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Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 5:46 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,807
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Could I commute? GC to Brisbane

I train it, Varsity Lakes to Roma street, wound up with a 2 hour commute each way, wasn't expecting to be in Brisbane 5 days a week, so it just makes a very long day. Will be moving closer to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 5:44 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,560
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: wandering washing machine?

Tried that a few times, sloping floor in the laundry makes it harder, and just nudging it is enough to set it off again.

This one sings at us when it finishes, a fine rendition of 'I want to be...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:55 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,157
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Do I need an aeriel/antenna

As an aside, a house with Telstra Velocity Fibre to the Home doesn't need an aerial, digital channels come in via the fibre, get converted to RF and then is distributed around the house via the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:45 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,560
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: wandering washing machine?

Surprised the hell out of me when we first fired up the new machine, it slid about all over the place. New build we are doing will have a UK style hole to put it in - no accusations of battery...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:37 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,520
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Buying house

On the GC houses aren't shifting at all, very slow market. I would be cheeky, a mate of my has sold his recently for a lot less than the asking...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:26 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,489
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Schools in Gold Coast

Been pretty happy with Varisty College, although its a mixed bag, had some petty theft incidents. One of my daughters is thriving, the other less so - but thats more of a cultural thing than the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:01 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,569
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Its all relative really. I'm earning more money in relative terms than I was in the UK, my skills are very much in demand, so I've got a higher level of job security and my travel costs in real...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 2:44 am
Replies: 2,577
Views: 335,569
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

Depressing reading on the whole. Bought a plot of land and settle on the 11th October. Got to transfer soon, since the offer was accepted the value of my available cash has dropped by 10,000...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2010, 6:41 pm
Replies: 402
Views: 40,250
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Who's heading to Qld 2010?

Same thing on the same day! Container arrives tomorrow, fly out on the 2nd. We've still got one bedroom intact, but that won't take very long.

They haven't broken anything, the honour of the...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2010, 1:08 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 655
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Baggage only transfers

Great, thanks very much, I'll fire them a mail and see what they have to say!

Incredibly quick response there...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2010, 1:01 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 655
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Baggage only transfers

Got a slight logistical problem arriving in Brisbane, five of us plus masses of baggage.

I'm then picking up a Honda Jazz from Brissie and driving down to the GC. There's no way all of us plus...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2010, 12:32 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 914
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Registering a car from the UK

Its been registered to my name, the resort we are staying at confirmed the booking and that was enough to register it...
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2010, 8:36 am
Replies: 5
Views: 914
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Registering a car from the UK

Yeah its QLD, there's all sorts of ID forms, typical style, two from A, one from B etc. Included is foreign passports, visas, credit cards etc...
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2010, 7:02 am
Replies: 9
Views: 5,466
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Nationwide adding 1.5% to residential mortgage rate for let properties

Exactly why I had to wait for a sale, the economics of switching to BTL were horrenously expensive, I was looking at fees in excess of 10K which I doubted I would get back...
Forum: Australia
May 24th 2010, 5:58 am
Replies: 5
Views: 914
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Registering a car from the UK

Back in 2004, on a recce trip I bought two cars ready for collection when we arrived - this didn't cause any problems with insurance or registration etc even though I didn't have a permament address....
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2010, 6:38 am
Replies: 6
Views: 875
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Less than two weeks to go

No, will have a try, trouble is that the motor makes a lot of noise, although to be fair its been doing that for years and hasn't died yet!
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2010, 6:32 am
Replies: 6
Views: 875
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Less than two weeks to go

After over a year of stress over the house sale etc, everything has now come together! House completes on the 27th May, shippers and flights are booked for the 2nd June. UK cars are sold and I...
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2010, 3:20 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Nightmare, good luck...
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2010, 8:33 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Legal process now nearly complete, barring a disaster we should exchange next week, complete on the 26\27 May and fly out on the 2nd June.

Even better, I got my original job offer back and will be...
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2010, 10:10 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Thanks, your turn WILL come...

Which is when the fun begins, I had a week off last week and spent it cleaning and painting everything that that had ever been outdoors. Did a car boot on Sunday,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2010, 9:47 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Just be patient... we 35 first viewings and about 8-9 second viewings. It went on for 10 months before we got a good offer. That was a painful experience and nearly caused us to can the whole...
Forum: Australia
Apr 7th 2010, 6:20 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Good luck!
Forum: Australia
Mar 17th 2010, 9:47 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Don't know yet, aiming for a two month completion I believe which suits me.
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2010, 9:37 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,691
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: Selling houses

Many thanks, now need to line up a job, got a few irons in the fire - had an email a couple of days ago from someone looking.
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2010, 9:10 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 8,191
Posted By GoldCoastOrBust

Re: LCD Vs Plasma

Anyone bought one of these?

http://www.kogan.com.au/
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