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Forum: Spain
Jan 8th 2015, 8:42 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 10,083
Posted By Leither

Re: Advice needed for relocating to Spain from Scotland

I've just checked them and they appear to be trading again. I have used them loads in the past but when travelling in November there was an announcement that they weren't trading. It looks like they...
Forum: Spain
Jan 6th 2015, 7:31 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 10,083
Posted By Leither

Re: Advice needed for relocating to Spain from Scotland

Malagacarhire have went down the tubes unless they have been resurrected since I was there in November.
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 17th 2014, 8:07 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 6,377
Posted By Leither

Re: Unfamiliar Expressions

I've looked through the rest of this thread and most of the sayings or phrases are familiar and not unique to NZ.

However, "Stoush" is very similar to the word "Stooshie" in common use in Scotland...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 10th 2014, 7:58 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,824
Posted By Leither

Re: Kiwi moving to UK

Who is your employer?
Forum: Spain
Jun 15th 2013, 7:54 am
Replies: 208
Views: 7,714
Posted By Leither

Re: Winter Fuel Allowance under threat - from Labour!

Yes, you are correct. Your RAF pension will be index linked wherever you are.:amen:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 17th 2013, 12:42 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 2,985
Posted By Leither

Re: Cash in the UK: still a need to carry it?

I've never encountered that.
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 15th 2013, 11:48 am
Replies: 193
Views: 14,746
Posted By Leither

Re: Cost of living.

Fast Moving Consumer Goods.

Food, toiletries, cleaning products, booze, fags, low-end electronics goods etc.
Forum: Spain
Jan 22nd 2013, 7:09 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 2,259
Posted By Leither

Re: I Killed Taliban !

How very polite. Personally I think pongo or grunt is more appropriate for the green machine and fishead for the other lot.:rofl:
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 18th 2012, 7:32 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 4,166
Posted By Leither

Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"

A further tip on Easyjet or Ryanair: book as early as possible. The ideal time to book is the day they release their flights but I think you're too late for that.

Also, if you can manage your trip...
Forum: Spain
Sep 29th 2012, 7:59 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 6,546
Posted By Leither

Re: Winter fuel allowance

That makes no sense. Have you been on the Buckfast?
Forum: Spain
Sep 25th 2012, 7:53 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 10,661
Posted By Leither

Re: Is Spain about to disintegrate??

Totally agree on that one. I can just imagine some silly soldier sticking his rifle in a banker's face only for the banker to laugh and say "Go away. You have no standing in modern Spanish society....
Forum: Spain
Jul 27th 2012, 8:15 am
Replies: 84
Views: 7,832
Posted By Leither

Thumbs up Re: I thought the spanish were poor

Do they make good pets?:rofl:

The original question could have been a reasonable one to ask if the slight dig had been left out.
Forum: New Zealand
Jul 12th 2012, 8:43 pm
Replies: 127
Views: 12,044
Posted By Leither

Re: Things you would never have done before you got to NZ - downbeat stuff

:rofl::rofl:

Haha. I have a former colleague who is married to a Turkish lad. Whilst visiting Turkey, she was sleeping "au naturale" when a quake hit. She is a slim but very WE young lady and she...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 8th 2012, 3:23 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,841
Posted By Leither

Re: How do you know when it's time to go back to uk ?

Unemployment figures are often (always) manipulated by governments. You are better looking at employment rates, which show that the situation in Scotland is better than NZ:

NZ Employment rate...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 1st 2012, 7:16 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

According to that particular piece of research. The questions probably went something like:

1. Are you diabetic?
2. Do you smoke?

Voila: there is a link.

They probably missed out the...
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 1st 2012, 7:03 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

Yuk!!

Steak bakes :thumbsup:
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 10:30 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

You should see a doctor for that. It sounds serious.
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 10:13 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

The reason for not providing a link is that it takes you directly to a PDF. If you check this:
...
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 9:29 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

I think that smoking gets linked to every and anything "they" can think of. If they could link it to pubic lice they would:lol:.

I provided the link to the ASH Fact sheet as yourself and someone...
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 7:46 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

Oops. I think I may have got them correct.

As for justifying my addiction: I smoke and I neither apologise for it nor try to justify it.
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 7:44 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

I think cat's anus is more appropriate. This also applies to non-smokers but you can't see it for all the froth.:)
Forum: New Zealand
May 31st 2012, 7:43 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

Directly from ASH:

"There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that smoking is an independent risk factor for diabetes.4 Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain this link. Smoking has...
Forum: New Zealand
May 30th 2012, 12:08 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 806
Posted By Leither

Re: Exciting car chase in Gulf Harbour/Army Bay

Just the one copper?:wink_smile:
Forum: New Zealand
May 30th 2012, 12:00 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

So you've supervised a PhD about diabetes? I assume the PhD didn't pass because both the student's and your research skills are woefully lacking.
Forum: New Zealand
May 29th 2012, 10:27 am
Replies: 74
Views: 6,905
Posted By Leither

Re: I like a fag

No. The frothy mouthed zealots who blame smoking for everything have allowed their imagination to run away with them.

One of the latest things being attributed to smoking is the rise in the number...
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