Off to Oz we go
Jun 13th 2006, 1:34 am
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Off to Oz we go
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
Jun 13th 2006, 1:35 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by Luma
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
All the best hun, have a good flight and keep in touch
Jun 13th 2006, 1:37 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by Luma
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
Bon voyage Luma have a safe trip over . will be thinking of you.
Mandy
Jun 13th 2006, 1:37 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by Luma
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
Where you headed for in perth ?
Jun 13th 2006, 1:41 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Good luck with it all Luma.
Hope you enjoy
Hope you enjoy
Jun 13th 2006, 1:44 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Good Luck Luma 
Safe journey hun xxxx
Safe journey hun xxxx
Jun 13th 2006, 4:43 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by Luma
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
Leigh
Jun 13th 2006, 4:54 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by leigh&ivan
Safe journey Luma. Keep us updated when you arrive!
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Jun 13th 2006, 4:54 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
[SIZE=4]Luma, best of luck to ya and family [/SIZE]
Jun 13th 2006, 5:16 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Originally Posted by Luma
We fly tomorrow.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
It is manic this side. They are loading the container now. I'm at a friends house on her PC. We're staying the night with them and she's taking us to Heathrow tomorrow morning 8am.
The packing house is very very stressful with little toddlers - we did have friends watching them most of yesterday but I wish I had organised someone for today as they are so wired up at the moment.
I take my hat off to people who do self packing - my hubby reakons it would have taken us 2 weeks to pack our household if we had done it ourselves.
GB Liners have been fantastic. We had 3 happy friendly Polish chaps do our packing. They really are fast - I had read on here how fast they pack but didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Huge tip for about cleaning: Start as soon as you can and take stuff down from the loft and check that it is properly clean - we spent the whole of yesterday still cleaning DIY stuff and tools and old plastic garden table and chairs that we forgot would need to be cleaned and other stuff from the loft needed to wiped clean. The cleaning takes ages and it really helps when you have sunny weather as the stuff dries quickly in the sun. So if you fly out in the UK winter - plan the cleaning phase well as you'll need more time for your stuff to dry.
Cheers for now everyone, good luck for those travelling soon.
Good luck, take care, and don't forget to write!
Jun 13th 2006, 5:41 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Thanks for all the good wishes everyone.
Have just got back from cleaning house. So finally the house move is completed for me.
I'll keep you updated - when I get access to a internet over there.
PS -
stacey and jordan
Thanks for your PM - I can't reply to your PM for some reason?
Have just got back from cleaning house. So finally the house move is completed for me.
I'll keep you updated - when I get access to a internet over there.
PS -
stacey and jordan
Thanks for your PM - I can't reply to your PM for some reason?
Jun 13th 2006, 5:57 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Happy travels guys. Give us a wave from the plane. 
Jun 13th 2006, 6:13 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
OMG Luma didn't realise you were off so soon!!
Have a great flight, look forward to hearing your news when you get on the other side!
Take care!
Jackie x
Have a great flight, look forward to hearing your news when you get on the other side!
Take care!
Jackie x
Jun 13th 2006, 6:15 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
WOW!! an exciting few days ahead for you.
hope the flight goes well with the littlies , I sympathise there!!
hope the flight goes well with the littlies , I sympathise there!!
Jun 13th 2006, 6:28 am
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Re: Off to Oz we go
Hope you have a safe and stress free journey. Good luck with your new life
Don't forget to post your first impressions when you have settled in.
Loz x
Don't forget to post your first impressions when you have settled in.
Loz x
