-flu in the equation on their side Bet he'd be like the copper in the office and chuck up in the bin cos he couldn't work out for himself he'd be better off in the loo
I'm spared being useless as she is never unwell - time off work here is counted as taking your annual holiday entitlement days, it's all in the mind y'know...
#1857
Re: Comfortably numb......
Saw no Brit beers, just kept coming up against the likes of VB, Hahn Premium, Cascade Light, Pure Blonde, Carlton Draught etc or their version of Stella, I tended to just order TEDS or Toohey's New for Mrs E.
I'm spared being useless as she is never unwell - time off work here is counted as taking your annual holiday entitlement days, it's all in the mind y'know...
I'm spared being useless as she is never unwell - time off work here is counted as taking your annual holiday entitlement days, it's all in the mind y'know...
Personally I think it's an act so the Barfly will come and rub vics into her chest
right time to watch cricket highlights
#1859
Joined: Mar 2010
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Re: Comfortably numb......
Had the 5th Test on today live, her indoors kept asking me (technical & other) questions about the Ashes series that she never seemed remotely interested in while we were actually in Oz Just wondering which will come first, her agreeing to our early retirement or finally 'getting' cricket....