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Forum: Australia
Aug 12th 2013, 4:34 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 2,926
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Choosing a bank/ Opening an account in Australia

Get used to hearing 'Cheque, savings, or credit?' and having a heart attack when your card is declined. Savings is basically your current account. Credit, for me, is because my debit card can be...
Forum: Australia
Aug 12th 2013, 4:10 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 8,836
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Moving to Melbourne (Yay or Nay)

Yes, its very congested. Think of London in rush hour, its getting that way.



Its winter. You should be happy that it was sunny in the afternoon. Try walking around the UK in the middle of...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 3rd 2011, 3:49 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,841
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Gold coast in October what to expect?

Having recently been to Surfers Paradise, i can honestly say i was impressed. We booked everything through FlightCentre, flights, apartment, airport transfers, theme park transfers and the tickets...
Forum: The Update Forum
May 12th 2011, 6:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,627
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: 9 months on!

Well, being a teenager and not wanting to in the first place, she was always going to be a problem. As she finished school in the UK, but was only 16, she had to go back to school (they finish...
Forum: The Update Forum
May 12th 2011, 12:52 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,627
Posted By CosmicBertie

9 months on!

I posted very little in the other forums, choosing to lurk and just leech the knowledge and advice from others.

Because of this, I'll offer up the last 9 months of my life after moving to Oz.
...
Forum: Australia
Jun 17th 2010, 11:01 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,986
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Pets ashes ????

My wife brought the ashes of her dog when she came over in February. I think the criteria has to be that they're in a sealed casket. Just make sure you declare them on entry.
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2010, 8:58 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 606
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Shipping Items To Australia?

Depends if you want to ship the few items by sea or air. There are plenty of shipping companies...Crown, Masons, etc, tend to be sea bound Get them to come around to look at what you're wanting to...
Forum: The Barbie
May 31st 2010, 9:05 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,910
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Has Costco opened near Ikea Logan yet?

Ah, well, i'm only going on what they sell over here in the UK. I'm assuming that they have the same type of stuff in different countries...

I quite like Costco, what do you need to get a...
Forum: The Barbie
May 31st 2010, 8:23 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,910
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Has Costco opened near Ikea Logan yet?

Mock all ye want, but Costco is THE place to go when the impeding zombie apocalypse arrives.

Plenty of zombie-killing weapons (petrol strimmers, lawn mowers, chain saws), tonnes of food and...
Forum: The Barbie
May 18th 2010, 12:23 am
Replies: 53
Views: 3,918
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: One for fathers - advice needed

I think this is a fairly common misconception amongst mums. I dont think I've ever had a wet dream, and around the time of the sex ed at school, non of my mates owned up to it too (and believe me,...
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2010, 11:38 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 4,067
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Australians' to get e-health records...

You discuss your sexual conquests with your doctor? Thats just showing off!
Forum: The Barbie
May 7th 2010, 2:39 am
Replies: 29
Views: 4,070
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Fossicking!

If you get down to Victoria, goto Ballarat. Theres an attraction there, which I cant remember its name now, where they've recreated and old mining town, a bit like the Wild West.

They have a...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 29th 2010, 2:00 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,507
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Hard or soft luggage

We got three of the wheeled holdalls from http://www.tripp.co.uk. £16 each. They weigh something like 1Kg and go pretty flat when you dont need them. They are also surprisingly roomy.
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 30th 2010, 8:39 pm
Replies: 200
Views: 10,851
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: How many times have you been in love?

You're Jimmy Saville and I claim my £5.
Forum: Australia
Mar 29th 2010, 2:49 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,040
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: contract/tariff for unlocked iphone

Tethering should work fine, but it depends on the O/S your laptop is using. Settings -> General -> Network, then toggle tethering. When you connect the USB cable to your laptop, it should detect it...
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2010, 8:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,402
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Split family, anyone coped with this?

Child birth sounds like a doddle. But then again, I would say that, being a man and all (so they tell me!).

I'm liking the idea of a new bike though... :D
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2010, 4:02 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,402
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Split family, anyone coped with this?

It seems like forever at first (and to be honest, it still does). I've been tasked with sorting out everything in the house, so at times, its a bit like going through possessions when someones died...
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2010, 1:37 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,402
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Split family, anyone coped with this?

I'm currently in the middle of this. My wife + 2 youngest are over in Oz., whilst im back in Blighty with the eldest. My wife is working (had a job offer before we left) and my M/FIL are looking...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 17th 2010, 12:26 am
Replies: 63
Views: 4,987
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Reclining plane seats - is it okay?

I had an incident when flying Heathrow -> San Francisco. From the outset, the guy in front reclined his seat. I dont really mind that, but being 6'4" i couldn't see the TV screen in the seat. He...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 15th 2010, 2:24 am
Replies: 115
Views: 21,869
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Mother in Law - Horror Stories!

Heh, my ex-gfs mother tried the "You'll burn in hell for x..." line. Until I finally gave in and replied, "You're right, i'll burn in hell, but not for that, it'll be for the anal sex", then i...
Forum: Australia
Mar 12th 2010, 1:59 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,986
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Just arrived - issues with (O2 unlocked) iphone!!

In what way dont they work? Did you take it to a man on the market stall? I've heard that you can take them into Apple stores and they unlock them (for a fee of course!).

Does it work ok in Oz?
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 9th 2010, 2:47 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,783
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Say it with a Lymric!!

There was a young man from Doshem,
who took out his bollocks to wash 'em,
his wife said "Now Jack,
You better put them back,
or I'll jump on the bastards and squash 'em"
Forum: Australia
Mar 4th 2010, 1:31 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,889
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Where in Vic?

We'll be settling in Sunbury, which is north of Melbourne. Its about 40mins by train into Southern Cross station. Again its about 40mins from the coast.

We've just enrolled our middle child in...
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2010, 8:49 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,878
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Flights from Manchester to Sydney

Its only an hour. Cant be any worse than the 5 hours wait in Heathrow, 6 hours wait in Hong Kong, one hour wait in Adelaide, then off at Melbourne that I've just done!

Manchester -> Heathrow ->...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 4th 2010, 10:10 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,019
Posted By CosmicBertie

Re: Price of Beer.....

Most boxes of bottled beer (Grolsch, Budweiser, Becks) are 2 boxes of 15 bottles for £20 in Tesco. Has been known to be cheaper too (£16).

Pints in pubs are around £3 a pint, depending on the...
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