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Forum: Australia
Jan 11th 2008, 10:06 am
Replies: 292
Views: 19,023
Posted By Slater

Re: Gold Coast v Brisbane Football Match!

If the Gold Coast need any more players my boys would be interested, 18 and 16, both play for local teams. :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2006, 5:30 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,092
Posted By Slater

Re: Indian Balti House

Thanks, is spice avenue the street or the name of the restuarant?
What's wrong with Surfers, we just bought a unit there!

Slater
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2006, 5:27 am
Replies: 424
Views: 28,242
Posted By Slater

Re: TESCO coming to Joondalup

Not true for us! we will embrace any improvements.
My Grandad used to know Tess and Cohen, later to become TESCO when they traded from stalls on Westminster Bridge! that was well before he was...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2006, 5:14 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,092
Posted By Slater

Indian Balti House

Will be picking the father in law up from Brisbane airport tomorrow night, I remember someone recommending a really good Balti house, I think they moved there from Brum, can anyone tell me where it...
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2006, 8:36 am
Replies: 2
Views: 549
Posted By Slater

Re: Brits In Gladstone(Qld)

Just our personal view, but we stayed over in Gladstone earlier this year on the way up to the Whitsunday coast, thought it was a bit of a dump. Perhaps shouldn't really comment as we were only there...
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2006, 11:36 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,161
Posted By Slater

Re: Building our house what a nightmare!!

Regarding the extra charges you've been informed about: Most project builders have some kind of rock clause in the contract that they impose upon discovering rock while cutting or excavating for the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2006, 11:16 am
Replies: 23
Views: 6,059
Posted By Slater

Re: Urgent! What do I wear to Citizenship ceremony on Aus Day

Hey, Us too! her indoors, me and the 4 children, seems to have come round very fast. Doesn't time fly when your having fun!!! :)))) There are going to be 27 people in all, starts at 6.30pm, I'm told...
Forum: Australia
Nov 15th 2005, 11:26 am
Replies: 72
Views: 4,513
Posted By Slater

Re: New Citizenship Legislation is in the Parliament

Queensland are taking interviews for 8-9 weeks ahead only, I booked mine last week for the 18th Jan 06. Wife and 3 children had theirs last week, received a letter of approval today from the Hon John...
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2005, 9:35 am
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2005, 9:34 am
Replies: 100
Views: 6,984
Posted By Slater

Re: Huntsman

On the w hole I don't think it's very funny :D :D

Slater
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2005, 9:28 am
Replies: 72
Views: 4,513
Posted By Slater

Re: New Citizenship Legislation is in the Parliament

Hi Pollyanna, my wife and 3 children go for the interview tomorrow, so fingers crossed should be OK unless they decide to commence new laws from tomorrow a.m. My 17 year old daughter has her...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2005, 9:53 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,548
Posted By Slater

Re: Racial Riots In Birmingham..

You must be an authority on ignorance, my wife works in a hospital here, there isn't one black person, can you imaging that in the UK. Hey not that we worry,I have good mates back in England,...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2005, 9:37 am
Replies: 62
Views: 8,548
Posted By Slater

Re: Racial Riots In Birmingham..

Dunno about timber floors mate, but you are obviously as thick as a plank or two. I have rellies who have lived in Brisbane all their lives and have seen no trouble between the races. The Japanese...
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2005, 9:30 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 499
Posted By Slater

Re: Mystic Bordy - When will I sell?

Could you wave your wand and transport me to Exmouth for a weekend. I have fond memories of the place from 1976, when we left I promised myself that if I ever returned that is where we would settle....
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2005, 9:20 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 4,142
Posted By Slater

Re: what you miss or going to miss about the uk???????????????/

The Dutch used to be called clog wogs! Don't think anyone escaped a bit of harmless ribbing, and I mean harmless. Call a spade a spade.

Slater
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2005, 12:44 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,278
Posted By Slater

Re: daylight savings queensland

I love the sound of the birds in the morning, but at 5.30, rather it 6.30 also gives us a bit of time to unwind and let of a bit of steam with the children after skool and work. The best reason is...
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2005, 12:25 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 4,142
Posted By Slater

Re: what you miss or going to miss about the uk???????????????/

I thought it meant Worthy Oriental Gentalman, but what the 8888 do I know. Can't even hit the caps key*****************88 Ok I can, but this time of night with a bootle of Penfolds and a couple of...
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2005, 9:04 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 6,838
Posted By Slater

Re: Now Been Living On Th Gold Coast 8 weeks!

It's alright in the daytime, we're just 5 minutes away, they call the locals Nerangatangs!

Slater
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2005, 11:59 am
Replies: 69
Views: 6,838
Posted By Slater

Re: Now Been Living On Th Gold Coast 8 weeks!

Hey Nerang ain't bad, plenty of nightime entertainment, loud music and squealing tyres, it's called the HOONS! and I mean all night.

Slater
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2005, 11:44 am
Replies: 85
Views: 4,142
Posted By Slater

Re: what you miss or going to miss about the uk???????????????/

Your not here yet then. There will be things, for me it's my lifelong mates and my local Pub, living the last 30 years in a small village where you know absolutely everyone. Long summer days when it...
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2005, 5:47 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,108
Posted By Slater

Re: bird flu

Everyone has their own opinion, I suppose you believe in a religion, why? because mummy and daddy inflicted on you? never formed your own views then. I believe in Nature, the world as it stands is...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2005, 11:17 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 6,093
Posted By Slater

Re: Does the new citizenship legislation affect you?

Depends on:

a. how long DIMIA take to approve the application; and
b. how good the council is at organising ceremonies.

If the bottleneck turns out to be the council, she ought to check if...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2005, 10:13 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,108
Posted By Slater

Re: bird flu

Yeah, bring it on, at last a bit of natural selection, wipe out all the old and weak from society. Can we also mutate it to take out the unemployed. The rest of us will easily be able to afford them...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2005, 10:04 pm
Replies: 110
Views: 6,093
Posted By Slater

Re: Does the new citizenship legislation affect you?

We were told quite definatley by the University regarding the HECS loan, that my daughter would have to provide a certificate of Citizenship on 26th February 2006. DIMIA at Southport tell us that...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2005, 10:05 am
Replies: 110
Views: 6,093
Posted By Slater

Re: Does the new citizenship legislation affect you?

Dunno about slack, you'll be right mate! as long as you've applied apparently.

Slater
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