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Pollyana Nov 18th 2010 10:45 pm

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 8991574)
it must have taken you three days to get through customs:lol:

I reckon half my 30kgs was food, gave them the usual list and the only thing they argued about was the twiglets - tried to tell me they were made from raw meat :lol:
Took nearly three days (well over an hour :eek:) to get to the front of the queue though. Every other time I've come through Brisbane customs they x-ray most bags and only inspect a few. This time all the x-ray machines were off and they were going through nearly every bag. Every suspicious item they then carried slowly down to one machine at the far end and x-rayed it, it was like watching a work to rule cos I swear they couldn't have worked slower if they'd tried.

sonlymewalter Nov 18th 2010 10:49 pm

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991586)
I reckon half my 30kgs was food, gave them the usual list and the only thing they argued about was the twiglets - tried to tell me they were made from raw meat :lol:
Took nearly three days (well over an hour :eek:) to get to the front of the queue though. Every other time I've come through Brisbane customs they x-ray most bags and only inspect a few. This time all the x-ray machines were off and they were going through nearly every bag. Every suspicious item they then carried slowly down to one machine at the far end and x-rayed it, it was like watching a work to rule cos I swear they couldn't have worked slower if they'd tried.

:eek:

i bet not many of your mates get off the plane and stand in the que with you:lol:

Pollyana Nov 18th 2010 10:58 pm

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 8991590)
:eek:

i bet not many of your mates get off the plane and stand in the que with you:lol:

There are reasons I travel alone :lol:

sonlymewalter Nov 18th 2010 11:13 pm

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991604)
There are reasons I travel alone :lol:

you'd never get stowaways in your case that's for sure:lol:

Have you noticed since the Aussie dollar has been strong they've been importing UK chocolate:thumbup:

And today, for the first time in absolute bloody YEARS...I found a tub ...yes....a TUB.....of celebrations:eek:

brought back memories of christmas in uk with tins of quality street and roses:thumbup:

now lets hope they come soon:wub:

ill never get me size 0 figure back:unsure::lol:

Pollyana Nov 18th 2010 11:35 pm

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 8991622)
you'd never get stowaways in your case that's for sure:lol:

Have you noticed since the Aussie dollar has been strong they've been importing UK chocolate:thumbup:

And today, for the first time in absolute bloody YEARS...I found a tub ...yes....a TUB.....of celebrations:eek:

brought back memories of christmas in uk with tins of quality street and roses:thumbup:

now lets hope they come soon:wub:

ill never get me size 0 figure back:unsure::lol:

Celtic Koala, the shop at the bottom of the hill here has a stunning array of stuff now, loads of UK chocolate, including Yorkies, chcolate orange bars, double deckers.......real unsmoked bacon, Irish sausages, proper pork pies, cockles :thumbsup: and this week I even saw haggis in there - not my sort of thing but I know some Scots would kill for it :blink:

Bernieboy Nov 19th 2010 12:20 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991536)
And as Bernie isn't here to lecture me for unhealthy eating :sneaky: here's tonights dinner :lol:

:eek::scaredhair::scaredhair:

Pollyana Nov 19th 2010 12:53 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8991699)
:eek::scaredhair::scaredhair:

B*gger, caught in the act :scaredhair: That'll teach me to keep quiet :rofl:

Bernieboy Nov 19th 2010 12:56 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991753)
B*gger, caught in the act :scaredhair: That'll teach me to keep quiet :rofl:

You wimmin i dont know,Libby nicked me hula hoops:(

Pollyana Nov 19th 2010 12:59 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8991758)
You wimmin i dont know,Libby nicked me hula hoops:(

NOOOOOOOOOOO!! That's just criminal, has she no shame? Could've been worse though - don't let her near yer twisties :scaredhair:

Bernieboy Nov 19th 2010 1:01 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991765)
NOOOOOOOOOOO!! That's just criminal, has she no shame? Could've been worse though - don't let her near yer twisties :scaredhair:

Too late:rolleyes:

Pollyana Nov 19th 2010 1:04 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8991766)
Too late:rolleyes:

She didn't? :eek: :eek: That's a cardinal sin, I carried them all the way from brisbane for you and she nicked them :rolleyes:

I shall send the next lot marked " Private and Confidential, not for student consumption" :sneaky:

Bernieboy Nov 19th 2010 1:06 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8991768)
She didn't? :eek: :eek: That's a cardinal sin, I carried them all the way from brisbane for you and she nicked them :rolleyes:

I shall send the next lot marked " Private and Confidential, not for student consumption" :sneaky:

Never mind she made me a wee packed lunch of cheese n pickle sandwiches for my flight:wub::wub:

Lorna at Vicenza Nov 19th 2010 1:06 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8991770)
Never mind she made me a wee packed lunch of cheese n pickle sandwiches for my flight:wub::wub:

You're easily pleased!

Pollyana Nov 19th 2010 1:07 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 

Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly (Post 8991770)
Never mind she made me a wee packed lunch of cheese n pickle sandwiches for my flight:wub::wub:


Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza (Post 8991771)
You're easily pleased!

Domestic bliss, he'll be investing in a pipe and slippers next and spending every evening snoozing in an armchair :lol::sneaky:

Lorna at Vicenza Nov 19th 2010 1:09 am

Re: Dinner's on me.
 
with a cup of something warm and comforting .... Ovaltine perhaps.


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