You know you are in Australia when...
Apr 17th 2011, 1:28 pm
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
The cool breezes you can keep to yourself, thanks
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Apr 17th 2011, 9:08 pm
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
We brought our telly over here with us but thanks to a problem to do with a different audio frequency that's used over here the we had no choice but to buy a digital set top box. I bought one for around $30 which when combined with an old external hard drive has turned it into a digital recorder. Just a pity it's not like the old Sky+ recorder with it's live pause, rewind, functions though. 
Just a pity it's not like the old Sky+ recorder with it's live pause, rewind, functions though. 
Apr 17th 2011, 9:12 pm
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I think they keep using me as a training ground. Each time one new one and one old one turns up.
Apr 17th 2011, 9:14 pm
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
the council barbies are still there
and clean even though they may have been used a dozen times that day 
and clean even though they may have been used a dozen times that day
Apr 18th 2011, 1:04 am
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So glad we've brought all our cold weather clothing. Regretting listening to my OH when she said it was silly to consider buying two of those oil-filled radiators that were on sale for just £20 each at Tesco last year. I can see that we'll need them in a month or two.
Apr 18th 2011, 2:37 am
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Don't be so quick to toss the gear yet. We brought a lot of cold weather clothing to queensland. As we got acclimatized it's surprising what gets pulled out once in a while in the winter months and your living in Canberra...
Apr 18th 2011, 2:45 am
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Well they used to be about 50 dollars each..go get some.
Apr 18th 2011, 2:57 am
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
I paid about that a few years ago in Target
Apr 18th 2011, 3:24 am
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We bundled just about everything into the container and it's paid off. Our only regret is we didn't buy a whole lot of extra stuff for years ahead. Quality fleeces and the like.
Apr 18th 2011, 3:38 am
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
Either the plane goes in for a serious treatment once every so often which lasts a certain amount of time. If you're the first to fly after that you'll be getting a healthy dose of insectide for 24 hours!
Or they spray before landing.
I'm guessing they mostly go for the peiodic treatment now, but I guess if it's missed for whatever reason they will do the spray to meet the Aus requirements.
Apr 18th 2011, 7:26 am
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Re: You know you are in Australia when...
You have bar-like conversations with Woolies checkout girls. Today, I collected my son from college and we popped into Woollies for a few things on the way home. The chirpy smiling checkout girl says to us "Happy Poets Day", Yeah okay I thought and smiled politely back at her. Next she says "Do you know what poets day is all about?" "...Uh no" I replied. So she shouts at the top of her voice "P**s Off Early - Tomorrow Saturday!!!" and then proceeded to laugh uncontrollably like an Aussie Barbara Windsor. :dropjaw::bemusedlook: x 2