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Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2003, 9:55 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By bored_bean

WI in Oz

Hi folks
My wife would like to know if there's a WI in Oz (qld). I'ved looked on the net and found nothing but expired links.

TIA
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2003, 3:48 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,275
Posted By bored_bean

Re: Don't drink the milk.

That would be the least of my problems. Read here Ouch that hurt (http://www.crohns.org) for why not to drink the milk (or end up getting delayed in migrating).
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2003, 11:59 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,264
Posted By bored_bean

Well a few more rumours to throw around - try...

Well a few more rumours to throw around - try searching google for Dengue fever though.

Everyone gets bitten - it's just that some people react more badly to the saliva.

The mosquitos that...
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2003, 11:26 am
Replies: 8
Views: 540
Posted By bored_bean

Re: VIC bans ham

I worked hard to get my ham radio licence and they want to ban it, the bastards?
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2003, 11:22 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,162
Posted By bored_bean

Re: Sterling £££ lot's yum yum ...

If you leave investments (including cash in a bank a/c) in the UK then you are liable for capital gains tax on the INTEREST. Exchange rate fluctuations don't count (as far as I can tell). My bank...
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2003, 11:16 am
Replies: 4
Views: 514
Posted By bored_bean

Re: PR Staus (Skilled Immigration)

If you're talking of your initial date of entry then you only have to enter the country and get the passport stamped. You can jump on a plane as soon as you've done that. After that time you then...
Forum: Australia
May 21st 2003, 3:06 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 779
Posted By bored_bean

Re: Visa at last

Cost of housing, cost of housing and cost of housing( and a bit of dead man's shoes in the job). Oh and cold winters, and heinous planning laws. Otherwise it's a beautiful place. If it was warmer, I...
Forum: Australia
May 21st 2003, 2:58 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,267
Posted By bored_bean

Not as much as being done twice, in Vic at 64K in...

Not as much as being done twice, in Vic at 64K in a 60 zone. 2.5 miles an hour over the limit, am I supposed to be a robot?
Forum: Australia
May 21st 2003, 2:50 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 779
Posted By bored_bean

Visa at last

Just got the letter today confirming grant of PR.
DIMIA acknowledged receipt 30 July 2002, Medicals & police checks arrived 1 May (according to courier), Visa granted 2 May. Now time to get busy!...
Forum: Australia
May 16th 2003, 9:22 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,648
Posted By bored_bean

Re: How did this guy get a visa?

Has he been convicted of any crime?
Forum: Australia
May 16th 2003, 9:15 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 1,673
Posted By bored_bean

As opposed to having 3 of the great deserts, the...

As opposed to having 3 of the great deserts, the barrier reef, the whitsundays, the kimberleys, rainforests and a whole host of other wonders on your doorstep. If city-hopping is your thing then why...
Forum: Australia
May 13th 2003, 7:05 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 467
Posted By bored_bean

My hifi picks up radio Moscow if it's on with no...

My hifi picks up radio Moscow if it's on with no music playing. Took a little while to figure that one out. I did hear that a bloke in Daventry (home of BBC world service) gets the world service on...
Forum: Australia
May 13th 2003, 6:44 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,311
Posted By bored_bean

Re: Electrical Goods in Malaysia v UK

Surely you mean technophile
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2003, 5:16 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 502
Posted By bored_bean

DVD quality is somewhere around 2.5 Mbits/second....

DVD quality is somewhere around 2.5 Mbits/second. ADSL will give an OK picture in a quarter size screen but there will be dropouts over the Internet. With modems I'd suggest forgetting about it. This...
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2003, 5:12 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,314
Posted By bored_bean

I have neither in 14 years of driving in Europe,...

I have neither in 14 years of driving in Europe, but I have 2 tickets after a month in Victoria for driving 2.5 mph over the limit! Nowhere do they warn you that they are that draconian, and I'm sure...
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2003, 10:47 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,314
Posted By bored_bean

Re: Police radar detector

I looked into this. They do have (and use) radar-detector-detectors. I've just received my second ticket from a months holiday in Victoria at christmas. Both for doing 64Kph in a 60 zone. That's 2.5...
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2003, 5:25 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,502
Posted By bored_bean

But then that's part of it's charm.

But then that's part of it's charm.
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2003, 5:23 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 785
Posted By bored_bean

Re: The Rubber Dollars Bounce UP

Ditto. Main reasons are more to do with leaving an area with extortionate house prices and draconian planning laws. If I have no mortgage then so much the better. I might also fancy spending a week...
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2003, 5:18 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 5,057
Posted By bored_bean

Not silly at all. Depends what 'burb you want to...

Not silly at all. Depends what 'burb you want to live in. I would assume AUD but it might not be.
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2003, 9:35 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 533
Posted By bored_bean

Re: australian poisonous animals

Australian Geographic do a similar book that I find great.
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2003, 9:33 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 882
Posted By bored_bean

Re: has anyone ever been refused PR??

It's only human to doubt. The longer the wait the bigger the doubt.
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2003, 9:23 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 882
Posted By bored_bean

Re: has anyone ever been refused PR??

My agent said that I have all the points I need. If I don't get PR, I need to ask myself why. If you have all the points why would they reject you?
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2003, 2:10 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,303
Posted By bored_bean

They were freshies too. Now a pool full of...

They were freshies too. Now a pool full of salties would be a different matter. They quoted the nearest town as being the Queensland side of the QLD/NSW border (Coolangatta/ Tweed Heads?).
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2003, 9:30 am
Replies: 63
Views: 5,057
Posted By bored_bean

Re: What will you spend on buying a house here?

I'm hoping to bring >£150,000 cash with me. Looking for land a commutable distance from Brisbane.
Forum: Australia
Apr 30th 2003, 9:46 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,053
Posted By bored_bean

It's here. BTW the site has a good search engine...

It's here. BTW the site has a good search engine at the top of the page.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144448&highlight=drug
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