oohhhh ive logged on again to see what drama has unfolded today.

Ive logged on to see if i can while away the hours of being in the country i fought so hard to get to, writing hours worth of work,TRA and stat decs and having so many sleepless nights over whether id get a visa or not, only to end up reading twee and repetetive posts all day.

God the telly must be sh1t in oz, thats all i can say! Either that or for you all with PR visas that have moved , GOD your lives in your new country must be dull.

Best go to Nimbin and sort yourselves out with a pastime

My pet spider Boris wants to know;
1. will there be any others spiders to make friends with and have meet-ups in brisbane/perth etc?
2. how can Boris transfer his savings to Australia easily?
3. do his third cousins need work visas to catch flies?

1)Esmeralda Chipmunk is considering opening a spider welcoming club, to run alongside the one for chipmunks.

2)By the world wide spiderweb of internet banking

3) Yes they do, and will need to demonstrate the are able to catch large ones. Cockroach catching gets them instant visas.

Swearing is against the forum rules and Mods are asked to police this.

Mention of people's names will only mean deletion of a thread if there is no way to delete the naame. For instance a thread where a poster names a whole family for whom they are saaking, and the family are unaware that their personal details are being broadcast worldwide.
If it is a case officer name, we just delete the name.

Discussing whether the UK or Aus is great is nothing to do with the Mods. We only police those threads when they get out of hand. Nothing wrong with expressing opinions as long as you allow for the opinions of others.

Only if they have the correct licence first!! lol

It seems to be only you that has a problem with the kind of threads on here. Everyone else seems quite happy ansering the same questions repeatedly, and I include myself in that.

Your video thingy is just crashed my computer again so I still haven't managed to view it. If you still think it should be a sticky thread I suggest you approach Sue yourself. I did forward her the link when you sent it to me by pm.

Bugger, there was me just thinking i'd best stalk the Johnson family from Betswy Coed in Wales, telephone 001144 123 654 789 because they had the temerity to suggest that their case officer, Bruce Everage, wasn't very good and that OZ wan't as good as the UK, or was it the other way around?? - I can never remember which way we're supposed to think

Think - get a life

Think...got one - and it's not in Manchester

neither is mine. its an ironic statement

add more weights next time, about 20kgs should do it

The reason YOU got the pm as well was so that you could see it was forwarded to Sue - when you send to multiple users it doesn't show all the other users names.

And I have sent it to other people so that THEY can view it. I've tried, I'm sorry it just doesn't work on my pc, and my work computer has blocked the url - I don't know why. I am trying my best to help you. No need for abuse.

Ah, us mere mortals having to work for a living and not going on RTW trips etc and then just deciding to live in Oz for a while. Oh well, at least we have our health, we don't have to worry about that I suppose

i was making you aware maybe of this problem. Maybe your firewall is blocking it. Sorry if its done your comp harm, i found this posted on a footy forum. Just thoufght it was funny and apt.

Im not trying to give abuse to you polly, youve helped me loads. Im just defending my position over my gripe with trhe way that some people post. If you look at this thread

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=395692

you can see that im genuinely putting ideas forward to try to make the communication lines clearer and less fussy for newbies and regulars alike.

It started off as a bit of a laugh as the video is pretty spot on about forum rules and people started having a go, so i just thought its my turn to be an arse for once or twice.

I was trying a fresh approach and it obviously didnt get taken seriously by forum users.

O)h well

You may have to when we get there.LOL



I still have to work, i just didnt fukc up my spending at an early age. I save hard and go and do on the cheap. Ive never had credit or hp and dont owe anybody anything

Whats wrong with that.

My missus has M.E. She is getting better but its only tiredness she aint dying. Theres no point in going travelling if she cant enjoy it. She will be better by xmas

Mortgage free . Yes.

and I Have a business that people run for me and i make a decent amount for a few hols a year or save up a little more and go to cheaper places like oz and usa and asia for weeks or months at a time.

Im treating moving to oz as an extended holiday. I wont miss people as much then and we arent giving up all our assets in the uk so we have things to come back to if we decide, and if we decide on the caymen islands next time, then so be it.

Live each day as it comes

Steve irwin R.I.P.

Nice position to be in. Yes

Had to graft hard to start with. Now i see the rewards. I slept on my shop floor in a sleeping bag when i first opened for 3 months to save as much as poss. I know what it takes.

May be even sooner as we're all allegedly couch potatoes