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Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2007, 9:06 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 890
Posted By james & bev

Smile Re: moving to Noosa

a big thanks to you all for your replies. Will certainly look at Tewantin School.
Hoping to come up for a few days this month to look at other schools too
and just remind ourselves of what...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2007, 12:23 am
Replies: 8
Views: 890
Posted By james & bev

Question moving to Noosa

Hi all, haven't been on the discussion forum for quite a while. Have been living in Sydney now for three years and have enjoyed it but now looking for a change and a more relaxed lifestyle!...
Forum: Australia
Dec 26th 2003, 10:00 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,642
Posted By james & bev

Sydney 3 months in

Hi all, having used this forum alot before leaving for alot of very useful information I haven't really visited it much since we moved to sydney in september. I thought I should at least make a...
Forum: Australia
Dec 21st 2003, 7:40 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,849
Posted By james & bev

Re: Help!-Things to do when we arrive.

tina, do the tax file number online it only takes 2 weeks to come through.

With the medicare card, immigration apparently don't update the medicare system for a week or 2 it seems so you can't get...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2003, 5:50 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,238
Posted By james & bev

we arrived in sydney on the 27th sept aswell,...

we arrived in sydney on the 27th sept aswell, currently sorting out a house. We have not done anything yet with driving licences though I did get flashed by a speed camera last week (not paying...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 9:33 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,048
Posted By james & bev

Re: Where have I heard this before??

v.intersting point.

Is aus economically following the US and UK and therefore the lag be it 3 months or 3 years creates the opportunity (though internet closing this gap)??. In this cases the most...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 8:54 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 932
Posted By james & bev

SF for 5 hours with a 4 year old should be fun!!!...

SF for 5 hours with a 4 year old should be fun!!!

we just want to get there and needed the luggage allowance so currently have 6 (3x2X32kg's) cases all weighing between 31.5 & 32kg each not that...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 8:36 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 932
Posted By james & bev

tina, I was told most do but no guarantee's we go...

tina, I was told most do but no guarantee's we go on the 25th Sept with them so lets hope were lucky!!

James
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 8:38 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,303
Posted By james & bev

Re: Leaving everything behind?

Leigh, i can't pretend I have ever understood women so this could be a tricky one for me however...

Renting furnished seems to be the expection not the rule in aus so thats one to consider.
...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 8:27 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,132
Posted By james & bev

love the invite really good. Hope you have a...

love the invite really good. Hope you have a great do.

we've got our leaving do sunday afternoon/evening in our very empty now house which we vacate monday.

Decided to ship boy off to granny's...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2003, 8:03 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,303
Posted By james & bev

Re: Leaving everything behind?

no your not mad we are doing the same. We have though purposefully not made any major purcahses really for the last 2 years. I think the answer here very much depends on cash, if you have the money...
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2003, 4:32 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 8,908
Posted By james & bev

Re: my two cents worth

to trust entirely to luck seems a very frail plan. If we are going with golfing analogies Gary Player once famously said "the more I practice the luckier I get" the lesson here surely is that you...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2003, 8:57 am
Replies: 12
Views: 714
Posted By james & bev

Re: not excited yet - am I normal

I think its gonna hit you mel, maybe when you start saying goodbye's. I feel a bit like a swan at the minute calm on the surface with everyone especially (Bev) but paddling pretty hard underneath. If...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2003, 8:20 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,336
Posted By james & bev

Re: Panic

Steph, your not alone, we (and I'm sure many others) are in the same position. We travel to Sydney on the 25th 2 of us plus 4 yr old moving out of house on the 19th. We have our last leaving do a...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2003, 1:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By james & bev

These made me laugh..... Subject: Irish...

These made me laugh.....

Subject: Irish classifieds


Grossly overweight Louth turfcutter, 42 years old and 23 stone,
Gemini, seeks nimble sexpot, preferably South American, for tango...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2003, 3:11 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,522
Posted By james & bev

stay positive carrianne these things are sent to...

stay positive carrianne these things are sent to test us. I am sure it will work out in the end.

as for children one thing at a time, focus on getting rid of the house, worry about the angle...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2003, 7:55 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,370
Posted By james & bev

Re: A holiday treat when arriving Broome or Port Douglas

Showed Bev this one suffice to say she is going off broome rapidly. Latest view is PD 2 weeks plus maybe an island for a week, dificult though with a 4 year old in tow, some of the smaller islands...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2003, 7:13 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,197
Posted By james & bev

thankyou for all the useful advice. I...

thankyou for all the useful advice.

I decided against the "get one built by the local guy" option worried about support. PC world, etc option all seem to have £1 per min support services, with...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2003, 2:25 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,370
Posted By james & bev

A holiday treat when arriving Broome or Port Douglas

We go to sydney on the 25th Sept and are having 3 weeks with relatives to try and sort out house rental and other immediate stuff, then we want to go on hols for 3 weeks.

With all the prep for...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2003, 8:49 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 861
Posted By james & bev

yvsie, fingers crossed i am sure this will work...

yvsie, fingers crossed i am sure this will work out for you. Reading all the threads you realise everyone on here is taking calaculated risks and you gotta believe luck favours the brave.

Focus on...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2003, 8:17 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,197
Posted By james & bev

chippy, i have seen your comments before and they...

chippy, i have seen your comments before and they have made me chuckle, and your obviously someone with a very wide and varied base on knowldge.

My own circumstanes are that I am not particularly...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2003, 3:49 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,197
Posted By james & bev

thanks sandra/bearskin, I take the point on...

thanks sandra/bearskin,

I take the point on the support, looking at the PC world and dell websites the "how to" type questions seem out of scope unless on £1 per min premium line (PC world). I...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2003, 2:19 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,197
Posted By james & bev

which pc do I get mother in law

I have to get PC for my Mother in Law she has VERY little experience of PC's. She will intially be using this for internet, email, etc.

Any suggestions on what model/make i should sensibly be...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2003, 7:14 am
Replies: 55
Views: 3,050
Posted By james & bev

our house is circa 1930 detached house with scope...

our house is circa 1930 detached house with scope for modernisation and extending which we only partly got round too. We have a big garden and got planning permission to build another house in part...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2003, 6:41 am
Replies: 55
Views: 3,050
Posted By james & bev

house auctioned last night very nerve racking,...

house auctioned last night very nerve racking, but well worthwhile as it sold for 20k above the reserve 10% deposit paid by the buyer and we are over the moon.

had never been to a house auction...
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