One scarry, negative thread
Jul 14th 2006, 11:55 pm
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One scarry, negative thread
Wow, I have just been reading a thread from another site and it is like the doom version of this one. Lots of people wanting to come back but trapped by low wages so just biding time until they could get to Oz. According to these people "The lifestyle" doesn't exist, the housing stock is of poor quality, badly insulated, no double glazing, no central heating, cold. The weather is 4 seasons, early winter, mid winter, late winter, next winter. Jobs are badly paid, the cost of living is high, car crime is rife, you have to work 60 hours a week to be able to buy food and then there's not much choice :scared: . I realise that emigration just doesn't work for some people but I was looking for a 40 hour week and a reasonable plot to build on with a bit left over to open a pasty shop, or something. How much of the above is true and how much is some people having a bad experience ?
Jul 15th 2006, 12:04 am
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Re: One scarry, negative thread
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you'll get what you need. 
Jul 15th 2006, 12:17 am
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Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by asiatic
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you'll get what you need.
Jul 15th 2006, 12:29 am
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Make your mind up time...........
Not so sure about the weather bit, it's sunny outside my gaff at the moment and 17C
The rest may be true for some and untrue for others, you need to make up your own mind on informed evidence, some of which may be anecdotal and reliable and some that may not.
Not much help really, am I?
The rest may be true for some and untrue for others, you need to make up your own mind on informed evidence, some of which may be anecdotal and reliable and some that may not.
Not much help really, am I?
Jul 15th 2006, 1:01 am
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Re: Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
Isn't that a line from a song?
Jul 15th 2006, 1:12 am
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Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by asiatic
...indeed it is, Sir Mick Jagger and friends. He is 63 years young on the 26 July you know.
Jul 15th 2006, 1:14 am
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One scarry, negative thread
Apologies skeeter, did not mean to hijack your thread.
Will now concentrate on the matters at hand.
Will now concentrate on the matters at hand.
Last edited by Nice Guy; Jul 15th 2006 at 1:18 am. Reason: Typo
Jul 15th 2006, 1:30 am
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Re: Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
Isn't that a line from a song?
Jul 15th 2006, 1:38 am
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Re: Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by bramptonbrian
Talktalk did a ditty called ... Life's what you make.... which is the case where ever you reside (and the next song please...)
How about ' Let's spend the night together'!!! - esp for NG
Jul 15th 2006, 1:51 am
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Name that tune...........
Originally Posted by poppets
How about ' Let's spend the night together'!!! - esp for NG
Now time for some dirty talking.....................
Muddy wellingtons..........
Jul 15th 2006, 3:17 am
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Re: Make your mind up time...........
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
Not so sure about the weather bit, it's sunny outside my gaff at the moment and 17C
The rest may be true for some and untrue for others, you need to make up your own mind on informed evidence, some of which may be anecdotal and reliable and some that may not.
Not much help really, am I?
The rest may be true for some and untrue for others, you need to make up your own mind on informed evidence, some of which may be anecdotal and reliable and some that may not.
Not much help really, am I?
Jul 15th 2006, 3:25 am
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Re: Make your mind up time...........
Originally Posted by thebears
That view is familar? which suburb are you in?
Jul 15th 2006, 4:03 am
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Re: Make your mind up time...........
Originally Posted by Nice Guy
'Tis Murrays Bay at the near top of Gulf View Road.
Jul 15th 2006, 4:16 am
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Name that girl...........
Originally Posted by thebears
Thought so, used to see a girl on Churchill Road near the reserve. Many years ago
Jul 16th 2006, 8:17 am
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Re: One scarry, negative thread
Originally Posted by skeeter
Wow, I have just been reading a thread from another site and it is like the doom version of this one. Lots of people wanting to come back but trapped by low wages so just biding time until they could get to Oz. According to these people "The lifestyle" doesn't exist, the housing stock is of poor quality, badly insulated, no double glazing, no central heating, cold. The weather is 4 seasons, early winter, mid winter, late winter, next winter. Jobs are badly paid, the cost of living is high, car crime is rife, you have to work 60 hours a week to be able to buy food and then there's not much choice :scared: . I realise that emigration just doesn't work for some people but I was looking for a 40 hour week and a reasonable plot to build on with a bit left over to open a pasty shop, or something. How much of the above is true and how much is some people having a bad experience ?